You've read about it, heard it being talked about on TV, maybe even tried it once or twice. Online dating, it's today's answer to the personals that were oh so popular decades ago.
The world is a busy place these days. Technology runs our lives. You jump in your car by 9 AM, already running late for work. It is too late to stop at the local coffee shop where you try to manage to say more than "tall skim latte" to the pretty girl behind the counter. At the end of the day you prepare yourself for the long bumper to bumper ride home. Before you know it, it's after 6PM, just enough time to heat up a frozen dinner and catch an episode of CSI Miami, or which ever CSI is on that night. You could try to call up a buddy or two to meet you at the local dive where by chance there might be a few single girls there that night. But this would require showering and shaving and somewhere along the lines of a clean shirt.
Enter the world of online dating. There a literally hundreds, if not thousands, of sites out there. With just a few strokes of the keypad and some simple words entered into a search engine, you step into a world that's full of many different options for dating and of course what others consider dating.
Once you've picked a few sites that look appealing, you begin to investigate a little further. You find a good one and think about signing up for it. Hell, it's free for 30 days, so you decide to go for it.
You create your profile, being careful not to give too much away at first. Leaving a little to the imagination can be a good thing. Once you've managed to describe yourself and what you're looking for, you move on to other member's listings.
Finding exactly what you're looking for may not be easy. One person may have 90% of the qualities you're looking for, but they could live 1000 miles away. Another person could live 10 miles away but only be a 50% match.
If you're lucky enough to find someone that sparks your interest, you can send them a message and see what happens.
To be continued in next month's edition...
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