It often surprises me that even with so many avenues for meeting people, there are still a number of loners out there. Although technology has indeed been an enemy of socializing to a high degree, yet I must say that the same technology has also provided various means of meeting new people and finding dates.

One point in case is online dating. This may probably be the best example of how technology, particularly the web, has come as an assisting medium for people who want to have relationships. The promise is quite huge. Imagine that as you post your profile in any dating site, your profile becomes visible to thousands of members all across the world. Can you think of any other medium that can do this? I guess not.

And this works both ways. You also can seek out dates from an equally huge set of people. Sitting on your home PC, you can browse through thousands of profiles from across the globe. Although for practical reasons, you might want to restrict your search only to your geographical area.

Even within your area, you can select across categories such as teenagers or those recently divorced. Depending upon your own age bracket and profile, you may have a specific preference for your prospective date.

In fact, there are a number of sites that even let you hunt for dates depending upon specific liking’s. For example, if you like a certain movie, the site will offer you a contact with those members who also have that specific liking. The search criterion can similarly be on the basis of favorite songs or even cuisines.

The bottom line is that there are various different ways in which profiles can be matched, and just a bit of smart thinking on the part of the site manager can bring about very interesting results.

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Besides the match suggestions made by the computer, you can also exercise the option of browsing through individual profiles. Nowadays the profiles have become very lengthy. Members on the dating sites are finding newer and newer ways of attracting interest by writing nice punch lines.

Most dating sites provide an opportunity to express your attitude in many different ways such as “Describe yourself” columns and much more. It is today a well-developed art to write good profiles so that you can get more dates.

But probably the most effective of all ways is indeed to post a nice photograph. If you have the right kind of looks or a photogenic face, the best thing to do is to post a photograph. Research shows that profiles with photographs get 20 times more response.