Thursday, July 23, 2009

Can online dating help you find a financially stable and compatible partner?


I am in my late 20's with a great career and I'm single. Online dating sites pop up on a regular basis and they all claim to have the key to finding my special someone. The thing is how can I be sure that my special someone is there? Lets get down my filters.

First of all, I'm looking for someone who is within a year or two of my age. I am looking for someone who has goals and has a career. I am looking for someone who shares the same types of interests and is outgoing. The biggest challenge that I faced when it comes to meeting these requirements is that theres millions of people out there looking for something. What is so special about my requirements and what do these sites do to help me get there?

For starters, I have found with traditional dating that it's difficult to find someone that I can be compatible with without having my online dating filters. When I do find someone who checks one of the boxes, it seems to come with it's share of backlashes. For example, I dated this person who was highly educated and had a great career. This person was very attractive and had a great personality. After our first date, I was left wondering how great this could be. That was until our second date. Our second date was to meet up for a drink followed by a movie. We went to a great lounge where the music and ambiance was very romantic. After our first drink this person begins yapping away about themself for close to an hour. They were talking about how great they are at what they do, what they think I should do to be better at what I do, how their education trumps mine for several reasons and how they intend to change the world. BLAH BLAH BLAH.

Well, I faked my first emergency, split the bill and drove home. With so many online dating sites out there, there must be one dedicated for dating professionals. After all, there is linkedin and other social networking sites with these kinds of people. After doing some research I uncovered a few sites that I joined. One was a paid and one was a free online dating site. After exchanging a handful of messages with the free online dating site I realized that dating is a tough process as it is. Online dating just gives you more options and the ability to better screen people before you actually decide to go out on a date. Im not quite there yet in finding the love of my life, but it's a work in progress and I'm working on it.

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