subject: Relationship Services and Internet Dating – Information and Advantages [print this page] Relationship Services and Internet Dating Information and Advantages
Relation Service or dating service is a system in which couples, individuals and groups, communicate and get in contact with each other, usually over the internet, with an objective of romantic or sexual relationship. The medium of providing Relation Service is usually the internet, and people can access these websites from their personal computers and cell phones.
The basic requirement that all online Relation Services or dating websites will ask you to fulfill is that you make a personal profile on these websites, by providing your personal information like location, gender, age, profession, likes, dislikes etc. You can upload your photograph on your profile as well. This will enable these service providers to search for other individuals who match your profile and will suggest you to get in touch with them. You can browse through other people's profiles as well.
Some additional services may be provided by these by these Relation Service sites. These services are online chat, telephone chat and web casts. Some of these sites may ask for a monthly fee while others might provide free registration. Sites providing free services depend upon advertising for revenue.
On these sites, you will find people from different backgrounds, with different likes and dislikes. There are other websites which are more specific, providing services to particular kind of members, in specific locations, with specific interests. If you are looking for people from specific location, you can type in the location and gender and you will find list of profiles matching your description. For example, if someone is looking for a partner from Thailand, he can type in Thai women look for menand he will find a list of Thai women in a range of age groups and locations.
There are various advantages of networking through these Matchmaking companies. There is lesser awkwardness than meeting someone in a social situation, as it is difficult to judge people's relationship status and sexual orientation in first meetings. People's profiles in these websites clearly state their interests, values, age, likings, etc, making it easier for you to eliminate profiles which you do not like. There are multiple photographs with each profile, providing you with an idea about how a person looks, eliminating chances of being surprised on meeting the person. This kind of networking enables people to enlarge their social circle, as they tend to meet people, who frequent different social events and who are different from their normal circle of friends.
