Dating with RU Girl

The first decision to make is which dating site (or sites) you are going join, if type ‘Dating’ into a search engine you will find hundreds of sites listed. If you are looking for something specific like someone older, with a certain hobby, level of intellect, a particular ethnicity or religion you will find sites to cater for your preference and more.

If you are open to the kind of person you would like to meet then one of the more well known sites are a good idea as they have the largest number of members giving you more choice. There is nothing stopping you from joining a number of sites, some of them are free and some charge a subscription.

All of the sites have a template for your profile, make sure you fill out all the information that you can. If you leave bits out you will seem either lazy or secretive and remember this is your opportunity to persuade people to contact you. Make sure the photo’s you add are the best you’ve got but make sure they are recent and a good representation of you. We all change physically over time and it is only fair to show an accurate representation of yourself. If you are smiling in your picture you will appear more friendly and approachable.

These tips should help:

• Statistics show the more photo’s you add the more likely you are to get contacted.
• By all means show your sense of humour but remember sarcasm and dry wit don’t always translate well when written down.
• Do not use swear words or slang, text abbreviations look lazy too.
• Be honest, internet dating sites have a bad reputation for people telling porky pies – big or little. Be accurate about your height and build, things like this shouldn’t matter but being misleading does!
  
• Be realistic about how far you would travel to meet someone and put this in your profile to avoid giving anyone false hope.
  
• If you feel strongly about something like politics or religion and want someone who’s views match or at least empathise with yours then say so.
  
• Look at as many dating profiles as possible, be brave and message all the people you are curious about. Make your first message a polite light hearted introduction.
  
• Message through the secure messaging services that are supplied online, only swap your personal details when you feel completely comfortable and are willing to meet in person.
  
• Always reply to everyone who messages you within a reasonable time frame. Even if this is to say you’re not interested (in the politest way possible!)
  
• Have patience and persistence – it may take a while to find someone you want to date.
  
• Keep an optimistic outlook, this will shine through to people both on the internet and face to face.