Friday, April 30, 2010

Growing Online Dating Relationships

Just like regular real-world relationships, online relationships need tending, to grow over time. Here are some quick growing tips.

1. Take time and make time. Does your online date get in touch with you regularly? Do you do the same? Neglecting virtual meetings can be considered abuse or neglect, so treat each other’s time with respect. If it’s lacking, might mean time to move on.

2. Communication needs to “feel” right for both of you. If one of you is too pushy about meeting, for instance, that can give off bad vibes. So don’t rush. Take time to learn more about each other and develop trust.

3. Respect each others privacy. Don’t share personal email addresses or digital photos online, for example, if your online date sent you the information in confidence.

4. Share special online and offline fun times. Online – send greeting cards, links to favorite places to upload digital photos of your favorite pet, download music and video clips, post on favorite forums of interest. Offline- if you’re exchanging addresses or post office boxes, send print greeting cards and postcards, small items from your area (like a key chain with your state bird). Tend your online relationship. Water it with care and over time it can sprout and grow.

Wednesday, April 28, 2010

Virtual Dating

Virtual dating is a common method of dating with people who are wired in the technology realm. This method of dating is a system for finding possible dates or people who you might be interested in dating.

Virtual dating uses a combined method of playing video games and dating. People will create what is known as avatars that are virtual figures of themselves. They will spend time in a video game virtual world and meet other people over the computer.

This virtual dating method allows people to talk to potential dates through conversation and interact with each other through a video game method.

If they decide they want to have an actual relationship with the other person then they will move to the next step in actually meeting by exchanging phone numbers or setting up a location to meet.

Millions of people practice virtual dating today and it is a preferred method by many. These people who use these systems are usually into science fiction and they are very good with technology.

The technology and the use of the virtual dating system shows people using this system of dating that they have something in common.

However, with the allowed interaction and the play through the video game method allows people to interact in a virtual way with people too. This can show someone’s intellectual side, education, and more when they work through the virtual dating systems.

Virtual dating is a common method today used by people to meet new people and find potential candidates for pursuing a relationship with. It is a fun way to meet new people and allow them to get to know you without actually meeting them until you are comfortable.

Sunday, April 25, 2010

Ask The Right Questions First

Ask the Right Questions First!

OK. You have joined a couple of dating services and written a killer profile. You’ve uploaded a good picture and now you are going to chat with a contact. What now? How do you start separating those who have real potential and those who don’t have any potential at all? You need to find out something about who this strange woman really is and not just who she wants you to believe she is. It would be nice if women wore labels like “Gold Digger” or “Daddy’s girl”….but they don’t so it’s up to you to find these things out and you can’t just ask direct questions.

You need to know what mistakes you can avoid making and how to impress this lady if you decide you want to do that. After you are past the initial small talk, ask her, “What are the biggest mistakes guys make when dating online?” Listen carefully to her answers. She’s going to tell you a lot about herself and her views on men in general.

Next you should ask her, “What do you really think about online dating?” Now she will tell you if she has had any bad experiences dating online and help you to avoid making the same things wrong. Now for the all-important one…..”What caused the break up in your last relationship?” If she puts all the blame on the guy, you should probably move on to the next prospect. If she takes all the blame herself, you should probably do the same. If she says the breakup was by mutual consent or that the relationship just wasn’t right for either of them, you’ve heard the right answer. Move forward but always with caution. Asking the right questions will give you insight and make you more confident when you meet the lady for the first time.

Friday, April 23, 2010

More Popular Online Dating Activities

A couple of popular online activities are sharing recipes and bidding at auctions. And both of these easily fit well into online dating opportunities, one of the most popular online activities for singles today. To help many dates get better acquainted online, here’s what potential cyber-dates do. Sharing Recipes – People get tired talking about the weather. So a popular subject to turn to is food. Sharing favorite foods and recipes helps break the ice and even forms friendships over culinary skills – or lack of – and tastes.

Search your favorite search engine for “free recipes” to share. Take photos of your culinary creations and share them with your date, too. Bidding at Auctions – Ebay auctions sell nearly anything and everything! So surf around and enter searches like the dates you were in middle school. Share cool memorabilia photos of old games and toys from when you were a child or when your parents or grandparents were little; The Dating Game, Oscar Mayer wiener whistles, The Partridge Family Album, Bobby Sherman’s Album, 45’s and more. Online dating can be an educational and fun experience. So learn more about each other and have fun while you’re at it. Take a cyber-stroll down memory lane together and see what’s cookin’.

Thursday, April 22, 2010

Problems with Dating

Problems With Dating

Most dating problems occur because either the two of you are not compatible or you are not communicating enough. Other problems may be because the two of you just are not right for each other.

Communication is the most important thing when you are dating. Most problems occur because the two of you are having difficulty expressing your feelings or you aren’t being clear about what you want.

