Online Dating Site: 411dating.com
April 18, 2006 by Sasha Manuel
Filed under Relationships
411dating.com
To help bring lonely lovers together, 411dating.com has compiled a full range of online services related to dating such as an array of unique chat rooms designed to encourage communication, friendships, and love. Also available are thousands of online profiles of men and women for lonely singles to browse and find their perfect matches.
I reckon since everything’s so fast paced nowadays, one of the best ways to find a mate is through online dating services. I didn’t realise the diversity of the said services are until I stumbled upon this article that somehow advertises a company that offers such and free, none the less.
One notable thing about 411dating.com is what the article said about its Faith-based online dating feature. It said that it’s one of the fastest growing communities in the site. This feature also includes friendship-building activities such as prayer partnerships, pen pals and like-minded friends. I think it’s wonderful that they have specific communities for their users, that way people can be assured that they’d be meeting people whom they share something in common with.
What makes someone choose a particular dating site, I wonder? Is it because of popularity or quality of service? Or they just rely on recommendations from friends or family? The reason I ask these questions is knowing that there are tons of sites that offer almost the same services with minimal or no fee at all.
I’m not much of an “online dater” myself and believe me I did venture into this a while back but it really doesn’t suit me. I often face a lot of dodgy characters. I know I shouldn’t generalise but I guess I got burned too quickly. Besides, I’m more of a romantic and my preference is romantic chance encounters or a relationship that’s brought about by friendship.
However, I do recognise the fact that I have developed friendships through “online buddies” kind of thingies through social networks and blogging but it’s not really considered the same as online dating, right?
See that is the thing with the “mismatched” article below and what you are saying now, online dating (in my definition, as it is still dating) is supposed to start from friendship and communication. What the “mismatched” article said about people falling in love with what they thought the person was through the profile shocked me. I might have an interest after the profile, emailing, IMing, etc but that just pushed me to meet in person and take things from there if there was an interest. I didn’t want to jump on the marriage wagon after a first date that is just crazy. It is still dating and you still need to get to know the person face to face, not just through cyberspace.
As far as sites I picked, it had to do with the appearance of the site, how user friendly it was, and the price. Some of the free sites didn’t offer a lot of options for people in my area, which is why I chose to pay. Some of the pricier popular sites I opted out of cause of price.
So it does mean that if there is a fee, there are more options? What kind of options are available to you if you choose to pay?
It depends on what site you choose, and it has been going on two years since I’ve been on the sites (hopefully won’t be on them again *wink wink*) so I don’t know what else they’ve added. I just had more profile options, as in more profiles to view for the area I was looking to meet someone. Some sites offer personality tests and will match you up with people that match your personality, but that doesn’t mean you have to go for the ones they match you with. They sometimes offer to rate how well each person fits your selections of what your looking for and you can view profiles that way….things like that. What they’ve added in the last few years…I have no idea.
I understand. Hahaha.
Well, I reckon there is more security when it comes to sites that asks for a fee, huh? That way, they’ve somehow chopped off the ones who are just in it to make fun of the whole thing.
Yeah maybe they have cropped the people making fun out, but I still ran into some people that didn’t really seem to be into REAL dating, if you catch my drift.
Well — we do live in an imperfect world.
At least you’re out of the dating scene now. Uh, at least you’re not looking anymore, I mean.
True on all parts. I can still share though.
That you can do, Angela.