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Are There Benefits To Online Dating?
Online dating vs. meeting someone in the real world: is there a difference, and does online dating offer any extra benefits?
There is no shortage of online dating websites and apps these days. Whether you’re looking for men or women, a relationship or sex, there’s an online dating option for you. Older folks might tell you that you should just wait, let it happen naturally, find someone out in the real world.
But is that the best way to date? Or is online the better — or perhaps only — option?
Personally, I don’t think online is the only option. I think you can still meet people in real life. But I do think that online dating has become a valid, and easy, way to date. And it does offer some benefits that waiting and hoping to meet someone in the real world doesn’t have.
Clarify your priorities
A few months ago, I joined a dating site for a few weeks. I felt ready to date again after my breakup earlier this year, so I figured I’d give it a try. I signed up, filled out my profile and uploaded a couple of photos. Then I…
