Free Online Dating Sites Discussion

We just had a great weekend of slightly over 20 degree Celsius temperatures and that really got the people out in droves. The ladies were out in fine form and quick to dress down in their attempts to attract ogles from the guys and some women. I headed to the beach to relax and watch the mating games begin. I think I’m going to take a few weeks off from the free online dating sites and take in some real action around town through bars and grocery stores. I was never very good at the bar pick-up, but I think I’m going to work on that with some lines picked up off the net like “I was wondering if you have a moment to spare for me to hit on you?” which is one of AskMen.com’s biggest winners. Actually, I never really understood the whole pickup line thing. Why do you need some kind of line in order to initiate a conversation? Why not just approach the girl and say hello? These are the kinds of things that you get used to doing when using free dating sites because that’s usually what it’s all about - just saying hi. Conversations usually start off quite easily on free online dating sites probably because everyone’s there for the same reason and there is really no game playing, for the most part…

I’ve encountered a few women who really just want to talk and saying hi gets their attention pretty quickly over using some creepy pickup line. Although I’m not really interested in just talking, for very long that is. Nothing wrong with getting to know someone and it’s the best way of knowing if there is any compatibility off the bat or if you’re both just wasting each other’s time. It’s also a great way of dealing with that first date because you already know a little bit about each other and conversations usually go in a more natural direction based on that knowledge. Free dating sites can be a lot of fun in that sense, although if you’re planning on starting conversations with more than one woman you’d better start taking notes because you’re bound to confuse one or two of them and get yourself into some hot water, as previous experiences have shown me! Now that I’m talking once again about free online dating sites, I think I’m going to get back into it rather than waste time watching other people getting to know each other. The free dating sites game is really a whole lot of fun and doesn’t cost a penny, so why not join a bunch and see where things go?

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Finding a girlfriend, having a relationship, getting married, having kids the end. I believe having kids usually marks the end of your life and the beginning of having to take care of someone else’s life, for your entire life, and then you die. Is it all worth it? The diapers, the crying, the tantrums, the whining, the messy house, the added expenses, the lack of social life, the early mornings 365 days a week, the getting up in the middle of the night - every night for years, the constant fatigue, the loss of mental state, the broken toes on toys left out in the open, the stress it puts on your marriage - and if I had a few more seconds to think, I’m sure I could come up with 100 other reasons why it’s not worth it.

So why do so many masochistic people do this to themselves? Is it hard wired in their brains? Is it society?

Whether you want to torture yourself by meeting someone through free dating sites or at the grocery store, in the end you’re going to wind up in the same place - hell. Sorry but if your idea of heaven isn’t all of the above, then you’re screwed.

Free online dating sites can help speed up the process of getting you to your eden though - so get started today and enjoy the rest of your life, which has just been shortened by 50 years.

Free Dating Sites

or pay dating sites will either kill you or make you stronger, so get in the game today and see where you stand and how long you can last! Good luck to ya!

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I’m starting to get some Spring Fever over here! I don’t know if that’s good or bad but it kind of takes control of you and leaves you only thinking about certain things that might not be appropriate for this blog as I’m sure it has become quite popular with the youngn’s.

Ahh yes, the warmer days, the budding trees and sounds of Loons migrating north once again. Is there no better time of year for a bachelor? I think not! The big question now is do I pull away from free online dating sites and hit the beach? Or stick with it and hope to find some other introverted, nerdy, computer chick that also chooses to stay indoors and enjoy the warmth of her monitor rather than sunlight?
Speaking of places to go to meet men or women (aside from online dating sites of course) there have been several articles written on this, and one location always comes up within the top 3. Most people might think bars or other establishments where people are of the same mind-set, but no, it has always been and may always be…. the grocery store! I guess there’s just something about shopping for produce that gets the juices flowing. I’m sure we all have a mental image of similar produce, but that’s not what this is about. It’s the openness, the relaxed atmosphere and the fact that you’re not actually there to meet anyone that makes it more appropriate to approach that person you find appealing. Whether they’re groping melons for firmness or checking cucumbers for rot - they won’t be expecting you to sidle up behind them and say “Mine’s bigger than that.” The grocery store… who would have thought?

