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The Hot Button Topic in Online Dating

July 12th, 2007

Just as many of us weren’t picked for the basketball team on the playground when we were kids, it looks like some online daters are getting picked last, if at all because of certain relationship persuasions.

Okay, they’re not getting put into the vast dating pool of sites like eHarmony.com because these daters are homosexual. ‘Rejected’ is the term that Chemistry.com is using to their advertising advantage. But what is the real issue here?

The truth is that there is a dating site for everyone – Christians, gay men, lesbians, transgendered, etc. So the question becomes why some daters are getting upset over the fact that one dating site isn’t ‘letting’ them use their services? Couldn’t they simply go somewhere else to meet the kind of date they want to meet?

The ‘heterosexuals only’ policy is pretty clear when it comes to eHarmony. Run by a conservative Christian founder, it’s not explicitly Christian, but it certainly isn’t accepting gay applicants and that’s nothing new.

So do these people that have been rejected by eHarmony have something viable to complain about?

There is some discussion over whether or not all dating sites should accept everyone. Since many of these online daters may have felt rejected in the current local dating pool, doesn’t it make sense to make sure they aren’t rejected anywhere online?

This is a good point, but then again, it brings up the idea again of if you want to meet a certain type of person, why not save yourself a lot of trouble and simply only use sites that cater to that kind of person and relationship?

It just makes sense to go to where the boys and girls are that you want to meet, right? Why head to a dog show when you want to look at cats?

But this is a hot topic that is bound to ruffle a few feathers, pardon the pun, even if the answer seems clear – go to the sites that cater to your needs, avoid those that don’t.

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A Kiss is Just a Kiss?

May 11th, 2007

No one has time for love anymore, it seems. And when you’re trying to find the perfect someone for yourself, you don’t necessarily want to just head to any old place to talk to the same old people. You don’t want to share small talk and a drink – you want something more when you’re giving up the little free time you have.

Enter: kisscafe.com. This absolutely free online dating website focuses on creating discussion between potential love matches. You can talk about the politics of the work or the environment with other intelligent and time-pressed people. By offering all of the same features as pay sites do, Kisscafe.com is helping you get the best of the dating scene without paying for it.

Members can also check up on their love interests via their cell phone.

If you’re a member of Kisscafe.com, you will also be able to post pictures and videos or go explore their news section where discussions begin.

Just like meeting people at a party that your friend planned, you will be able to have meaningful conversations with others in order to find out if you’re a good match.

Without needing to pay a cent, try small talk, or buy someone a drink.

Do you have any comments, complaints or something to say about KissCafe.com? Did you meet someone special on this site? If so, we’d love to hear from you. Your opinion matters!

Leave a comment on: KissCafe.com.

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Is Online Dating On Its Way Out?

November 9th, 2006

Is it almost time to retire online dating with the Walkman and the hula hoop? Some critics think that it just might be. With the ever-present lying about one’s age, appearance, and even interests, online dating can be a world where you’re not sure who you’re talking to. Are you’re falling for a real person or a fantasy? But is that enough to dismiss online dating entirely?

I don’t think so.

Online dating allows people to stop getting in the way of what they want – true happiness, companionship, and perhaps even love. Behind the veil of the Internet, users can feel free to talk about their innermost desires and ideas without fear of in-person rejection. The anonymity online dating provides creates a safe system of talking with someone else, if even just for the entertainment of it.

What online dating also provides is a good way for people to try out the dating market after they’ve been gone for a while. It allows the user to feel more confident in what they can expect in these times. When people are open and uninhibited in response, it can create a new level of relationship that they might not have achieved otherwise.

But the true goal of online dating isn’t to remain online – it’s to meet up in person. As a springboard into that final frontier, online dating is making more people ready for the dating world, rather than less. Those that wouldn’t go out to bars and clubs in the first place can get their feet wet online.

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