Blind Dates Versus Online Dating

If you thought online dates were for losers, why have you suffered from blind dates from your friends. Read on to see why finding a date online is better than blind dates.

Your friend has decided that you need help with your date life so she sets you up with a blind date….a friend of a friend of a friend. You, foolishly, accept because even though you hate blind dates, your friend will bug you until you do this. Now there you are. It's less than one hour since you were introduced. You are sitting in a local restaurant and you hate the food. The entrée has not yet been served. Your idea of enlightened conversation is who will be in the final four…and you find out she is not into sports. You know the weekly TV schedule verbatim….she has not sat through a movie in months because she runs marathons and volunteers at the local food bank. You secretly say, "Volunteering is a waste of time because you can't help ‘those people' anyway." You look at your watch; see that it has ONLY been 10 minutes since you last looked at your watch the last time. You are both wondering how long it is before you can gracefully remove yourselves from the situation. Have you been in this situation? How many blind dates ever turn into success stories?
Now imagine a date with someone you met through an online dating wervice. You and she have been chatting online and exchanging emails for quite some time. First, you don't need to be introduced. You have had the chance to get to know this woman. Finally, after becoming well acquainted, you make the first offline date. You know what she looks like because you have exchanged pictures and videos. You are sitting in an Italian restaurant enjoying a delightful meal because you both know that the other's favorite is Italian. The conversation flows easily as you discuss common interests. She enjoys watching football and loves history just like you do. You happily discuss the her marathon events because she looks great from the exercise and you like her individuality. You look at your watch and discover that it is late…very late…where has the time gone.

There is a big difference between a well-intentioned friend "setting you up" and choosing a woman for yourself who shares your interests and tastes, isn't there? Now which one would you rather have? Online dating gives you freedom to meet more people in a safe environment and the opportunity to get to know them first. Online dating services cost less than a dinner at a nice restaurant with someone you do not know. Many people are finding great loves and companionship with internet dating websites. Where do you meet your dates? What do you know about them? And are you really compatible? With internet dating services you can answer these and many other questions before you spend a lot of money just getting to know them. Try to meet many friends online and see just how much fun it is to be web dating.