Online dating has gotten an bad reputation over the years. I've been doing personal research about online, social, interactions, since age 13. I've been online dating since age 16; on sites from a broad range. From actual dating sites like
asiancaucasianturf, Match.com and
okcupid, to just social sites like Stickam. The most important thing is finding a site where people are willing to meet up in real life a.k.a
RL.
I've had five dates and met up with four different people from online since age 16, three of those people since age 18. I've had people lie, and had people make me feel awkward but every time it was fine because I met them in a public place around lots of people. If you don't meet up with anyone you click with I still say it's worth it because it's never bording; always somthing to learn. But if you do click with someone well... :) do I really need to say!
Recently I decided to get more serious so I asked around and found out
okcupid has a lot of locals on it, and so, I checked it out. In no time at all, I received dozens of messages but very few struck me as cool or intriguing. Online dating is all about Meta communication. Most of the time it's not what they say but how they say it, because how they say things, tells you the most crucial thing
what they are looking for!
Classic Hook-up
Classic Uninterested
A good profile: Shows your personality, enough about your self to get someone interested and at the same time filters out the people you don't want. No more that four full sentence, paragraphs--no less than two short paragraphs.
Remember usually sites have basic Q and A's listed on your profile.
Pictures: You want at least 5 good pictures, one of a close up, one full body, with clothes that represent your style, one with your friends having fun, and one with you doing a favorite Hobie or activity, and the rest whatever you want people to see you as. A picture is worth a thousand words; it also shows people your real.
Okcupid Profile Example
Some sites offer special features, I like this site because it has tests, and common dating/personality and sex questions. Which can help you narrow out people whose values are super different than yours.
But in general It's best not to be picky, except on things that are extremely important to you like, safety, morals, and sometimes interests.
If you have anymore questions about online dating please leave a comment below.