I'm terrified of dating on the Internet, most likely because I must watch too many TV shows about serial killers, but when a friend suggested I take some suggestions from Dating washington dc I did. But I went along with it kicking and screaming.
With the job I have it's almost impossible to meet men. By the end of the day after having worked 12-14 hours I am so exhausted I sometimes fall asleep in my work clothes. My career has always come first and then after being a bridesmaid God knows how many times, it hit me that I had to make a change in my life if I ever wanted to get married and have the family I always dreamed about. But online dating was a total foreign territory to me. The only thing I knew about it was whatever sites I saw advertised on TV.
So I started my quest by using Google to narrow down my search. There were very specific things that I required a site to offer so after about three hours of surfing and looking through different sites I settled on two of them. I had to pay a fee for both but it was affordable and I only had to begin with a three month trial period. So began the process. Dating washington dc strongly suggested that I really focus on my profile and my photos.
The profiles took a long time to fill out and the hardest part was writing a statement about myself. I typed and re-typed it five times on a Word document then pasted it onto the site. It was strongly suggested that when you're dating online your photos be accurate and contain a wide variety of shots of me in various situations that could include other people as well. I had to be smiling in most shots, but especially in my head shot which is apparently the most important photo because no one will even get to your profile if they don't like your head shot.
After that was finished I started getting responses every day. Dating washington dc suggested reading the profiles of my matches very carefully. So I read between the lines and could immediately tell who was a phony and who was for real. I went on several dates and ended up meeting my current boyfriend of seven months. I've cut back on my work to make time for not only him but also life in general and has made me a much more laid back, fun person. I really hope this relationship works out. If not I can always go back to the Internet.