Match Making In The United States: Dating & Marriage
There are very few people in the world who don’t dream of the perfect romance, and hope to be swept away by their ideal man or woman and live happily ever after. Unfortunately this is a lot easier said than done, and as the lives of every American are becoming a lot more hectic and busy it is becoming increasingly difficult for many people to find the partner of their dreams. This article is going to look at some of the modern and most popular ways to find love in the USA.
One of the fastest growing ways to find love is on the internet. The internet is a fantastic tool for many parts of every day life, and there is no shame in searching for a partner online. In fact, it can often be much easier and less confronting particularly for those that are a little shy or find it hard to meet people when they’re out and about. Finding a date online is easy, there are hundreds of websites in the USA that have thousands of singles just like you. All you have to do is upload a profile about yourself, including a photo, and either way for people to contact you or search through the members on there until you find someone you want to contact.
Many of the websites cost to become a member, although there are several good free ones too.
One of the best free ones available to Americans is Okcupid.com. There are all sorts of fun facilities available through this website, and many people use it as a social networking tool as well as for matchmaking. There are several compatibility tests so you can see who your best matches are on the site. It is very easy to get carried away and spend hours on here!
If OkCupid doesn’t help you out, head to eHarmony.com. On here you must complete a compatibility test that determines your personality type via 29 different variables. Unlike on OkCupid, you may only contact people who are compatible with you. Once you have a few people that are compatible with you it costs you a fee to join, but if you are serious about finding love then this is insignificant. Even if you don’t join they will keep sending you emails of potential matches just to let you know who is interested in you.
The most popular dating website on the internet as well as being the first successful one, is Plenty of Fish.com - a site run solely by owner Marcus Friend. The website is free, and offers an extensive range of facilities and has more members than any other dating website out there. People use it not only for dating but also for general networking and to chat when they’re bored.
If you don’t have time to scour the internet in search for a date or potential partner, then these days there are people who can do the searching for you! Many successful business men and women are handing over the matchmaking duties to agencies who specialize in finding love for those who haven’t got time to do it themselves. There are many agencies out there ranging from those for every day citizens up to those that need to have a minimum income of over $1 million. Many agencies offer ‘mail order brides’ for Americans from Russia and other countries, although most of the respected companies in the USA do actually match Americans with fellow Americans.
In the past decade other new forms of dating have come about, including speed dating and singles parties. The leading company in speed dating is 8 Minute Dating. They have events in most major USA cities, and it is a fast and fun way to meet a whole range of potential partners. When you attend one of their events you are given the opportunity to have 8 minutes with 8 different people, after the time is up you write down who you liked and who you didn’t and if the feeling is mutual with any of them you receive their contact details. Over 90% of people say they meet someone they want to see again! And if you don’t get a match they offer you the next event free of charge.
There are also numerous events organized around the USA aimed at singles, including singles holidays - where you can take a holiday with a group of other singles, and even if you don’t find love you will still have a great holiday. Eventsandadventures.com offer a whole range of activities and social ideas for singles. They have a calendar of events that you can choose to attend and the activities range from moonlight cruises through to hiking and horse back riding.
I hope you are successful in your pursuit to find love, and that some of these suggestions are helping in your search! Best of luck!
