Dating Dilemma The Truth About "On-line" "Dating"

Love is all you need, the Beatles said. But these days it helps if you have a computer too.
Online dating is becoming one of the most popular ways to find a partner.
More than nine million Britons are thought to have logged on looking for a perfect match.
They are contributing to a business that last year generated £170million for the UK economy.

We had a great time with our friend last night, he took us to his swanky city apartment with a beautiful city view and sipped nice French red wine. Just to drop in that he is amazing, intelligent, handsome and most of all good fun and single!

He went on to talk about on-line dating being a last resort for people who never met through friends and in "normal" ways. It got me thinking about on-line dating and why after so long it's still not cool, sexy and people are not proud to tell each other they are on-line.  Are people secretly hiding that they are on-line?? Has on-line still not reached it's potential? Why are so many people in a similar mindset about it?

What are the Myths about On-line Dating

All people on-line are desperate geeks 
Many normal, well educated nice people are on-line as well as the strange weird people, it's a real mix. Nine Million Brits are on-line dating and more new users are coming on every day.

People just go on for one night fun 
Many people who go on-line have found serious relationships and marriages

Just going on-line means you will meet the man of your dreams 
You need to take time meeting people and will have to meet different people before you meet the man of your dreams. Psychologists from the University of Rochester in the U.S. warned earlier this year that dating websites were making people more judgemental.
Professor Harry Reis said that skimming over hundreds of potential mates can promote a ‘shopping’ mentality, resulting in single people becoming excessively picky.

It's dangerous
If you are careful and meet in public places then you will be fine and it's like meeting a person in a bar, club or in the office, just fast tracks you

What are these other sites like:

Match.com
Match.com claims it's site has led to more dates, marriages and relationships than any other. With millions of members, it's large user base should mean there is someone for everyone, although you may have to trawl through a LOT of profiles to find them! www.match.com

My Single Friend 

The place for those well-meaning types who can't believe their best friend is single. They push your qualities so you don't have to.
www.mysinglefriend.com

Eharmony
Taking a scientific approach to love - eHarmony matches singles based on key dimensions of compatibility proven to be the foundation for a long-term relationship, like character, intellect and values.
www.eharmony.co.uk

JDate 

The net's biggest Jewish dating service, with often hilariously self-deprecating personal descriptions.
www.jdate.com

Lovestruck.com
Fancy a date in your lunch hour? If you’re in London you can search for members by tube station.
www.lovestruck.com

Parship 

Dating with a scientific approach - finding "the perfect match" through online psychometric testing.
www.parship.co.uk

Dating Direct
Newly merged with Meetic, the giant of the dating scene, giving access to nearly 20 million users across Europe and with plenty of high-tech ways to find them.
www.datingdirect.com

Flirtbox
Simple, straightforward and free UK personals site - hugely popular.
www.flirtbox.co.uk

Love Arts
Matching singles who love the arts.
www.lovearts.com

Dating For Parents
Where you don't have to worry about mentioning the little nippers.
www.datingforparents.com

Green Singles
Personals for those in the environmental, vegetarian and animal-rights communities and people who value the outdoor life.
www.greensingles.com