So free dating sites may have to wait until late for early Fall before I can get back into that game - but then again, it is cheap, friendly and from my experience, very safe. To the dismay of many avid readers of this blog, I have not yet once been asked for my credit card number or social insurance number. I have been asked for some naughty pictures which they may be able to sell for a handsome sum, but other than that it’s been a great experience.

Free online dating sites are still a great way to go, plus I haven’t found a pickup line yet for the junk food aisle which is usually where I shop.

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I was thinking of trying one of these crazy speed dating things. If you’re not in the know about these, it’s where you sign up, usually pay a fee and you’re placed in a room that’s hopefully equally matched between men and women. I believe the women sit at separate tables and the guys move around the room talking to each woman in turn with only 5 minutes to make an impression. They do say that a woman will usually make up her mind in about 30 seconds as to whether or not you’re a good provider, lover and creative. Man, those chicks really are hard to please eh? I wonder if there is a way to do this through an online dating site? Could be a gold mine I tell you. See, the way it is now, I have to get all dapper, grab a cab downtown to some weird Italian restaurant and be prodded into a room of strange and no doubt carnivorous women. Where if I was to stay at home and casually date online, I could sit in my pajamas not having bathed in 2 weeks, drinking beer at 10 am and telling women on the other end that “I have to be at a board meeting in 20 minutes because I’m the chairman and my Ferrari has been acting up lately…”

Speaking of Ferrari’s, I don’t care what anyone says, women will flock to the guy with money whether he’s got personality or not and whether the car is rented or not. As an example seen personally, I usually drive a Toyota and going downtown I could wave to all the women I wanted, fat, flat or flirtatious and they would never wave back because I was the poor provider dude in the Toyota. When I drove a friend’s Ferrari downtown a few years back, every single chick I waved to, waved back with much conviction - one even let go of her boyfriend’s hand just so she could make sure I saw her! This to me is absolute PROOF and no naysayer can convince me otherwise because I was there, I looked the beast in the eye and I’m still here to talk about it.

Free dating sites are still a very safe bet and you don’t have to prove that you’re rich until it’s too late - for her! “That’s right baby, I cab it everywhere ’cause it’s cool and I always go Dutch on dates too, so I know the ladies aren’t digging me for the dough.” That’s right ladies, look out ’cause unlike all those other “rich” chumps you’ve been talking to online, this guy is scam your pants off! Or is that wrong?

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I’m not sure if it’s time to try a paid online dating site or not, but I may be running through the free dating sites pretty quickly, drying up the trough a little too fast. It seems most of these women join all the free online dating sites and squat in wait for the perfect man. If they didn’t think I was the perfect man, than that man isn’t coming! I feel a little bad for them, but they’ve really got to lower their expectations for some of these ‘other’ saps, or at least take them up on one or two dates to see where things will lead. Free dating sites are still a pretty good resource for most people and I do find that there are still many women and I’m sure men, who take it seriously and really are looking for someone to connect with that they otherwise couldn’t find in person. So these dating sites do have merit and are worth joining especially for the lack of cost.

I get quite a few comments from folk who think that free dating sites are full of scammers and gold diggers waiting to take all your cash because for some reason you gave them access to your credit cards and made them memorize your SIN… Scamming can happen anywhere by anyone; it’s just a matter of taking some necessary precautions that you would apply in any situation anyway! Maybe the bigger scammers are sitting in the paid dating sites waiting for someone who’s a little more trusting because they paid to be there and think everyone else feels the same way.

Free online dating sites are the best way to find out if online dating is the best route for you and there are basically no drawbacks, you only lose a little time on a possibly bad date.

