Online Dating is the "In" Thing

It was hard to imagine that once online dating was seen as something only the ugly people did. You know the ones that couldn't find a date even if their mother helped them out? That has all changed as people have come to prefer online dating because they are more likely to find someone and more likely to stay with that person for a long time.

Bath University conducted research and found that 94% of couple who have met online are still together today. This is a huge difference when compared to the offline dating world. It is even possible to say that 94% of couples who met offline aren't together today.

The price of online dating sites ranges from $10 to $30 dollars a month. Most of these sites have pretty good functionality in terms of being able to search by age, ethnic origin, last login, location and interest. A few will even let you search by income and body type.

There are also plenty of different types of dating services available. For example, you can join a traditional dating service, services of a particular ethnicity, services based around a mutual interest, services of a particular religion, adult dating sites and even sugar daddy sites.

Interestingly, the sugar daddy site appeared to be one of the most successful I have heard about. An older gentleman that I am an acquaintance of told me that he had joined a site and met with 5 or more woman in less than a month. He said that even though they were looking to get hooked up with a guy with month most were satisfied with a free dinner and a good night on the town.

Tips for Online Dating:

1.) Don't meet someone unless you have developed some type of relationship with them online beforehand.

2.) Use the phone as your initial meeting. Talking on the phone will give you a chance to first get to know each other.

3.) When you first meet someone do so in a public place without the commitment of having to drive anywhere with them. Thus a coffee shop or meeting at a café works just fine.

4.) Let a friend know that you are going on the date, who you are dating and where you are going. It is always better to be safe than to be sorry.