When you both communicate with each other properly it is clear to both of you if you are compatible and have the same likes and dislikes.

You cannot force a relationship if the two of you are too different or you have different goals for the relationship.

It is important to communicate about what you need and want from your relationship so you both are satisfied and you are not having disagreements about things.

Another thing that can cause problems with dating is if the two of you are not compatible. Communicating properly will tell you if you are or not.

Compatibility can be difficult if one person in the relationship is needier than the other person. If one of the people wants their space and the other is very needy then it can make it difficult for dating.

Dating problems occur when communication skills are not up to par. You have to be comfortable with the person you are with so you can talk to them.

Being comfortable and being able to communicate will show you how compatible the two of you are. If you don’t have these two things then you might just consider a good friendship.

Wednesday, April 21, 2010

Long Distance Dating

Long distance relationships and dating occur when two people live far apart from each other and are unable to see each other but on holidays, weekends, or on vacation.

Long distance dating can be very difficult for some relationships if the people want to be together more often. Some people enjoy long distance relationships because it gives them the time apart from each other to fully appreciate each other when they are able to be together.

Some long-distance dating may not last a long because they are too difficult or one of the people in the relationship may end up moving closer so they can be together.

When couples experience long distance dating they are usually able to see each other on the weekends if the distance isn’t too far apart.

If the couple is too far away to be able to see each other on the weekends then they will use their vacation time from work and see each other on the holidays. Whenever they can get the time available they will see each other.

Many people take advantage of airline miles and earn free tickets to fly and see their significant other when they are long-distance dating.

The couples are able to communicate by phone, email, and other methods, but they can only see each other when one of them are capable of traveling.

Long-distance dating can be difficult for some people if they find they want to see more of the other person and the distance is just too far.

However, it can be good for a relationship to have the time apart because when they do see each other the two are extremely happy to be together and they don’t take each other’s time for granted.

Tuesday, April 20, 2010

Online Dating

Online dating is very popular today with the advances of technology and the increase of people who use computers. Online dating is a system for organizing a date and can be an excellent way to meet that special someone.

Today, online dating is one of the most popular systems for meeting someone new to go on a date with.

There are many online dating websites you can visit and see people who are looking to meet someone new. You can post your picture and create a profile on one of them too.

This will allow you to tell everything about yourself. This way, people can see if you enjoy the same types of activities they do and you can see if certain people look to be like someone you might be interested in.

Online dating has proven to be a successful method for meeting people and setting up dates. Many people have continued their relationships and even been married through online dating methods.

All relationships through online dating aren’t successful but you may meet a new friend if you are not compatible for dating.

When you consider online dating, it is important to remember you need to be safe. The Internet is not always what it seems and people are not always honest with everything about themselves.

You should be sure when you go on your first online date you are somewhere you feel comfortable with and be sure to protect yourself at all times.

You can have a fantastic experience and meet your perfect match but you don’t want to be a statistic because you believed everything the other person said on the Internet.

Friday, April 16, 2010

Regular Dating

Regular dating is the most popular type of dating. This is because most people like the intimacy of being alone with their significant other.

Regular dating is going out with your date alone without other people coming along. Many people like to include dinner and something to do afterwards like the theatre, a concert, or dancing.

Everyone has a different idea of what they believe is romantic. Dinner might be at a fine dining restaurant and the two of you will get dressed up. Some people consider a home cooked meal by candlelight dinner the romantic way to dine on a date.

This can be the best way to go if you don’t have a lot of money to go out but you want to do something special. In addition, when you cook a meal for your date there is more thought and effort put into it and some people enjoy it much more than they do being treated to a fine restaurant.

The regular dating experience gives you the opportunity to get to know your date on a more personal level than when you are out with other people.

You can spend the evening talking and enjoying each other. If you are not comfortable with an intimate dating experience on the first date then you might not want to go alone on the first date. You might consider a double or a group date.

Regular dating gives you the opportunity to get to know your date on a personal level. Usually, a regular date will consist of lunch or dinner together and finding something to do afterwards. Regular dating is the preferred method of dating for most people because of the attention and the intimacy.

Thursday, April 15, 2010

Popular Online Dating Activities For Men

Heads up, gents. Online dating can open up new doors of opportunities with a little help from real world dating tips that work. Spice up your matchmaking with some of these ideas. Looks Count Comment on how attractive she is. Yes, women do want to know they are pretty, even if they’re online and you can’t see them and have no idea. So in your communications, ask questions that would help you know, but in an unobtrusive way like – how do you wear your hair? And then say how attractive that must look.

