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Choices. They can be beneficial and paralyzing at the same time. When it comes to online dating, you have a lot of choices.
In this crowded market, how do you decide which website to go with?
Let's play the "My singles are better than your singles" game.
It is a fairly common assumption that free online dating websites like okcupid.com and mingle2.com attract a shady character looking for a quick midnight romp among all the lonely hearts out there and saying anything and everything to get in your pants. We’re certain there are some decent people lurking in the shadows but how are you to know who they are? Free online dating is generally bad Bad BAD! according to popular opinion.
There are the uber large match.com and personals.yahoo.com where it’s all about the numbers. Thousands upon thousands of dates are setup and broken by the minute. Just when you think you met your dream partner, along comes someone smoother with more game, and just as quickly as the connection was made, it disappears. The consensus? Numbers games are fun as long as you know the rules of the game. If you don't, we're afraid you may have a tough time competing with seasoned playaz [sic]
So we move onto some niche properties like jdate.com (for Jews) and bigchurch.com (for Christians) and BAM! We’re in our comfort zone. Or are we? Even though they are more targeted, you still have the lurker who is planning to execute their evil little plan to put on a new personality suit to get whatever it is they’re trying to get. Does religious necessarily mean honest and ethical? Think about that for a minute...
Then we have the new quality dating concepts from websites like cupidincorporated.com where members vote you in or out based on your profile giving you can access quality singles. Here we have an interesting dilemma. Are they really quality or just good actors? According to the site, the opinion of every member will cut through that noise.
Leave us your thoughts.
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