If you want to start dating and you are not quite sure how to go about it, the Internet offers you unlimited possibilities to do so. Also, if you’re the kind of shy guy who finds it hard to talk to women, then the best place to start dating is online. If you’re afraid of being rejected by a woman, approaching her online first will build the trust you need and avoid the embarrassment of outright rejection.
Advantages of online dating
- You can learn at your own pace
- Eliminate shyness, since you are not yet face to face
- It’s free, for many online dating sites.
- It helps you build your confidence while you learn.
- It saves you the embarrassment of rejection.
How to start dating online
You need an email address:
You can sign up for a Yahoo! or Hotmail email address. It is recommended to use a free email address such as Yahoo, Hotmail or Gmail. For some reasons, your company email address is not the best for this type of exercise.
Learned to chat:
Learn to chat (using Yahoo! Messenger, MSN Messenger or any other chat software. Your initial communication is first by email and then by chat. People are more reluctant to reveal their phone numbers to strangers than their email addresses.
Create an online profile
Visit any of the online communities or social websites and create a profile. Add at least one photo to your profile and provide as much information as possible. There are free online communities like Facebook, Perfspot, Tubely and others where you will meet men and women who are serious about online dating. There are still several online communities or dating websites that you can search on the internet, however not all of them are free and unfortunately many of them are dominated by spammers. I will discuss more about how to maximize your online profile in later posts.
Search for women using your own criteria
Having registered your online profile, you can now use the online software to search for women who meet your criteria. The criteria can be age, location, city, country, ethnicity, etc. Be sure to check the option to only show those with photos, as a profile may be considered incomplete if it doesn’t have a photo. This is why you should have your photo on your online profile.
Make friends with others online
Once you find a woman who meets your interests, you can add her as a friend to your profile or send her an email, or both. What you can do depends on the online service you are using and the options available to you. But in general, you can add someone as a friend or you can send a message. Once the person accepts you as a friend, you will have taken the first important step: getting to know the person. This is because you will be able to view the friend’s photos, view a friend’s friends, and view that friend’s activities in the community. I will discuss more about how to make friends with others online in later posts.
Sign up today for a free online profile. If you don’t have an email address, get one for free from Yahoo or Hotmail. Upload your photos and enter a new world of online dating.
