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by Alan Lim, Ala

Are you in two minds about whether to take the plunge and enter the world of online dating? Thinking about it and actually getting down doing it are two entirely different activities. The first is a purely cognitive thought process while the latter, involves acting on those cognitive thoughts.

Meaning of ready

Many times you may think that you are ready but you are not. It can get really confusing. You are still afraid of any friendship or relationship – you are still nursing a rejected and broken heart! In such cases it is better to prepare yourself before committing to any online dating service.

• What is your current mind status?
• Are you lonely and looking for company?
• Are you willing to share your thoughts and experiences with similar people?
• Are you willing to keep an open mind and be more accepting?
• Are you willing to pay a small fee for registering for online dating services?

If yes, then you have crossed the first hurdle – you are ready. But if no, then don't hurry and pressurize yourself – just give yourself time to shake off insecure negative feelings.

Ready to indulge in fun

You ought to be ready for fun and this means casual chats, friendship, romantic encounters, physical intimacy and even love! But you have to be prepared to accept that online dating is a no obligation luck rendezvous where you may strike it lucky or you may not.

Ready to accept

You must display an accepting attitude in your online chats and profile. This includes an accepting attitude towards opposite genders in particular. You have to be more accepting of gender quirks, eccentricities and dislikes. This gender oriented attitude can be class or even age specific. Suppose you are chatting online with a middle aged executive, be prepared to indulge and accept his attitude.

Avoid mouthing generalities

‘Men are undependable and selfish” – ‘Women are too catty'! Are you fond of making such generic comments? If you are, then you are definitely not ready for online dating services. You have to be prepared not to mouth generic statements about the opposite gender.

Pop quiz

Nowadays dating websites provide you with an opportunity to take a quiz to see if you are ready for online dating. Question asked could pertain to your past relationships and also your idea of fun. There are times when websites might also bring into play, questions about the level of intimacy that a person is comfortable with. Moreover, the questions would also be typically molded around the mental and physical state of the person who is looking for an online date. These questions would tell you without a doubt, whether you are ready to date or not. So, what are you waiting for – go for it! Take a chance and see what happens.

Getting ready for the big event of dating can be fun and exciting as the actual event itself. It also helps to instill self esteem as it makes you a better well-rounded individual.

Regarding physical appearance, people in the real world tend to be so conscious about it that they don't feel confident to express their feelings and thoughts, and that keeps them away from people. This has been going on for years, but now people have found a way out. They have an existence in the real world but they have also a virtual world to explore, where they can create a new identity that might or might not be their true selves and then try to get attention in their process to meet new people. Mediums are often social networking sites online dating sites.

Generally people associate online dating with teenagers only but this medium is quite popular among well qualified professionals, and you might even come across a person who might be in his/her 40s, 50s or even 60s at times. The thing is that at times when people have no one to speak out their mind they try to find a person using the Internet as a communication channel. Online dating can lead you to an environment that in not completely free of vulgarity, liars and even con artists. You need to be aware of scammers and possibly automated messages. There will be always few people who will try to take advantage of people's desires to end their loneliness in life. Depending on the site you chose to find your date, finding a real person who is looking for the same as you may be a very hard and desapointing experience. Try to figure out the kind of people you are looking for and go for him/her with persistence and caution. You need to understand that nothing can be said until you meet the person in real, and keeping low expectations is always better than expecting too much from a person you have never met.

Physical appearance is only one factor that explains the popularity of online dating. There are a lot more reasons that may explain why so many people go online to look for a date. Other popular reasons to try online dating may include:

a) The possibility to search specific characteristics you desire in your partner: age, hair color, height, ethnicity, humor sense, etc.

b) Many people are not fond of common places for meeting new people, like pubs and clubs.

c) Some persons are too shy to approach a guy/girl they could be interested in.

Whatever the reason is for so many people trying online dating, it seems this social revolution is not going to reach an end soon. The current fact is that everyday many people use online dating or social networks to find real partners for friendship, dating and even marriage.

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