The Dating 'R' Us Links Page

Internet Dating services are cheap and very handy. You can log onto a site and check for potential matches from your computer at home or at work. Cost ranges from free up to $16 per month. All sites require that you fill out a short form, and give yourself an I.D. and a password. The forms are what help keep the sites from accepting unwanted advertising or porn solicitations. Then you make a profile of yourself, that describes who you are and who you want. Some sites have the ability to add your picture to your profile. You have to either email them the photo, or type in the URL of where the picture is located on your home or business web site. Make sure that it is the correct size according to the site's requirements. They list the preferered size on their site. Otherwise it comes out distorted. A recent photo helps people know what you look like. As well as finding out how honest and accurate you are about your physical description. Pictures can help you determine if there is any initial chemistry. Send a natural picture of you just doing something average. Not too staged. People supplying pictures get more responses than those that don't have a picture. Besides, it makes you wonder what you are getting yourself into, if you have no clue what they look like.

Match.comVery nice site. Lots of potential matches. Matchcom is worldwide. You can narrow things down to just your city if you want to. If you want your picture posted, it must be emailed to them. They take about 3-5 days to install it. They charge $16 per month.
MatchMaker.comI like these folks too. They had a larger selection of local, SF Bay Area people. Their site navigation was great too. They can also post your picture. They are about $13 per month.
Yahoo Personals These guys are very large. Since Yahoo provides so many different Web services, they don't put a whole lot into their personal site. It works good though. You have to type in an URL to post your picture. You also fill out a small personal web site. It's barely a paragraph long. You just select the answer by checking a box. So it's fast. There are some spaces to type some info into. It really helps to sign up for a Yahoo email account. That way you can access your emails from anywhere you have browser access. It keeps your private stuff private. These folks are free.
AOL.comThis is an additional personals site for those many people that have an AOL account.

Here are a few good places for the first few dates.

Coffee shops like StarBucks.
Nice restaurants like Marie Callender's or Chevy's.
For very casual meetings, Pizza Hut, Round Table Pizza and Clarkes Burgers .

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