Article Subject: OUR VIEW: Single? Online dating may not be the answer - Online Dating Briefs by Dr. Dato

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Dr. Dato’s Brief:

Here is a cynical view of someone who is not sure of the effectiveness of online dating.

I fail to see the argument how online daters go to many of the online dating sites because they are rejected by potential suitors in the real world. Considering the growth that online dating companies have witnessed in the last few years with no end in site, it simply means that it is one of the most effective platform people are turning toward to find their potential partners.

There have been many success stories of couples meeting online and the stigma once associated with online dating is now gone. Statistics have shown that today one in five couples here in US now meet through online.

I agree with the writers opinion that offline methods such as family, friend networks can open up the channel further to increase the chances of finding potential mates but online cannot be ignored because you will very likely have missed opportunities there. The trick to online dating is to open up yourself to the world of dating not just through online dating sites, but through forum, blogs, facebook and other areas of interest. A popular site for cyber-dating is through meetup.com.

open up your dating circle with sites like meetup