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Well it’s been a few weeks since I’ve last posted, but with good reason. The free dating scene has taken hold of me and I’ve been really busy going out pretty much every night, sometimes with the same girl, sometimes with a different girl. Pretty much everyone I’ve met thus far seem to have their heads screwed on properly and no one’s really carrying a great deal of baggage. But of course this is all based on just one or 2 dates with the ladies and usually I find it’s after dating for about a month or 2 that you really see the scary side of most people. So I must choose wisely! Is it wrong if I follow my 2 favorites around for a few weeks without them knowing it? I understand some may call this stalking, but I prefer to call it an investment investigation. Do a little recon work before I truly commit! Seems I’ve got some shopping to do now. Let’s see what I’ll need; some binoculars, night vision goggles, maybe some camouflage gear - I’ll leave out the duck tape, rope and shovel though.

I don’t think there’s enough room on this already 10-foot long blog to describe all these dates, and there really isn’t all that much of interest to describe anyway. Most of these chicks have been pretty normal, dinner conversation was normal - there is always the good night kiss though! That’s something of interest. Usually I start thinking about the good night kiss about an hour or two before going in for the kill. I try to read these women by their gestures, facial contortions and if there’s any sexual innuendo thrown into our conversation. I still have some ‘gentleman’ left in me, so I usually walk them to their door where we almost always have that uncomfortable pause just after saying good night. Sometimes we say good night 3 or 4 times just to try and determine what the other person is thinking. So you go in close and see if they pucker up, then back again if it doesn’t look good, then say good night, then back in until you either get slapped or she concedes. Usually it’s hit and miss with a 50% accuracy rate! So anything can happen and usually does. I was invited up by one nice lady and we had finished the evening off with some nice wine and conversation with no chance of regret. I think I’ll grab some wine and call her back for more.

I shall continue my escapades and hopefully find more time between my dating to follow-up on this blog as I’m sure most of my loyal readers are on the edge of their seats.

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Did you get a New Years kiss? I sure did, but because of my non-committed lifestyle I was able to get numerous New Years Eve kisses. How many people can claim the same? As a loner to the party I attended, I was able to move around the room swiftly between 12:00am and 12:05am in order to make the most of those precious minutes before 2008 is already old news and no one wants to make out anymore. I think I did a pretty fine job of it too as I was able to get in the face of quite the gaggle of girls. Although I did not take a single one home, I’m sure they’ll remember me and that kiss well into the next hour or so afterwards, and then I will become just another silhouette in their drunken memories.

I’m not really big on resolutions as I don’t think my faults are that horrible that I should try to change anything drastically, nor do I really believe that the changing of a date should be the factor that gets people motivated to better themselves. I may just start joining more free online dating sites and seeing where that gets me - there are tons of seemingly lonely women out there just waiting for a guy like me to buy them dinner! And that’s just what I’m going to be doing over the next 12 months at least! I don’t think I’m going to settle down with any one person until I’ve made my way through the brunt of them. I am a guy after all and that’s pretty much all we’re about - getting laid. So free dating sites here I come - batten down the hatches and hide the children ’cause I’m going on a rampage! Safely of course…

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It’s this time of year that makes you really feel the need to find someone to spend some quality, seasonal time with. I’ve spent many a Christmas by myself which has been fine in the past, but for some reason this year I’m yearning for a companion to enjoy dinners and walks and maybe even some gift shopping with. There’s something about getting cozy with someone - going out for a cocktail and enjoying some great conversation by the fireplace. Looks like I’m going to have to hit the free dating sites hard in the next few days to see what I can dig up. I’m sure this time of year really brings out even the most hardened anti-free dating site individuals - those rare few that are too hot to be using this type of site, the ones you question because they really look too good to be hunting online - kind of like me! ho ho ho.

