Does On-line Dating Work?
You bet it does. I was reading an old copy of Wired Magazine (May 2008) and ran across an interesting statistic, 17% of on-line daters have met their matches and actually gotten into marriages or long-term relationships. They point out that it is the same number of people (3 million!) that have met and married through church. So I guess that means you may double your chances to meet your mate if you go on-line and attend church but I think on-line dating is the greatest way to meet people if you are looking for a relationship.
Duane and I met through Match.com. In fact we had a dinner party and three of the four couples there had met on-line. I remember one Christmas helping one of my sisters fill out her profile and my mother was giving us a hard time about it. But hey she met a really nice guy and they have now been married about 5 years.
I was attracted to Duane’s profile because he liked to dance, and I was just learning and wanting to go out dancing all the time. He had been married before ( which I think is a good thing). He was not bitter towards his ex-wife. He was a good Dad to his kids before and after the divorce ( they were the same ages as mine were at the time(14 and 16). He was well educated with a Masters in Nuclear Engineering and also a Masters in theater (!). He had traveled widely and he had a good job.
But one of the most important things about Duane is that he said in his profile that he really liked Women. He found them most interesting and he loved to get interested in whatever they were interested in. I thought that showed really great insight. And it has turned out to be in fact true. He is a great guy and I am glad I found him.
I will write more about my personal Match.com rules of engagement in another post. So stay tuned.
