Using an online dating service is a fantastic way for people from all walks of life to meet, mix and mingle. No matter if you’re a single parent, a working student, a person usually disastrous at relationships or even someone on the kinkier side like a swinger, you’re bound to find someone suitable for you via an Internet dating site.
But, before you can reach out and touch, you have to start by looking. After you join a dating service, the first step is to create a good profile, providing adequate information about yourself and also a few pictures of yourself so that people know exactly who they’re looking at. Next, it’s time to check out other people’s profiles.
This is where we’ll deal with a big myth of the dating service industry – some people say that, if you wish to make contact, a simple wink is the wrong way to go. Most folks out there providing dating advice say that you should build up the courage and actually send this person a legitimate message.
So, does the myth of the awful, nonworking wink have any weight?
Sorry, you so-called experts out there, but this myth is totally busted. In fact, sending a simple wink (or a flirt of any type to let the person know you’ve viewed their profile and may be interested) is the preferred icebreaker for many singles cautious or unskilled in the game of online dating.
View it logically for a second and you’ll see why this myth doesn’t hold up.
If you’re a single person thinking about looking for love again and have never used an online dating service, then you probably have no clue where to begin. Unlike approaching singles in bars, clubs, grocery stores, the beach, etc, all you have here are written words or, with some sites, a cool wink/flirt feature that sends a shout-out.
Instead of fumbling around for what to say and risking a corny-sounding introduction, a simple wink sent lets this person know that you’re interested. This gives them an opportunity to view your profile and, with either a wink in return or a message, a rapport can be built.
It might be a little cautious in comparison, but sending winks to those you’re interested in works just as well as anything else to break the ice.