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Whereas an inability to predict chemistry is perhaps one of the most limiting aspects of online dating, the advantages to this medium as a way of finding, introducing, and developing a relationship are significant and numerous. The increasing popularity of online dating is evidence to the multiple advantages. 

* The first and foremost advantage of online dating is that it requires very few resources: a computer, an Internet connection, and time. You just have to position yourself among the available and be in touch with like-minded singles. It is therefore accessible to anyone and anywhere.

* Since it is accessible from anywhere and anytime, you really do not have to scrub up yourself and make it on time to make that first impression. You can do so from the comfort of your bed or dinning table or in a messy family area. No fear of being rejected or getting embarrassed. In fact if you feel that you are not that good looking, you can impress the opposite sex with your witty emails and thoughtful replies.

* The net makes things simpler. Online dating offers you the freedom, flexibility and time to pick and choose who you want to date. Online Services allows you to search thousands of singles and discover the best matches for yourself. Take a breeze through some of the profiles on a large dating site and you will be surprised at the sheer variety of people who are actively looking. From Lawyer's to lumberjacks, everybody seems represented.

* Posting a profile on the dating sites is a major advantage to the method of introduction. Profiling allows users to limit their search to include the those matching criteria that are absolutely vital in their future partner. Criteria such as location, age, etc. can be accurately limited.

* While dating online, schedules and geography are no limitations. Many online dating services provides the facility of limiting searches to driving distances. They gives the options to select regions, areas, countries throughout the world. So you can find your best match from any part of the world without even leaving your room.

* Other than the advantage of sheer number of people you have access to online, you also have the advantage of having variety of ways to interact with these people. The various internet dating sites provides a wide range of services and features chat rooms where conversations can range from favorite movies to common internet dating experiences; and interactive unique games 
where you can play with that special someone to spark that online dating connection. Some of them also have advanced features like voice/video greeting. With features like these you stand a far better chance of finding that special someone than you would by placing a 5 line letter in a newspaper personals or in the social parties.

* With online dating, you are not restricted to just conversing with one person. Keep interested in several people and get to know them via email before committing to that first phone conversation, or first date. 

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* The relative cost of meeting someone online versus those of more conventional methods is advantageous enough to warrant its own heading. Most of the dating services provide free membership to begin with. You can even post your personals free of charge. Even when its paid membership, it is not very expensive.

* The internet dating has another major advantage of overcoming the fear of rejection. While rejection can still be painful online, an e-mail with “I’m sorry, I’m not interested”--or none at all--is much easier to receive than in-person rejection. The risks of saying the wrong thing are also lessened, and disgust returned over an e-mail or instant message requires much less self-esteem recovery than a look of disgust, slap in the face, or other potentially nasty face-to-face public display.

* The last but not the least and most important one advantage of online dating is safety. Given the anonymity of the Internet and the tools provided with most online dating services to limit undesirable contact, safety must be recognized as a significant advantage to online dating over many traditional means of meeting partners.

With so many advantages of internet dating, you would definitely want to go ahead with it.

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Online Dating is fun and convenient but still one has to be very careful while dating with someone over the net. Here are some tips following which may help you in safe and sound online dating.

1. Start slow. While dating over the net, watch out for someone who seems too good to be true. Begin by first communicating solely via email. Be on the lookout for odd behavior or inconsistencies. "Listen" to your correspondent's words. The person at the other end may not be who or what he/she says. Trust your instincts. If anything makes you uncomfortable, walk away for your own safety and protection.

2. Guard Your Anonymity. Never include your last name, real email address, personal Web site URL, home address, phone number, place of work, or any other identifying information in your profile or initial emails you exchange with other members. Make sure your email signature file is turned off, or does not include identifying information, when corresponding with a member via your own email. Stop communicating with anyone who pressures you for this information or attempts in any way to trick you into revealing it. Take all the time you need to become comfortable with someone before revealing any personal contact information. Ask questions and make sure you are satisfied with the answers. Trust your instincts, move cautiously and be selective. 

3. Exercise Caution and Common Sense. Careful, well-thought decisions generally lead to better results in dating, and this is certainly true with online dating too. Guard against trusting the untrustworthy. Any suitor must earn your trust gradually, through consistently honorable, forthright behavior. Your job is to take all the time you need to test for a trustworthy person, and pay careful attention along the way. Take a relatively conservative approach to trusting anyone you meet online. If you think someone is lying, it is likely that they are, so act accordingly. Move on to someone you can eventually trust. Conduct yourself and your romances in a responsible manner. Don't fall in love at the click of a mouse. Don't become prematurely intimate with someone, even if that intimacy only occurs online. 

4. Request a Photo. A photo will give you a good idea of the person's appearance, which may prove helpful in achieving a gut feeling about your correspondent. In fact, it's best to view several images of this person in a variety of settings: casual, formal, indoor, outdoors. If he or she continuously comes up with an excuse, it may be because that person has something to hide. Getting a photo scanned is not expensive, so there is little excuse for not doing it.  5. Talk Via Telephone. A phone call can reveal much about a person's communication and social skills. It is worth the cost of the call to protect your security. But do not give out your personal phone number to a stranger. Try a cell phone number instead for added security. Or make arrangements to call from a pay phone. Only when you feel completely comfortable should you furnish your phone number. 

6. Meet When YOU Are Ready. The beauty of meeting and relating online is that you can gradually collect information and then make a choice about pursuing the relationship in the real world. You are never obligated to meet anyone, regardless of your level of online intimacy. And even if you do decide to arrange a meeting, you always have the right to change your mind. It's possible that your decision to keep the relationship at the anonymous level is based on a hunch that you can't logically explain. Trust yourself. Go with your gut instincts, even when they can't be logically explained. Never meet someone who argues against your instincts, finds logical flaws with your feelings or pressures you in any way. 

7. Watch for Red Flags. Pay attention to any displays of anger, intense frustration or attempts at pressuring or controlling you. Acting in a passive-aggressive manner, making demeaning or disrespectful comments or any physically inappropriate behavior are all red flags. You should also be concerned if your date exhibits any of the following conduct without providing an acceptable explanation: 

• Provides inconsistent information about age, interests, appearance, marital status, profession, employment, etc. 
• Refuses to speak to you over the phone after establishing ongoing, online intimacy. 
• Fails to provide direct answers to direct questions. 
• Appears in person to be significantly different from his or her online persona. 
• Never introduces you to friends, professional associates or family members. 

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