Kindness Counts Point out nice things or the lemonade in life – nice things the other person has mentioned, nice acts the person has done, good things on the news latterly, etc. Be upbeat, and forget those lemons in life. Even in email a person can shout, by using all capital letters. So show manners and kindness. Keep swearing, unkind remarks, prejudice, etc. out of your communications. And “do unto others….” So add some helpful real-world tips that do work (a lot of the time anyway) into your online dating equations. And come up on the positive side of romance – and enjoy more lemonade!

Tuesday, April 13, 2010

Dating Etiquette

When you go on a date there are certain things and ways you should behave. Of course you want the person to get to know you so you shouldn’t try and be someone that you are not.

When you go out on a date you should look and dress nice. This will show the other person you care about your appearance but you also care about what they think about you. If you don’t care about what the other person thinks then you probably shouldn’t be going out on a date with them.

Depending on the person you are taking out you should also remember to open the car doors and all doors for your date.

If the woman you are going out with is a feminist, then let her open the doors and do things for herself or it will bother her. She also will want to pay for her own meal.

If you are not going on a date with an independent woman who is a feminist then you should open the doors, be on time when you pick her up, and be prepared to pay for the entire date.

Don’t take your date somewhere you cannot afford and never find yourself asking your date for money to cover the bill.

Dating etiquette also includes not making the other person feel as if they are on an interview. It is common for people on a date to ask many questions and they just want to get to know the other person.

However, don’t make them feel as if they are on an interview or you might scare them off. Be sure to create a comfortable atmosphere.

Monday, April 12, 2010

Online Dating Venture

Finding the right person to date has never been a simple task, sometimes no matter how hard you try there is always a feeling, that there is someone out there just for you that you are not able to find. Finding your right half consumes lots and lots of time and money. Welcome to the world of online dating. You no longer have to search someone special through your friends circle, just log on to a online dating site and you are ready to go to find your better half. It is reverse kind of phenomenon, in which a person understands one’s aspirations and expectations via internet and finally decides to meet in person.

There are many benefits that glorify this concept. Anonymity is the first and foremost benefit that online dating provides you. You may hide your vital information including contacts, address, surnames and so on. This provides you a freedom to know the person better without a fear of being revealed. You may choose to be anonymous if you wish to until you trust a particular chap.

Security, moreover, is other benefit which invites ladies for online dating whole heartedly. No more you need to fear unwanted person to disturb you and interrupt your search for a right match. In case someone gets on you, you may block him and continue with your search. Just logging onto a right dating site can get you access to millions of prospects to go through.

Just a few words regarding your online dating venture:

* Don’t be half hearted and get ready for risk bearing. Not all ventures go 100% successful, hence, it is important to prepare yourself for some let downs. Be sure what you want and get a through research work done before actual dating.
* Spoil yourself. Treat yourself with good and new clothes and get some shopping stuff that relaxes and you and provide better confidence then ever.
* Decide in advance the reasons you are dating for. Be sure, what you want from your partner and does the search satisfy your dating goal. Be sure if you are seeking for nice companionship or you are seeking for a life partner or so.
* Boost up your confidence before going for any sorts of date. Attending social functions and getting along with your friends would surely enhance a positive aura around you.
* Decide the meeting place in advance. Be sure, the place to be public enough. Although night clubs prove to be a bad idea for meeting for first time. Obviously you would not like to scream into ears to get your views conveyed to your partner. Choose a place like a coffee shop that proves to be ideal to talk to.
* Most importantly, enjoyment is the key for dating. After all this is the reason you are dating for.

Sunday, April 11, 2010

How Do I Choose The Right Site For Me?

How Do I Choose the Right Site For Me?

With the explosion of online dating sites has come a virtual smorgasbord of choices. There are free sites… I don’t recommend those but if money is a real concern, they are better than nothing. There are the large paid sites with many and varied features like chat, IM and even matching using profiles.

There are the less expensive paid sites with few features. There are special interest sites for almost any thing you can think of...outdoor enthusiasts, couch potatoes, religious, non-religious, gays, lesbians…like I said…almost anything you can think of. So what’s a girl to do? A girl should choose the site or sites that best fit her needs.

Here are some things to consider:

(1) Cost. How much do you want or how much can you spend each month for your membership (s)?

(2) Features. Which features are the most important to you?

(A) Profile matching systems. Is this a feature you really want or would you rather decide who is right for you all by yourself?

(B) Chat and IM’s? There are websites who offer chat rooms and IM’s on their sites. Does that matter or would you be happy just sticking to private email.

(C) Outside Events…such as speed dating? Are you interested in that?

(D) Privacy. Some websites allow you to limit who can view your picture or your profile. Does this matter to you or do you want as wide exposure as you can have?

(E) Safety. There are websites who do background checks of all subscribers and certify their age, marital status and background. Would you feel safer using this feature? These are a few things but not all things you should consider when choosing an online dating service or services. Do your homework and choose wisely for the best results for you.