I’m not yet quite ready to pay for online dating, but if nothing works out before the New Year, then I may be persuaded to take that next step - but from what I’m seeing across the few free dating sites that I’ve joined, there’s no need for quite some time. There are literally hundreds if not thousands of profiles to go through.

I hope the few readers of this blog enjoy a great holiday season with a new or old companion and are able to keep each other warm through these cold winter nights. I will be out hopefully most nights getting to know some women a little better.

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So I’m going to get right back on the horse and jump into another free dating site! I think it’s been long enough since my last date and am looking forward to expanding to other free dating sites and browsing even more profiles - hopefully I can found enough hours in the day to go through the tons of profiles available.

Before I continue I have to address a couple of comments that I’ve received in regards to my previous posts. It seems I’ve ruffled a few feathers in talking about safety and costs when it comes to free dating sites.

There’s “Jack” who thinks that I’m promoting the worst kind of evil there is by telling my site visitors about the virtues of free dating sites. Jack has had some bad luck with his free dating site experience where he was blackmailed for whatever reason and may have lost some money to an unscrupulous woman. To you Jack I say that this can happen through any site, paid or not. If you don’t take the proper precautions beforehand you’re opening yourself up to potential problems. If a woman whom I just met over the internet asks me for my credit card number, it’s going to raise some immediate suspicion… Scammers would do better to prey on people in pay dating sites as they will be taken more seriously and would most likely get farther and more money then they would preying on someone on a free dating site. So safety issues are really not more prevalent on free online dating sites over paid dating sites - especially if your guard is up, as it should always be when dealing with anyone off the web.

Then there’s “Lola” who sees that my promotion of free dating sites may possibly lead people to their absolute doom, I can only reiterate that one should always err on the side of safety when meeting anyone through online means. Have your guard up, don’t give away your credit card number to strangers and make sure you meet in a public place until you are completely satisfied that this person is truly sane and on the up and up. There are hundreds of stories from people who have met great men and women through free online dating sites and yes there are an equal amount of great stories from people who have met through paid dating sites. The girl that I first met was almost a great catch if she wasn’t so hung up on her ex, and Lola, you can’t tell me that people who pay to join a dating site have any less baggage than people on free dating sites! They’re people from all walks of life, some choose to pay and some don’t - you just have to have some intuition to ensure you get the most out of it.

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Sitting down with her at a quiet table in the corner, I was impressed with her charm and looks. Great hair, great smile and well dressed for the occasion. We both played the “I don’t really do the online dating sites thing” card, just to get it out of the way. The conversation started out well, but soon it became clear that “Sue” was not quite over her ex-boyfriend yet as she made it abundantly clear by bringing his name into pretty much all portions of the conversation.

I did my best to make things go smoothly, trying to talk about things that couldn’t possibly include an ex-boyfriend, but to no avail. She was a nice gal, but she definitely has some baggage that she’s going to have to work on before getting back into the online dating market or any other dating market for that matter. I can say that it is good thing she didn’t spend money on a pay dating site, because that money would have been wasted.

As for myself, using a free dating site really paid off! I’m glad that I met this woman, I’m glad that I was able to get back into the dating game again for only the cost of a dinner and not having any monthly fees. If I was paying a monthly fee, I would feel obligated to get right back into it, where as now I can take a couple of weeks off and spend some quality time shopping through the profiles again. No fees = no obligation!

I know many of you may talk about the quality of the person you’re meeting based on them paying to be involved in the dating world, but I doubt there are fewer people with baggage on pay dating sites than there are on free dating sites. Crazy or hung-up people lurk everywhere, it’s up to the individual person to weed them out before making any commitments like dinner with bad conversation. Still, this was an excellent lesson and it was fun overall, but not something that can be pursued unless my name was “Steve”.

So Sue and I will not be going out for dinner or anything else, but the experience was great and it was a good excuse to get dressed up and head out for a nice dinner - and meeting new people is a definite bonus, even if all they want to do is talk about Steve, who by the way, sounds like a really stand-up guy! Maybe he and I could be friends?

