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Online Dating

If you know and love someone (or happen to be someone) who is looking to start dating again, this is the article for you. Where to begin?  It seems everyone is talking about online dating, so we decided to do a little research on it.  Online dating using a service like Match.com is a popular option for people to meet who might not ordinarily encounter one another. In real-world circumstances, even if two well-suited people were in the same vicinity, they’d probably just walk right by each other without meeting or even saying hello. Finding a new love interest isn’t easy under those circumstances. However, online services like Match.com can provide opportunities to connect with someone who could be right for you.  

Getting Started

The most popular dating site is Match.com. Millions of people are registered with them. In major metropolitan areas, there could be hundreds of potential matches!

If you spend some time looking around the site before you subscribe, you’ll get an idea of what to expect before you spend any money. It’s free to register, and once you’re registered, you will be able to see a picture and a brief description of some potential matches.  If you decide to subscribe, you’ll be able to respond to and contact people through the site. And with a subscription, you can also search by type and see more in-depth information about potential matches.  If you want to save big, just be sure to register through our link to our exclusive Match.com Coupon and save over 60% off. 

Is it Safe?

Match.com reviews each profile prior to posting it on their site.  This ensures that they are appropriate and free of profane or suggestive images and language. With respect to making contact with a potential match, Match.com states: “We use a double-blind email system to preserve your privacy. It replaces your real email address with your username and ‘talkmatch’ domain (ex: sportsgirl@talkMatch.com), then forwards your messages to the members you’re emailing.”

Match.com has other forms of communications available through the site (such as instant messaging and audio/video) that contain safeguards that facilitate anonymous communication between members. 

Bottom line: There are safeguards in place, but use the same caution and common sense that you would in any situation where you’re meeting someone for the first time.  

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What to Expect

After you subscribe, the first step will be creating your profile. Match.com starts with some quick, easy questions using drop-down responses:
Your age
The town (or area) in which you live

Age range of men you would be interested in
Geographic range for men you would be interested in
Your marital status
Do you have children
Do you want children
Ethnicity
Body type
Height
Religion
Do you smoke
How often do you drink
Hair color
Eyes color
Best Feature
Tattoos or piercings

Favorite sports
Exercising habits
Your usual diet
Interests
Education
Occupation
Income level
Any languages you speak
Political leanings
Your living situation
Pets you have
Pets you’d like

In Your Own Words Section

The next section gives you a bit more freedom. You’ll type in your own answers, but be brief – there is a character limit.
What you do for fun
Your job
Your religion
Favorite hot spots

Favorite things
Last book you read

Sell Yourself – (in a good way) Section

This is the section of the profile where you answer the “About Me and What I’m Looking For” question - in your own words. Be sure to check for typos, check your grammar and avoid using text message abbreviations. A lot of good quality matches would pass by a profile written like this: “r u da gr8 man I bin lookin 4?” You only have one chance to make a first impression. Don’t waste it by having poor spelling or bad grammar work against you.

Then choose a headline for your profile.  Select something that grabs attention – but try not to be too far out.  Take a look at other profiles to get a feel for what might work well to describe you.  Keep in mind, your headline, picture and the first few lines of your “About me and what I’m looking for” response will be the what your potential matches see first. Make sure you put your best foot forward.

The icing on the cake will be your photos.  Select pictures of you in a variety of settings. Include at least one that shows your face clearly, an action shot, perhaps one of you at work, or a portrait picture.  Don’t just post your Glamour Shots from twenty years ago. By all means, if you have some flattering pictures, post them.  But as a word to the wise, make sure most of your pictures look like the real you.   

Anything Else?

These are some of the best practices towards actually meeting someone we heard from other working moms:

Start by emailing through the site. This keeps your own email address private. If you feel ready to meet someone, ask HIM for his phone number. YOU call HIM, and put a block on your phone number before you call. This will prevent him (or anyone else) from seeing your phone number. (Dial *67 before their number using a land line)  

Suggest a meeting for coffee in a place a few towns away from where you live or work. This works especially well if you have errands to run or an appointment to make in that area.  You should strive to meet for coffee before you even give out your phone number, or real email address, and within the first three weeks after initial contact.  You don’t want to waste your time building up your expectations (and his) needlessly.

If the first meeting goes well, then proceed as you would in any scenario where you are getting to know someone. Once you have his real name, other working moms have recommended doing a quick search through sites such as this: http://www.nsopw.gov/Core/PublicRegistrySites.aspx

However if it’s not going well, and you know he isn’t a match for you, just say that you have an appointment to get to, and thank him for meeting you.

Conclusion

Online dating can be fun, and a lot of busy people meet their future spouses through sites like Match.com.  Is it for you?  Take a look at it for yourself.  If you like what you see, then subscribe, but use our Match.com coupon code and save the most money you can in the process.  Or Take a 7 Day Free Trial Happy Dating!

Sabrina O'Malone

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