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The problem with
choosing a dating service is choice -- too much of it! There
are hundreds of services. To choose a dating service that's
right for you, you need to be clear about what exactly you're
looking for. As a newcomer to online dating, unfamiliar with
all the options, you might be a little hazy on this front.
Here's a rundown of the main areas in which dating services
differ which will help you draw up a dating service wish list
to compare sites to.
Some services, including
top dating sites like Yahoo! Personals (singles dating) and
eHarmony (soulmates) focus on one type of relationship only.
The advantage of choosing a dating service that's dedicated to
a particular type of relationship is that everyone will be on
exactly the same page as you are in terms of
intentions.
If you're not clear what
your intentions are, you might be better choosing a dating
service where members can pursue different types of
relationships within the same site. Again there's no shortage
of choice. However, at some multi-relationship services it's
not immediately clear who's looking for what and up to you to
figure it out, using the search tools. If this sounds like
trouble (and it can be), choose a service like Lavalife which
has separate communities within the site for each type of
relationship.
-love
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