Hmm…

I’m lonely..I think I need a

boyfriend…

Match.com!

Ooo… He’s hot! I wanna meet him!!!

Internet Dating

Relationship

Friends

Marriage

Match

Dating

Men

Women

Couples

Partners

Sincere about finding love

Millions of people

Forget singles nightThe

right p

artn

er

Why wait years

Sex

True love

Variations of Online Dating Services

Variations of Online Dating Services

• Myspace.com

• Passion.com

• Match.com

• Hotornot.com

• Singles.com

• Love.com

Variations of Online Dating Services

• Myspace.com

• Passion.com

• Match.com

• Hotornot.com

• Singles.com

• Love.com

Variations of Online Dating Services

• Myspace.com

• Passion.com

• Match.com

• Hotornot.com

• Singles.com

• Love.com

Variations of Online Dating Services

• Myspace.com

• Passion.com

• Match.com

• Hotornot.com

• Singles.com

• Love.com

Variations of Online Dating Services

• Myspace.com

• Passion.com

• Match.com

• Hotornot.com

• Singles.com

• Love.com

Variations of Online Dating Services

• Myspace.com

• Passion.com

• Match.com

• Hotornot.com

• Singles.com

• Love.com

Do’s and Don’ts - Internet Dating

Giving Out Information

• Geographic Location– Limit yourself to a region– Do not use exact address

• Phone Number– NEVER give out your phone number– Calling them will reveal your phone number– Use caller-ID blocking

Giving Out Information (cont.)

• Your Picture– Give this lots of considerations, as your

picture could end up anywhere– Get permission for others (if they are in the

picture)

Bragging

• Most of us think this is a good thing

• However bragging (cars, job, houses) is an invitation for people to take advantage of this and you

• Be honest and don’t lie about yourself

Your “Handle” (name)

• Acts as an overall first impression

• Avoid sexually oriented names (such as anything ending with "69“) :P

• Think about your best qualities and the kind of person you want to attract

Behavior

• Maintain some kind of appropriate decorum in Personals and Chat sites.

• Be respectful to others.

• Your actions may degrade people’s viewpoint of both you and others in the chat room.

Be Suspicious

• Does what they say make sense?

• Do they provide current photos?

• Do want to meet you right away or tell you they love you without meeting you?

• Background checks

Summary

• Don’t give out too much information

• Be honest with yourself and others

• Act appropriately in both terms of actions toward others and yourself

• Don’t be naive

• Have fun

Internet Dating Statistics

Since when is Internet Dating such a big thing?

• The online portion of the dating industry totaled $304 million in the year 2002

• Enormous growth over the past few years– Match.com

General Statistics

• Who is more likely to have an online relationship?

• 33% of online relationships lead to a date

• 7% of single internet users say they have gone on a date with someone they met online

• 67% of Americans say that…

International Internet Dating

• No…not mail order brides• 15% of Americans who have internet access

have visited a dating site– 28% of single people with Internet access have done

so

• 13 percent of Japanese teenagers have visited online dating sites. – Among high school students, the figures rise to 18.4

percent of males and 22 percent of females.

How people are accessing

• 7.9 million users in America log on from work (35% of all accessing)

• 26.6 million users in America log on from home (60% of all accessing)

• 76% of users in Japan connect via their cell phones

• 21% of users in Japan connect using their computers at home

Odd facts about dating

• How much does the average male spend on dates every month?

• What is the chance a person will like a date set up by a friend?

• How long does it take most men to make up their minds on a first date whether or not to see the person again?

• The average number of first dates for a single professional in the past year is?

$201

17%

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To sum it all up

• Find out if Internet Dating is for you– If so, find the right service for you.

• Follow the do’s and don’ts of online dating– A little safety can go a long way

• Just because it is not common, it doesn’t mean it is a bad thing– Millions of people around the world already

use it.

THE END