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I’ve been busy these past few days, but will be posting the remainder of my big date with “Sue” shortly. I hope that the 2 or 3 people who read this blog will not be put out too much and will continue to come back and read more exciting posts from the world of free dating sites! This blog can really only get more exciting as I don’t think it could possibly get any more stale… Free online dating has taken me by storm and I look forward to writing more about my “exploits” for my good readers. Hopefully I can fix the bug that’s keeping me from uploading pictures to this blog - I think that would really spruce things up.

Hopefully I’ll be posting something later on today or tomorrow at the latest - you don’t want to miss out on how that date went!

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Blind dating is one thing, where it usually starts when a friend; or even a friend of a friend thinks you might be compatible with someone they know, or someone their friend knows. But meeting someone out of the blue where you really have no one or anything to corroborate their stories and histories, can be very nerve-racking. Sorry to interject, but because this blog is partially funded by Google AdWords that you see to your right and left, I must add some keywords like free dating sites and more throughout this text - I apologize in advance, please continue… I, being a guy, have a slight advantage over my female mystery companion in that I don’t really have to worry about her wanting to possibly kill me for laughs. Not that that’s what I’m all about, but there are also many other elements that can get the brain thinking too much and turn your nerves from steel into lettuce. Thus the preparation ceremony begins!

I’ve been out on quite a few first dates in my time and I think I’ve developed a pretty good overall plan of action as well as contingency plans that allow for possible unique and unusual scenarios. The perfect restaurant is chosen based on what little information I obtained through our various instant messaging and phone conversations - something mid-range and offering a wide variety of dishes to choose from. Here we go again, free dating sites, that’s a short one. Somewhere fairly quiet and a little bit romantic perhaps? The only problem in this city is that every mid-range restaurant seems to only hire extremely hot waitresses! Not that I have a problem averting my eyes and focusing on my date, but I am a healthy, hot-blooded male so you know… Frankly I don’t know how they get away with it! Most likely they don’t and keep excellent lawyers and a huge slush fund on hand, specifically for their monthly lawsuits brought on by disgruntled and rotund job seekers. But this is a blog about free dating sites, so I’ll save that for another time.

Let’s see here; Milestones, Earls, Cactus Club - all great places but for that one common problem - hot staff. I did end up making a reservation at Earls, which has some very convenient locations for me, complete with some well marked exit points! Just kidding of course.

Wearing charcoal dress pants, a freshly ironed button down “purply” shirt and charcoal single breasted jacket, I felt confident that I looked sane and approachable. Earlier in the evening I offered to give her a ride in one of the many yellow cars from my fleet, but she declined and instead opted to meet me there - very smart on her part. She knows not to get into a car with a stranger, even if it is driven by my personal chauffeur of ethnic origins and I have pockets full of free candy.

The reservation was made for 8:00pm, a fine, midway hour that’s sure to give me a bit of that European flare, although I arrived at 7:30 and took a seat at the bar in order to enjoy a fine beer and stake out the surroundings before my prey… I mean my date, arrived.

Oh yes, I forgot one detail: How are we going to recognize each other in a crowded and loud environment? Only a few more times to go, free dating sites. Being my dapper self, I opted for a fine bright red and white Hawaiian shirt, which would make me easy to spot in Grand Central Station! This of course is another joke as I am prone to telling them. Anyway, I told her to look for the handsome gent wearing a small red flower on his lapel (can’t recall the name of the flower but it was NOT a poppy (which opens up the next story)). This gaff on my part turned into a bit of a funny situation, which turned out to be quite the ice breaker in my opinion. Since our date was just prior to Remembrance Day, it is very common for men and women to wear red poppies on their lapels. So here’s this poor woman about to walk into a relatively fancy place located in a business district looking for a guy in a suit with a red flower on his lapel.

