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Internet Match Making: What's it all about?

by Harriette Oxford

People have been match making since there were people to match make with, either trying to set themselves up with someone of their choice or trying to help out a friend by introducing that friend to someone who is 'just right' for the person concerned. In the twentieth century dating agencies came into their own, and as the Internet moves us into the twenty-first century, online dating has become the way forward for many single people. Made fashionable by films such as 'You've Got Mail' (starring Tom Hanks) it has made its appearance at a time when increasing numbers of people are working from home or in jobs in which they just don't have the opportunities to meet potential life partners.

So what are the advantages and disadvantages of dating online? There are few disadvantages, but those which do exist are of the kind one associates with any interaction of people over the web, chiefly of the kind: "don't trust anyone until you are absolutely sure they are trustworthy". After all, the internet is a medium in which facial expression and body language are missing, not to mention that people can come and go in cyberspace without any clue as to their real world location or their actual age either.  But with a sensible approach such problems are overcome, and it is at this point that the advantages of meeting your match online come into their own.

The first main advantage has to be the sheer number of people you have access to online. singles.my-age.net, for example, utilizes the database of its associate company One and Only, which is accepted as being the largest online dating organization of its kind. By using the search box on the pages of Singles.my-age.net you can literally view the details of more potential matches than you could possibly make contact with if you spent the rest of your life trying. Their database is positively VAST, and it's a worldwide one too, allowing you search at home or further afield.

The next big advantage is cost. Joining an online dating agency is usually many times cheaper than anything you could find offline. What's more, through singles.my-age.net you can dip your toe in the water for free, by browsing the personals whenever you like without any need to pre-register, as with some online organizations. You can even place your own ad completely free, which can't be bad.

Singles.my-age.net also offer One and Only's "Bio Match" feature which seeks to match your biographical details with those of others.

Add to these advantages the ease and convenience of the Internet and you've pretty much got it made. Your chances of finding the right person for you have just gone up by a huge amount! Aren't we all lucky to be living in the age of the Internet.

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