Online dating has a great advantage for men that have approach anxiety. Lets face it, most men have issues in going up to a strange women or a group of women to start a conversation. With online dating, one totally avoids this issue.

If you have come out of a long marriage or relationship, online dating is a great way to get back into the dating game and to build up your confidence.

One online dating tip is about your profile. The general principle is that less is best in your profile. Women like mystery so do not tell everything about yourself. Start telling a few things but leave a lot unsaid.

Make your profile different from the usual and make it funny and a challenge in some way. Women hate needy man and a lot of men's profiles come across as very needy.

When it comes to photos it is good to have a few different photos rather than one. It is not a good policy to have a photo with no shirt on as most women think you are a playboy if you do.

You will find that a lot of women have misleading photos and lie about their age too. I have found that they tend to use a photo that was taken about 5 years ago. I feel that men do not need to lie about their age as sooner or later the woman will find out you have lied about your age or other lies. This destroys any trust in the relationship. Close relationships develop over time and the best ones are based on no lies.

The best way to begin writing your profile is to have a few different profiles on different dating sites and see what works best for you. Did it get a good response or a poor response for one profile or another. What was right about it and what was wrong? Ask a few women friends to take a look at your profile and get some feedback

Try a few different emails to different women and again work out what gets the best result too. Being funny and a challenge is again a good approach.

On the first date it is important not to try too hard. This comes across for a women as needy and you are fake in some way. Just be yourself and have some fun and be cool too.

Generally, do not take a women out for the first date for dinner or spend any money on her. Personally I like to take her to a walk near my place with great views etc.

Date a few women each week and this will give you the vibe that you are selecting the women and not the other way around.

Have fun dating many women from online dating sites.