As I sat at the bar waiting, I look at my watch and see it’s 8:02, I should probably make myself noticeable and keep an eye out for my date. I decide to standup next to the bar and scan the room for anyone looking bewildered, and then I spot her. How do I know it’s her? Because she was the only one with that “What the hell?” look on her face standing by the front door. There she was, scanning the room and noticing that her date could have been any one of 40 guys in suits with red flowers on their lapels! After watching her approach a few guys who could have been me, but not quite as well-groomed, I thought I would finally relieve her and introduce myself. If I could figure out how to get free dating sites into the context of this entry, I would!

I really have to stop here as I’ve run out of time, but next up: The real Big Date! And for the sake of Marguerite J. I will try to get that up here sooner than later.

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This whole dating thing, whether free or not, has been like an online shopping experience. Browse through hundreds of profiles of the opposite sex to find an item that you think you’d like to invest in. Pick and choose from hair and eye color to height and weight until you find the possible perfect match. Take it out for a test drive and see if it will handle the long haul. That’s how I’ve been feeling while digging through tons of profiles, narrowing them down to just a few that I felt would be worthwhile buying dinner for…

I have to admit that I’m not ready to invest money into this search and join a pay dating site, so I’m going to have to remain one-sided and somewhat biased only having dealt with free dating sites. But so far I’m not disappointed with what I’ve seen and experienced. The first girl that I took out for a run, let’s call her Sue, was actually the second girl that I contacted. This being a free dating site though, it almost begs you to contact as many women as possible, within your parameters of course. It took about 24 hours to hear back from Sue after posting a note on her profile, which was much faster than I anticipated - actually, I anticipated not hearing from anyone at all! The first girl that I attempted contact with never got back to me, perhaps something in my profile turned her off or maybe if I think optimistically, she already met someone and forgot to remove her profile.

Anyway, back to Sue! After she got back to me, we chatted through the site’s instant messaging system for about 2 hours, the longest conversation I’ve had in many years. Once we established that the other was not insane I coerced her into exchanging phone numbers ’cause time is of the essence. By that time it was already quite late, so I told her I would call her the next day and hopefully talk her into meeting face to face within the next week. I must digress at this point and discuss the whole “Wait 3 days before calling someone” thing. I’ve never understood this game and have never paid heed to this advice either. I’ve also never had a problem with a girl saying “You’re calling me the next day? I thought you were interested in me?” I don’t know if people still do this, but it really confuses me and always has - what’s wrong with playing it straight, if you like someone, call them up and take them out, if they say “no” then it wasn’t meant to be and move on!

Now that that’s out of the way, let me say that I did keep my word and call Sue the next day. Lo and behold, she agreed to a dinner date the following Saturday night. This is where I had to start with some serious thinking. How much did I want to spend on this girl? What caliber of restaurant should I take her to? Too expensive and I might look like a showoff, too cheap and I might look like a chump. I would have to find something just in between. This was the culmination of a free dating site after all.

Let me just say as well that I’ve never understood the whole movie and dinner date idea. The motive behind a date and especially a first date is to communicate and learn more about the person, something you can’t do in a theatre - you’re better off doing something interactive and then dinner, maybe even challenging each other physically and mentally?

Next up: The Big Date!

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I read an article the other day that was based on a survey by Zogby International, it found that 24% of Americans said the Internet could replace a partner for a period of time. The percentage was highest among singles of whom 31% said the Internet could be a substitute - with no difference between males and females. The research was based on 9,743 adults and conducted between October 4th and 8th.

This would be a whole new light on the free online dating subject where the Internet itself could act as your new love! Why bother trying to meet someone online, whether it be free or not if you can just date the Internet or a website for a while. What type of website could pose as your new, temporary concubine? I guess that depends on what you really like in a mate, and having something as vast as the web with which to find this person, you may end up having a longer relationship than you planned - and hopefully it won’t cost you more than you can afford. From what I’ve “read” and “heard”, some of these ’sites of love’ can put some pretty big charges on your credit card!

