People today are “married” to their cell phones and laptops, so why not use that technology to actually get married, right? In this article, we have discussed the top 8 benefits of online dating. Online dating has some fantastic benefits over the traditional way of making the right connection at the gym, bar, coffee shop, or grocery aisle.
1- On Your Own Terms
Online dating provides a relaxed, anytime, and on-your-own-terms experience. Share as little or as much information as you want. Avoid people with which you are not interested. Communicate at your convenience. But, don’t send a message at 2:30 am. Nothing smacks more of desperation than an email from someone trolling the Internet for a date in the wee hours of the morning.
2- Multi-Tasking Enabled
Flirt while filing your taxes. Chat and trim your nails. Meet a mate while making breakfast. It’s a well-known fact that women are great multi-taskers. Take full advantage of that skill. As Shelley, the over-sexed character in my novel Click: An Online Love Story says to the about-to-try-online-dating Renee, There are “a whole host of hot and horny single men that I can review, chat with, judge and mock – all while sitting in my office looking very busy. Maybe I should give it a try myself.”
3- Judging Books Beyond Covers
We can all agree that physical attraction is a necessary component to a successful relationship. But sometimes first impressions can hold us back from getting to know someone that could be a potential partner. Often, the initial communications with online dating happen via the computer and phone giving you a better chance of getting to know someone before a final physical judgment can be made.
4- Trade the “Meat Market” for the “Meet Market”
Now you can avoid the “meat market” scene of bars and clubs and instead enjoy a “meet market” – an international bazaar (but let’s hope not too bizarre) of prospective mates. The Internet allows you to make an online introduction to thousands if not millions of people around the world. So, if you want to meet someone in Katmandu, well then, can do!
5- Play the Numbers Game
Online dating can often be seen as a numbers game. The more you play, the more likely you are to make a match. And you have a better chance of success in the online world. The volume of people you are likely to be exposed to is far greater than what you would come into contact on your own. Essentially, you are changing the dating pool into an ocean.
6- Narrow the Field
Just as you can widen your search, you can also use online dating to narrow your focus. You can join a general dating service and design your dating search to make matches based on criteria important to you from interests and values to age and previous history. You can select an online dating service that focuses exclusively on a niche market based on religion or education. Just be sure to be honest with what you are looking for and hope that everyone else is doing the same.
7- Save Time, Money and Energy
Let’s face it. Dating isn’t cheap. It takes time, money, and, likely your most valuable and scarce resource, energy. With the “try before you buy” environment of online dating, you don’t have to meet for a drink, grab a coffee or sit through a long dinner only to discover there’s no physical attraction, you have nothing in common, conversation is lacking, etc.
8- Rejection Made Easy
In Click, Renee gets an email from someone halfway across the world looking to meet someone willing to move for him. After sending a polite and diplomatic “thanks but no thanks” email message, she proclaims to her friend, “It’s so much easier to reject someone over the Internet than in real life. Score one for online dating!” While rejection is easier for both parties when done online, it’s important to remember that people still have feelings.
