http://www.daterindistress.com/dating/online-service.html An online dating service is not necessary when you are playing the field. But an online dating service is an easy means to find people just like you. en-us Tue, 08 Nov 2005 09:23:47 EST Tue, 08 Nov 2005 09:23:47 EST Weblog Editor 2.0 Dear Dater In Distress, Where oh where can you even find love? A date even! Everywhere you turn you are continually surprised by the eternal dearth of members of the opposite sex, same sex - datable sex. And its frustrating - the great majority of us live in or near urban centers, surrounded by thousands and millions of potential dates, and yet our schedules are surprisingly dry. It was for this frustration that the online dating service was created. While you can get the same effect by venturing out the door and making more of a move than just a flashy smile, the online dating service will get you into contact with other singles who are just as datefully distressed as you. Online dating service disaster in the Big Apple "Hi. My name is Bruce and I moved to New York City about two years ago as a film student at Columbia. When I first got here I was really excited - so many girls and so many great places to meet them! School is tough so I don't have a lot of free time, and while I'm always pretty successful during the summer months I couldn't even find a date from August to May. When I did manage to meet a girl I wouldn't exactly call it dating - we'd meet one night out on the town, agree to meet again some other time, meet again and totally hate one another from the start. Anyways, I tried out this online dating service specializing in Manhattan - and I've never experienced anything as worthless before in my life. I met lots of girls, even went out on a date with a Mongolian, but they'd always end the same - I had a lot of fun and all, but to be honest? You're not my type. Uhhhhh, I thought that was the point of online dating services, to find your type first and then date them. Whatever, at least I can study all year and get really good grades - maybe some day I'll make enough money to buy me one of those beautiful New York wives." Lonely online troopers Bruce's experience with his online dating service is not uncommon. In fact, it is probably the norm, a fact that emphasizes the randomness of dating and the importance to keep on meeting new people. You never know who you are going to meet or where you'll meet them - it might be through an online dating service, but probably not - but when you do, when you find that special person, all the dates and all the horrors and all the lonely nights will be worth it. You cannot have the good without the bad and after experiencing some of the bad, the good will only be that much better. Tue, 08 Nov 2005 09:23:47 EST http://www.daterindistress.com/dating/best-online-service.html Best online dating service -- Is there something such as a best online dating service? It depends on what works for you. en-us Tue, 08 Nov 2005 10:27:03 EST Tue, 08 Nov 2005 10:27:03 EST Weblog Editor 2.0 http://www.daterindistress.com/dating/free-online-service.html A free online dating service sounds inviting, but is a free online dating service really free? en-us Mon, 07 Nov 2005 18:30:35 EST Mon, 07 Nov 2005 18:30:35 EST Weblog Editor 2.0