The article closes with an interesting tid-bit as well: “Only 11% of respondents said they would be willing to safely implant a device in their head that would let them use their mind to access the Internet although one in five would insert a chip into a child 13 years and younger to help track them.”

Accessing the Internet with our mind… What a communicative society we would be.

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So I’m thinking of testing out the waters on this free online dating thing. I’ve been sitting here for the past couple of months talking the talk, but I haven’t really walked the hand-in-hand walk yet. All my data so far has come from third parties that I’ve spoken to about their experiences with both free dating sites and paid dating sites and I reckon it’s about time I got my feet wet! Now the hard part will be which site to start with, or keeping costs in mind, which siteS to start with since I should really spread myself thin throughout many free dating sites - something that most people can’t really do with pay sites. This could amount to an easy digression, which I have to try hard not to rave about.

As mentioned in previous posts, we have PlentyOfFish.com, which seems to be the dominant player in the free online dating market and could be a great place to start. Although I know there are some smaller guys out there that are in need of some new and exciting profiles such as mine…

Being one who usually meets women in bars, restaurants, grocery stores and parks, this will be quite new to me. I imagine it will be kind of like shopping online for the right car, taking it for a test drive before either giving it back or renting it for a few months. On one side it’s quite exciting and on the other, I’m not sure I’m ready to give up my bachelorhood - which brings me to another interesting question. Are these sites widely used for straight up sex with no relationship? NSA as they say? Maybe this will be a good way to add a few dozen more notches to my bedpost? BUT this is not what these sites were meant for, as far as I know and they should be treated with a little more respect!

I will commence today and see which way the wind blows on this - do I date or do I just have the sex? I’ll be letting my fine readers know step by step over the next few days!

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I’ve been getting some responses to my postings stating that I am completely against pay dating sites and all that they stand for; this is not completely true as I don’t despise them, I only surmise that they are on their way out. Free online dating sites are sprouting up all over the Web, granted only a handful are worth joining, but it’s these few that will start paving the way of trust and loyalty with new and existing members. Pay sites do NOT offer members that are prettier or more handsome or more financially stable. Pay sites do NOT offer their members features or incentives that free dating sites don’t. If you choose to pay for something that you could otherwise get for free, that’s your prerogative, but before you decide to pay a monthly membership fee, I would first take the free online dating experience - because you have zero to lose.

How to free online dating websites make their money? Through advertisers and sponsorships. Many run Google ads like the ones surrounding this post or they’ll solicit a company to sponsor a category or section of the site. Depending on how much traffic these sites have each month, they can charge quite a bit. Let’s take PlentyOfFish.com as an example. This is one of the most trafficked sites on the entire internet, not just in terms of free dating sites. PlentyOfFish has over 1.4 Million members and at any one time can have upwards of 40,000 users on the site. This site earns over $10Million annually solely from Google ads running across the site. This works for everyone involved though. The members get better service and features, more members join because of the already bustling membership and the owner is more than happy to build, expand and better the site for its members.

Someone also wrote in to me about how great can the security be on a free online dating site, which may be run by some punk in their mother’s basement. Is it better than a pay dating site? Do they care as much about your information as a pay site? Encryption is far easier to come by now than it was just a few years ago, so securing a site is not very costly and can be implemented over night by pretty much any webmaster. The other side to this is that no credit card information is being passed through a FREE dating site, and personal information is limited to only as much as you want to enter. There is no reason to be afraid of a free dating site based on these reasons.

I welcome your comments and hopefully we can spark up some debate on this, which would give me more fodder for topics to post.

