http://www.awakeningcupid.com/dating/online/services/ Online dating services are extremely varied, from the methods used to the people registered, online dating services have got something for everyone. en-us Mon, 26 Sep 2005 12:30:07 EDT Mon, 26 Sep 2005 12:30:07 EDT Weblog Editor 2.0 Contrary to popular belief, online dating services are not cookie cutter copies of each other. Some do resemble each other and others are downright take-offs, but there is also a lot of variety. With so much available online, online dating services are worth a try. It is not just the fact that certain online dating services attract certain people, but there are a few different methods that they use as well. It can be a lot of fun to get onboard and start trying out the various ways singles can meet through online dating services these days. What online dating services are available The typical online dating services that probably come to your mind are those that have you fill out a profile and then leave you on your own to communicate with the people that you are most attracted to. After you have filled out your profile (and paid the membership fee in most cases) you are also free to browse through the profiles and pictures of all the other members. Some of the dating sites that are set up like this will also scour their own data base and find some matches for you based on the information that you have already provided. They may come up with some matches that you had missed, but otherwise it is up to each individual to either respond to what someone has written to you, or take the initiative yourself and drop someone a line. Another type of internet dating site is more like matchmaking. Matchmaking attempts to deal with dating on a more personal level and it is the job of the site to produce good matches for you based on yours and the others members information. Most of these sites will allow you access only to the profiles and the pictures of those people that they think will make a good match for you. They go more in depth into the type of person that you are and take more time in coming up with an ideal match. These services can be more expensive because of the time and energy spent to generate matches, but many people prefer them to the dating site for a few reasons. First, they take a lot of the work out of it for you. You don't have to go searching through hundreds of thousands of people listed on the online dating service. You can come home at the end of the day to find a few really good fits for you to pursue, if you are interested the agency will help to make the introductions and you can take it from there. If you are not, no harm done. A third option when it comes to online dating is kind of a mix of the two and it is becoming more and more popular, perhaps for the sheer novelty of it. It is speed dating and it is like matchmaking in that people are chosen by the agency to meet and it is like a regular dating site in that all of the participants information is available on the agency's website. You have to find an agency in your area that arranges these events and sign up for one. They will put you together with other singles that meet much of your criteria. They put together a time and a venue for everyone to meet and guide you through the process. the process consists of each single meeting for a few minutes before moving on to the next. A lot of people like this because it is like having a date with many people at once and thus increases your chances of making a connection. Mon, 26 Sep 2005 12:30:07 EDT