I Bet You Didn't Know !

I bet that you didn't know that online dating dates back to the 1980's!! Yes, Of course it has become increasingly popular in recent years, it all began almost three decades ago. Whether you like it or not and whether you are agree with it or not, the Internet has changed the dating scene. Anne Mulrine's article in our textbook, Living in the Information Age, talks about a recent cover story from U.S. News @ World Report. It states that, "the rise of online dating services and their appeal to the record number of American adults who are single. In a typical month, as many as half of all singles, approximately 40 million Americans, may visit an online dating site." That's alot of people! There isn't just a small amount of people who are online dating. This article even makes a comparison to online dating being as important to the digital age as the automobile was to the 1920's and the birthcontrol pill to the 1960's! "We may be witnessing a SOCIAL REVOLUTION."

Funny Video from Dating Consultant Jean Singer

Watch as dating consultant Jean Singer covers the basics of finding love online.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BPHe26t2WVc

Let Me Throw Some Numbers at You

Despite what you may think, Internet dating is proving to be an even more successful way to find long term romance and friendship for people all over the world. A new study done by a group of researchers of online dating site members has found that when couples who had built up a significant relationship by e-mailing or chatting online met for the first time, 94% of them decided on seeing each other again. The most interesting and surprising results of the study to me was that, the study, by Dr. Jeff Gavin, of the University of Bath, also found that men were more emotionally dependent on their 'e-partners' than women, and more committed to the relationship.
Dr. Gavin, with Dr Adrian Scott of the University of Bath and Dr. Jill Duffield of the University of the West of England, carried out an online survey of 229 people, aged 18 to 65, who have used UK internet dating sites, asking them about their main relationship that they had had online.
The following are the reselts of the survey:

• 94 per cent of those surveyed saw their 'e-partner' again after first meeting them, and the relationships lasted for an average of at least seven months, with 18 per cent of them lasting over a year.
• men online were significantly more likely to be committed to the relationship than women and were more dependent on their 'e-partner'.
• the more the couple engaged in simultaneous online chat before meeting rather than simply e-mailing one another, the more they were found to depend on one another emotionally and the more they understood one another.
• those who exchanged gifts before meeting had a more committed and deeper relationship.
• the more the couple talked on the telephone before they met, the deeper the relationship.

Of the relationships, 39 per cent were still going on at the time of the survey, and of these 24 per cent had been going for at least a year, and eight per cent for at least two years. Of the relationships that had already ended at the time of the survey, 14 per cent had lasted over a year, and four per cent had lasted over two years.

iDate Testimonials from Beverly Hills Event

Check out these testimonials of people who attended this event.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aXmk1DswMD8&feature=player_embedded

CNN News Report About Online Dating

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RvKFU_m69Cc

Singles Looking for Love in the Recession

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r4yWm1vmPOQ

Internet Dating

The purpose of my blog is to show the non-believers out there that Internet is a great tool to use to meet new people for dates. I will be discussing and researching the exciting subject of Internet dating. I chose this topic for a couple of reasons. For one, I have personally experienced the world of Internet dating, so I find it rather interesting. Secondly, I find it to be one of the most popular ways for people to meet and find love. My objective is to reach out to people who may think that Internet dating is unsafe, weird, or just not a good way to meet people, and show them that it is in fact a good way to meet new people.