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From my experiences with online dating, I’ve seen many sites that claim they will produce the next love of your life or your money back. What they don’t say is how long it will take that to happen nor how much effort will have to go into it. From the hundreds of back and forth emails and messages to the hours spent perusing through thousands of singles ads, I knew from day one that I wasn’t going to get what I needed from these sites - and I was paying for it! At least with a free online dating site I can join many of them and take my time looking at potential love without the worry of my monthly subscription running out. So what do free online dating websites offer that pay sites don’t? The opportunity to take your time looking for that one possible person that you may end up with. And when you’re looking for that single person that will make a difference in your life, you don’t want to be hurried by the risk that you’re wasting your money and time is running out, there are already enough pressures in life and time constraints on all of us.

As I mentioned earlier, free dating sites are no longer lures to get people into pay sites, they are now a real part of online dating that have millions of members who are thinking the same way you are - that they don’t need to pay to play anymore! Joining these sites also offers the same privacy and anonymity that you would get anywhere else, and they’re run by people who want to see their membership grow and wouldn’t jeopardize that for anything. So you can usually count on quality before joining. Another great aspect to free dating sites is that they have no reason to hide anything, where you can enter the site, look at profiles, give it a test drive even before giving them any information. Where pay dating sites need to give you just enough information to entice you to pay their monthly fees, free sites needn’t bother.

If you are in the market, you have absolutely nothing to lose by joining a free online dating website, because you have all the time you need and no sly sales tactics to annoy you. So give it a shot today, I think you’ll be pleasantly surprised at what you find.

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I know of quite a few people who have been perusing the online dating scene for quite a few years. Some have had luck finding friends, others ended up dating short-term and some are still dating years later. What they have in common is they found their mates through online dating sites; the way they differ is that some used pay dating sites and others used free online dating sites. Who came out the better? Who really knows. The point is that they all had equal opportunity to find someone they felt they had a connection with whether they paid for it or not. In saying this, we have found that the quality of free dating site profiles are as good if not better than pay sites. All of the same functionality is there, all of the same options and all the information about a potential suitor is there, just like on a paid site. From what we’ve seen these past few weeks of researching free online dating websites, is that there is no longer reason to pay for online dating! If I had money invested in an online dating pay site, I would move it now!

Free online dating is an ever growing industry where sites fervently compete for new profiles and the end-user is going to be the one who benefits. Free dating sites know that they need not only quality singles, but the site itself must be able to compete with other top of the line free sites as well as pay sites, if they’re going to attract enough users to boot-strap itself into the industry. So get out there and give them a try because tonight doesn’t have to be another night you spend by yourself on the couch eating cheese cake or whatever it is you eat by yourself.

In the next few days we will be posting some advertisements from some of these free dating sites. These are quality sites that are looking to increase their members, enhancing the overall experience for all of its members. These guys are 100% free, and some of the best on the web - you should definitely check them out, you have absolutely nothing to lose and only a date to gain! Or whatever it is you’re looking for, we don’t ask any questions…

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Online dating has come a long way in the past 2 years. No longer are the OkCupid’s and the eHarmony’s leading the way. Sites like PlentyOfFish.com and others have stolen millions of online daters who have found that free dating sites can be just as discerning as pay sites. The quality of free daters has improved immensely, not just the attractiveness of the profiles but also that these are real people in your neighborhood. Prior to these sites really coming onto the market, “free dating” sites were just ruses to bring new potential spenders into pay dating sites. The old free dating sites were fraught with cheap tricks and fake profiles which would ultimately lead nowhere or you would end up at some site you’ve never heard of and having to pay to interact with the new love of your life.

Having said that, where do you go to find the best free online dating sites? I’ve been through the search engines and there is some promise, but through my trials of trying to find the best REAL free dating sites I noticed that compiling a list of quality sites is not that simple. If you’re like me, you don’t want to be putting all your eggs in one basket by joining only one free dating site, so I’ve compiled a list of sites that I think are the real cream of the crop.

Any one of the sites listed here will have you signed up and sending messages to possible flings or long term relationships within a few minutes - and best of all, no credit card numbers are required AT ALL! There are no gimmicks, no tricks or scams, these sites are 100% on the up and up and looking to set you up with your sole mate.

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