British Singles are Leading the Way Online
My, things have come a long ways since I first heard of Match.com and this thing called Internet dating, way back in 1997. And those singles in Great Britain seem to be taking to finding their mates in cyberspace like a good cup of tea. Maybe even better than us…
On January 31, an article in the Mirror (a UK company that bills itself as “The Best Newspaper on the Web”) listed tips for finding a partner. Look at what tops the list, and what author Flic Everett say about it:
DO IT ONLINE
THIS method of finding a partner offers the highest chance of success.
There are hundreds of good websites featuring literally millions of profiles - try www.mirror.co.uk/dating, where you can specify how near you’d like your matches to live, alongside age, interests and appearance. Online dating has a high success rate because you can check out a photo first and decide how much information to reveal - or not.
BEST FOR: Busy people looking for long-term love, because it offers a huge number of potential partners and allows you to communicate before you actually meet.
Even more interesting is the “Don’t try” list:
NIGHTCLUBS The people you meet will be drunk and on the pull.
YOUR MUM Mother does not know best when it comes to dating - and she’s still going on about that lovely boy/girl you dumped when you were 14.
THE CINEMA How are you going to get chatting in the middle of a film? If you like movies, join a film club to meet a partner.
BLIND DATES You’ll only be insulted by what your friends consider suitable date material.
WORK Although most Brits meet their partners at work, it’s not easy - because if you split up, there’s no place to hide.
I saw recently that more than 60% of British singles are looking for love online. That’s astonishing! I wonder if it has anything to do with how small the country is geographically? Searching all of British singles for possible mates would not pose as difficult a problem as it does here. The country is so small that even if your Sweetheart were at the opposite end of the country. likely you could get there in a day’s drive. Or an easy train ride.
From Your Romance Coach, Kathryn Lord
