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Can You Find "The One for
You" in Cyberspace?
Yes! Why Not!
by Paul Mauchline
www.artofloving.com
Can you find "the one for you" in
Cyberspace? Yes... Why Not? Nothing
ventured, nothing gained. Go for it! Check
out the online dating services, join one,
write an ad, and see who comes your way. The
worst-case scenario is that maybe you will
not meet Mr. or Ms. Wonderful right off the
bat, but you may meet some new friends in
exotic locales, as well as improve your
writing skills.
Seriously now, millions and millions of
people are using the Internet each and every
day. People are connecting with one another.
Loving relationships are forming every
second of every day, 365 days a year. Who is
to say that you could not be one of those
people who finds "the one for you" right
here on the Internet?
Some of you may think personal ads are for
losers: After all, you must be desperate to
try to meet someone this way, right? WRONG!
If they did not work, you would not see the
number of ads that you do. Personal ads are
everywhere: in countless websites, telephone
introduction systems, and in nearly every
newspaper in the world. Just look at your
daily newspaper: in major cities it is not
uncommon to see more than one full page,
plus telephone voice ads and messaging. You
will be amazed to find pages of ads at your
fingertips from people seeking the same
thing that you do: friendship and love.
Many professional men and women place these
ads. Personal ads, in all forms, are ideal
for people whose lifestyle does not give
them the opportunity to meet new people and
engage in social interaction. Technology
today has strapped many of us to our desks
at work, where all we seem to do is respond
to voicemail or e-mail. It's not uncommon in
the workplace to have communicated with
someone for several years without ever
having met that person. For many of us, our
lifestyle prevents us from meeting other
single people. Quite possibly, you are not
meeting the type of person you want to meet
from within your own social circle. Placing
an ad opens up the opportunity to meet
others who are in a similar situation and
are having difficulty, for whatever reason,
meeting people who are available for dating
or a relationship.
I personally believe in the singles sites
approach to personal ads. Compared to other
forms of ads that are not Internet based,
this medium is more versatile, much quicker,
and more spontaneous. It allows you to write
your own ad, post a picture, and even add
audio if you so desire. When you wish to
contact another person, it allows you to
send a message to his or her mailbox, or
instant message another person who is online
for a live "conversation."
Whether you choose online ads, written ads,
or telephone ads, these mediums provide the
potential to get to know someone gradually
over time, first by e-mail or letter, then
through telephone conversations, and
eventually by meeting one another face to
face. It is less harsh than a blind date,
because you have already gotten to know one
another before you meet in person. If your
lifestyle is preventing you from meeting new
people, a personal ad on the web, or in the
newspaper, may be just the ticket you need
to meet "the one for you."
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