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Hmm…
I’m lonely..I think I need a
boyfriend…
Match.com!
Ooo… He’s hot! I wanna meet him!!!
Internet Dating
Relationship
Friends
Marriage
Match
Dating
Men
Women
Couples
Partners
Sincere about finding love
Millions of people
Forget singles nightThe
right p
artn
er
Why wait years
Sex
True love
Variations of Online Dating Services
Variations of Online Dating Services
• Myspace.com
• Passion.com
• Match.com
• Hotornot.com
• Singles.com
• Love.com
Variations of Online Dating Services
• Myspace.com
• Passion.com
• Match.com
• Hotornot.com
• Singles.com
• Love.com
Variations of Online Dating Services
• Myspace.com
• Passion.com
• Match.com
• Hotornot.com
• Singles.com
• Love.com
Variations of Online Dating Services
• Myspace.com
• Passion.com
• Match.com
• Hotornot.com
• Singles.com
• Love.com
Variations of Online Dating Services
• Myspace.com
• Passion.com
• Match.com
• Hotornot.com
• Singles.com
• Love.com
Variations of Online Dating Services
• Myspace.com
• Passion.com
• Match.com
• Hotornot.com
• Singles.com
• Love.com
Do’s and Don’ts - Internet Dating
Giving Out Information
• Geographic Location– Limit yourself to a region– Do not use exact address
• Phone Number– NEVER give out your phone number– Calling them will reveal your phone number– Use caller-ID blocking
Giving Out Information (cont.)
• Your Picture– Give this lots of considerations, as your
picture could end up anywhere– Get permission for others (if they are in the
picture)
Bragging
• Most of us think this is a good thing
• However bragging (cars, job, houses) is an invitation for people to take advantage of this and you
• Be honest and don’t lie about yourself
Your “Handle” (name)
• Acts as an overall first impression
• Avoid sexually oriented names (such as anything ending with "69“) :P
• Think about your best qualities and the kind of person you want to attract
Behavior
• Maintain some kind of appropriate decorum in Personals and Chat sites.
• Be respectful to others.
• Your actions may degrade people’s viewpoint of both you and others in the chat room.
Be Suspicious
• Does what they say make sense?
• Do they provide current photos?
• Do want to meet you right away or tell you they love you without meeting you?
• Background checks
Summary
• Don’t give out too much information
• Be honest with yourself and others
• Act appropriately in both terms of actions toward others and yourself
• Don’t be naive
• Have fun
Internet Dating Statistics
Since when is Internet Dating such a big thing?
• The online portion of the dating industry totaled $304 million in the year 2002
• Enormous growth over the past few years– Match.com
General Statistics
• Who is more likely to have an online relationship?
• 33% of online relationships lead to a date
• 7% of single internet users say they have gone on a date with someone they met online
• 67% of Americans say that…
International Internet Dating
• No…not mail order brides• 15% of Americans who have internet access
have visited a dating site– 28% of single people with Internet access have done
so
• 13 percent of Japanese teenagers have visited online dating sites. – Among high school students, the figures rise to 18.4
percent of males and 22 percent of females.
How people are accessing
• 7.9 million users in America log on from work (35% of all accessing)
• 26.6 million users in America log on from home (60% of all accessing)
• 76% of users in Japan connect via their cell phones
• 21% of users in Japan connect using their computers at home
Odd facts about dating
• How much does the average male spend on dates every month?
• What is the chance a person will like a date set up by a friend?
• How long does it take most men to make up their minds on a first date whether or not to see the person again?
• The average number of first dates for a single professional in the past year is?
$201
17%
15 Minutes
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To sum it all up
• Find out if Internet Dating is for you– If so, find the right service for you.
• Follow the do’s and don’ts of online dating– A little safety can go a long way
• Just because it is not common, it doesn’t mean it is a bad thing– Millions of people around the world already
use it.
THE END