Online Dating

Online dating has grown so much in just the past few years. It's estimated that around twenty million users sign on to an online dating site each month. While many people seem to be sceptical about online dating since there isn't one site out there that has completely nailed it, I think it is an amazing way to find and meet new people.

There are many different types of methods that online dating sites use. Sites like tinder show you pictures of potential matches near you and you are able to choose if you'd like to talk to this person based on their picture alone. Sites like meet me or zoosk have you make an online profile about yourself similar to Facebook but geared more towards dating. OK cupid has the profile aspect of it, but also uses algorithms to better match you with potential partners. Sites like eharmony and match also claim to algorithms to find your perfect match. Sites like the league only allow "elite" members and the way that the pick the members is based on how successful they are on their LinkedIn profile. With all of these choices and new dating sites popping up every day. It can seem a little overwhelming for someone who is new to the online dating world.

I truly believe that online dating works. I am living an online dating success story. When I had just gotten out of a four and a half year relationship that I had been in all through high school and half of college, I had no idea how people my age were meeting and going on dates. I decided to try an online dating site to meet new people in my area. What better site to sign up for than meetme.com since it literary had what I wanted in the title. I was only on the site for about three months before I had met my now boyfriend. We talked for a few weeks before deciding to meet in person. When we met he had just moved from California and didn't have a permanent place to live in PA yet. I told him he could stay for the weekend, but he ended up living with me from the moment we met. Two years later we are still happily together, expecting our first child, and planning a wedding shortly after the baby arrives. I always laugh when people make fun of online dating or put it down because I am living my fairytale and it would have never happened without an online dating site.

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