Single girl Karlie explains how finding a nice guys in a new city is easy with online dating site Meetmyfriend
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Since arriving in Sydney last year, Karlie has been checking out what the city has to offer. Whilst she agrees that the Harbour Bridge and Opera House are impressive, her take on Sydney’s single scene is unfortunately less inspiring. “Sydney is a fantastic city, but it just seems so much more difficult to meet like-minded guys here compared to the UK,” says Karlie.


As a 27 year old former actor, Karlie wouldn’t be described as ‘shy’ however she acknowledges that she has had to reassess her social skills lately. She admits that she had become accustomed to being approached by guys back home, but finds the Australian dating scene to be a lot more pressured and less relaxed, saying that girls are expected to be much more direct. Part of her proactive approach was to join meetmyfriend.com.au, a revolutionary first to market online dating concept in Australia.


“I thought it would be a good way of expanding my social network here, especially given that all singles come highly recommended,” she says. Karlie confesses, “I wouldn’t consider myself to be the type of person to join a dating site but then again, before Facebook came along, I’d never thought that I would enjoy ‘social networking’ as much. It definitely seems to be a brave new world out there!”
One aspect that Karlie thinks distinguishes meetmyfriend.com.au from all the others are its live social events. “The events are held at cool venues and linked with groovy sponsors like Supertrash - all in all, it just given this online dating option a less ‘cheesy’ appeal.”


Another aspect that Karlie highlights is the fact that every member is nominated to join meetmyfriend.com.au by a mate who writes their profile, saying that inevitably, the people on the site will somehow be connected to your social network through six degrees of separation. Karlie adds, “Having a friend write your profile takes the pressure off”.


Karlie joined the site with her best friend Lucy and together, they have been meddling, match-making and mingling in the socially chilled-out environment – just as they would be if they were out on the town. “Our fast pace of living makes it difficult for people to meet other singles the traditional way – MMF is the modern solution to expanding social networks,” Karlie says.


In Karlie’s opinion, she feels that meetmyfriend.com.au combines the benefits of authentic networking with the convenience of modern technology, and the support of your friends. “As with anything in life, it’s much more fun when you’ve got your friends around to support you,” she continues. Karlie encourages anyone looking for an original fun way to meet new people to join, saying “although the search continues for my ideal man, seeing the sites of Sydney with new prospects has been good times!”.