Is 2017 Your Year For Love? How Online Dating Can Help!

We’re a couple of months into 2017, and it still feels fresh and exciting. As you continue to set personal goals, your love life will be high on your list of priorities. Here is how online dating can help you meet the partner you’ve been waiting for!

Expand Your Social Circle

If your perfect partner was already part of your social circle, you’d already be with them. Instead of running through the list of every casual acquaintances (for the millionth time), it’s time to expand your social circle. Online dating allows you to do just that!

The Matching Filters Are Quite Impressive

When you fill out your dating profile, you will be encouraged, and for many online dating sites required, to fill out a partner match questionnaire. The purpose is to allow an advanced algorithm to help you identify potential partners with the same interests, preferences, and dating and relationship goals. You can still browse the site on your own, but it’s always good to start with your matches first. Here are some advantages of online dating: 

You Can Meet People Near And Far

If you travel a lot for work, plan on traveling more, or are up for getting to know someone who lives in a different city, country, or state, online dating makes it easy to meet love interests from any place in the world you specify. You can limit your search to locals, but you don’t have to.

Online Dating Is Perfect If You’re Shy

Let’s face it; it’s easier to send over a quick wink or IM to someone through the Internet—than to walk up to someone you don’t know in person. And if the person you contact online doesn’t respond, their lack of interest won’t feel like a rejection.

It’s An Easy Way To Get To Know Someone New

Online dating websites allow you to direct message, live chat, and video chat before you exchange phone numbers or meet in person. This takes much pressure off on the first date, while still maintaining the excitement of meeting someone new. 

You Can Be Clear About What You Are Looking For

If you aren’t searching for a traditional, monogamous relationship, online dating is the way to go. No need to worry about how and when to tell someone you met in person about your desires, as you can just go to a niche dating site. There are online dating sites for everything from personal hobbies and interests, open-only, LGBT-only, gender fluid, hookups, affairs, and more!

It’s Convenient

One reason it’s hard to meet someone new is because you are already so busy. Dating online allows you to browse through and contact potential partners—any time of the day or night. Many even have mobile apps that allow you to message those you reach out to. So, no more saying you don’t have time to date!

It’s Where All The Singles Are

If it feels like everyone you know is coupled up, and that you have no options to choose from, then it’s time to head online. You aren’t the only single who feels that way, which is why you are sure to find someone new online.

No More Bad Blind Dates

What’s worse than your well-intentioned family or friends springing another random guy or gal on you—most of whom you have nothing in common with you other than you are both single? Nothing right! While not every person you meet online will turn into a relationship, or even a great date—at least you decide who and when.

If you’ve decided that 2017 is your year for love, sign up to an online dating site now—and meet new singles today!

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Peter McIntyre

Dating Blogger

Peter McIntyre is a charismatic dating blogger who offers practical advice and relatable insights on modern romance.