Match.com knows when to strike when the pot is hot – no puns intended.

With the decine in birthrates and an aging population, Japan is starting to encourage couples to have more children to bring the country back to its high population numbers.

Couples in Japan are also getting married later, which is leading to an overall lowered fertility trend – which is also adding to population concerns.

And that means that Match.com has to bring people together in order to start that family process.

(Of course, the fact that the online dating population may be overly saturated by online dating resources probably has helped Match.com to think about looking outside of the U.S. borders.)

Match.com is even going so far as to create personal consultants that will work with people individually to find the person that they will form a long term relationship with – this program looks to begin in early 2007.

It’s interesting to note that while the Japanese spend much of their time on computers, they are not all that confident of the people that they might meet over the Internet.

But Match.com is hoping that they can change some minds.

Online dating has never been easier – and this online dating company is hoping to save a country in the process.

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If only dating was as easy as going to the grocery store.

You make a list, you bring it with you, and you find the exact person that you’re going to fall in love with – and that’s all the work you have to do.

 But it isn’t that easy – or is it?

Online dating has certainly helped men and women have a better say in what they want and don’t want in a partner – they simply show their preferences, block out the people that creep them out, and ‘interview’ their potential love matches before they even meet.

Finally, a computer can do some good.

But you really have to know what you want from a partner.  And that means taking the time to really ask yourself what’s important.  Are you interested in the long term?   Short term?   Looking for someone to marry or someone to just get to know better?

The saying, “Be careful what you wish for” should be about dating.

 Take some time to really sit down and think about what you want for your self and for your happiness.  Becase in the end, it’s not about that knight in shining armor; it’s about finding someone that leaves a smile on your face – even if they’re on the computer screen.

Today is the day when you start getting specific about what you want from another person – think about your hobbies and your likes (and dislikes).  What do you want to share with someone else?   In the end, it’s all about sharing yourself with someone, becoming a part of their life – so if you just don’t click, you just don’t click.

While online dating can help you meet people with the same interests, you have to know what your interests truly are and what is absolutely important to you.

And what makes you smile.

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