Net Gains - Are you single ? Do you want to be? Then here is what you should do :Internet Dating
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Alexandra Carlton from the Sunday Telegraph reports on the three reasons why you should try Internet Dating site Meetmyfriend.com.au


One
Remember when lawn bowls started becoming a fad around 2000? Newspapers all ran “lifestyle” features twittering about this wacky new phenomenon being embraced by brave trendsetters. We giggled for a bit , then slowly, we all started doing it. Now it’s just a fun day out. No one’s making self conscious “doesn’t lawn bowls have a higher mortality rate than any other sport?” jokes anymore.
Internet dating is moments away from this point too, and if you don’t get on board now you’ll still be making self conscious “lets tell people we met at a work function” jokes in three years’ time and  everyone will think you’re embarrassing.


Two
That said if you still need to be sure the cool kids are doing it before you give it a go, you ‘ll be pleased to know they are. The ones in the UK anyway. I have Australian friends in London who have secretly confided to me that they’re right into internet dating (and look ,when they said “secret”, they made  it very clear I wasn’t to tell of our mutual friends in Australia. Nothing was said about national press coverage) The thing is , they don’t care if their UK friends know because everyone is doing it. It’s considered about as frightening and shameful as online banking.


Three
Do it because you’ve got nothing to lose. What’s the worst that can happen? You 'll meet a dud. How many duds have tried to chat you up at the pub in the last week? How many duds has your mother tried to set you up with? How much is your ex-boyfriend /girlfriend a complete, utter, inarguable did? Yes you’ll meet some duds but by my estimation a good 75 percent of the population are duds- or at least wrong for you- wherever you meet them. At least this way, you’re broadening your scope.
Where to go


“...If you need some hand holding then try meetmyfriend.com.au...”the idea is a friend writes your profile for you talking up your sexy smile, your scathing sense of humour and your quirky addiction to anchovies . Which means you still have room to blush and groan and blame someone else for the humiliation of it all. Also and here’s a brilliant insider tip – I’ve met the bloke who started it, and his girlfriend, and they’re both gorgeous funny and smart and they've both forced all their single friends to sign up . And if you don’t think gorgeous, funny smart people have gorgeous funny, smart friends then you’re ...well , you’re sitting here reading this instead of going on dates with gorgeous, funny smart people.


As reported by Alexandra Carlton, The Sunday Telegraph Body+soul 10/02/08