In my ideal world, you could order up dates as easily as you can order books on Amazon.com or movies on Netflix.com. Here’s my dating dream.

I’d like a site where people can post other people they know who are looking to date. By filling out a form about what they like, these people would get sorted into different categories – artsy, athletic, etc. Then, after they have dated someone or you have dated them, you would leave feedback on the site or rank them with a star or point system.

By the magic of computers and ranking systems, the dating site would then recommend other dates based on dates that you ranked well in the past. For example, if you seem to like going on dates with athletic guys or gals, you might get shown a list of singles that fit with your interests – “Based on your interest in Mike2014, here are some other dates you might like…”

This would make things all the easier, wouldn’t it?

Instead of poring over the lists of singles that are available, you could go to your recommendations and pick out the ones that appeal to you. And whenever the website didn’t match you up with someone that you liked, you could simply say ‘Not Interested’ and then further refine your dating recommendations.

Of course, I would also make sure there was a way to keep track of the singles you want to contact – much like the cart or the queue system. How perfect would that be?

Do I have something to be thankful for? Are there sites like this out there? I haven’t found the perfect site yet, so if you have – let me know!

Leave your hints in the comments so that all of us can fill up our calendars!

Diary Dating Websites, Future, Singles

Some are saying that the invention of the internet has actually contributed to the demise of romance and of a loving courtship – but is this true? A case could be made that online dating actually provides users with a chance to be even more romantic, rather than less.

Online dating allows singles to go back to the time of writing love letters, though with email instead of a pen and paper. You also get the excitement of not really knowing the other person until you’re ready to meet them, which can prove to be quite an aphrodisiac. When you have to wait and wait to meet this new person in your life, you build up your anticipation and create a romantic date.

In a way, online dating has taken us back to times that were more traditional. Instead of simply heading to a bar, picking up a person, and going home with them, you get the chance to really learn about a person before you date them. And what could be more romantic than that?

You also get the chance to flirt with people over the internet in an inhibited way. Some times when you’re at a bar or another singles sort of place, you can feel hindered by the other people there, as though you might be stepping on their toes as you try to meet someone new. But in the online dating world, you can feel free to talk to as many people as you want to – and that’s not only going to up your chances of finding love, but also increase your fun.

Romance is not dead – it’s just online now.

Personal Profiles Dating Websites, Flirt, Love Letters, Profile, Romance, Singles

There’s never enough time in the world anymore, especially when it comes to finding the love of your life – or is there? With SpeedDate.com, it seems that if you have three minutes to spare, they think they can find you someone to date. Developed as a business class project at first, this San Mateo, California site is hoping to help singles “hook-up” with video chats instead of the ‘slow’ style online dating scene.

With no subscription fees yet, interested people can sign up on the site, give a few details about who they are and then sign up for one of the speed dating sessions. Instead of having to converse with someone for months before you get to see them or to figure out whether or not they are right for you, speeddate.com helps you quickly punch ‘yes’ or ‘no’ at the end of each date to give your review. If you both hit ‘yes,’ then you will be able to talk more through the actual dating site.

While this does seem to cut through the hassles of other dating sites (like long forms and questionnaires), this site also seems like more of a gimmick than an actual place to meet someone to have a relationship with. Sure, you might meet someone who’s as adventurous as you are – but does that make them someone to walk down an aisle with? Or should we say, run down an aisle with? Only time will tell on this one.

Though we’re certain the answer will be clear soon enough.

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

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