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Some people find a way to shop during these tough economic times, others are more focused on finding 'The One.'

Marla and Russell Cox met through the dating service, "It's Just Lunch."

The got married two years later, and now have a six-month-old girl.

The two said they were both frustrated with the dating scene, and investing in this dating agency is the best thing they've ever done. "At first you thought, 'wow, this is a lot of money' when you started but it's really a lot of fun."

The agency charges to help match you up with potential dates.

Relationship experts say having a healthy companionship can make tough economic times less stressful.

Dr. Michael Freda, a marriage and counseling therapist, said he's not surprised by the booming trend in the world of dating service. "It's very helpful to have somebody. Not that they can do anything about it but just able to verbalize get it off their chest."

The Reno office of "It's Just Lunch" currently has about 600 active members.

The company, which started in 2001, now operates about 100 locations worldwide. 

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Traditionally, we meet our partners through venues that serve as common bonds — school, work, church — or through family and friends. But as many are discovering, online dating has its own advantages.

According to data from Online Dating magazine, a consumer watchdog publication for online daters, more than 20 million people visit at least one online dating service a month, and more than 120,000 marriages occur each year as a result of online dating.

"Online dating is the best thing to ever happen to shy people," said Joe Tracy, publisher of Online Dating. "They get to know someone via the computer, and then they feel more comfortable meeting them personally."

Furthermore, there might not be many people looking for partners at those traditional meeting venues, Tracy said. "When you go online, you know there are people looking for the same thing," he said.

Dave Evans, founder and editor of onlinedatingpost.com and a consultant to online dating consumers and industry members, likens dating to job hunting. You still want to meet people, but you also look for other ways to make yourself known. "Your profile is your résumé. You want to get out there and share it," Evans said.

Online dating also gives people the chance to search for people with similar interests.

"If you're the type of person who dresses up as a Klingon on Halloween and you actually know the Klingon language, you can find somebody who matches those exact interests," Tracy said.

And for many, finding a partner with similar interests and attributes is important. Researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology found that online daters often seek partners with qualities similar to those they reported on their own profiles. It's not that people are looking for carbon copies of themselves. Rather, they want to feel comfortable with a potential partner. Someone with blue eyes won't be going outside his or her comfort zone by dating someone with brown eyes, the study said, but smokers might have a more vested interest in seeking other smokers.

But getting outside those comfort zones opens up more possibilities. Maybe you like hip-hop, and she likes classical music. "Does that mean we're not right for each other?" Evans said.

Still, some people prefer niche dating services, which narrow the selection by focusing on a hobby, lifestyle, religion or other aspect of life. For instance, JDate.com is a popular site for Jewish singles.

What kind of dating site is best for you? Consider your goals. If you're just looking for something casual, free services such as Yahoo! Personals have the most users. But for those seeking serious, long-term relationships, paid sites such as eHarmony.com tend to attract like-minded people.

Once you decide on a site, here are some tips for making the connection:

● Get a new e-mail address specifically for online-dating correspondence, and don't use your full name. You don't want anyone using that information to track you down.

● For safety's sake, don't include identifying information such as phone number, last name or place of employment. If you have children, don't post their photos or include too much information about them. "You're putting this information out, and anybody in the world can read it," Tracy said.

● Post a photo, preferably one that actually looks like you. Researchers at the University of Chicago found women who posted photos received twice as many e-mails than those who did not, and men who posted photos received 50 percent more e-mails.

● Write for whom you hope to attract. If you value a sense of humor, convey it through your profile. If you like a certain genre of movies, include little references. Your best matches will understand what you mean.

● Avoid clichés. This will help you stand out. "What people don't realize is you're seen in a series," Evans said. "I've looked at 20 women before you, and I'll look at 20 women after you."

● Be truthful. You never know when a lie will come back to bite you.

● Be positive. Statements like "my last relationship left me emotionally scarred and cynical" won't get you anywhere.

● Use spell-check.

Finally, if you're worried about being judged for looking online, a survey by the Pew Internet & American Life Project Report found that only 29 percent of Internet users surveyed believe online daters "are in dire dating straits." But these respondents, according to the report, tend to have less online experience and are less trusting of people in general.

Most view online dating as a way to use technology to enhance their lives.

"It's another arrow in the quiver of opportunities to meet somebody," Evans said.

 

Dating was considered to be a part of teenage and adults alike which would lead to find their soul mates. Traditional dating was where people used to meet over a cup of coffee or any other restaurant ,talk, have time to understand each other , see eye to eye and know about the person and then decide on a future outing with them.

Dating was considered to be important that teenage people would go lengths to impress on their first date be it a success or not. Nowadays people who actually meet, and then start dating each other has considerably reduced. Here is where e-dating or internet dating comes into play. In this fast paced world internet has become a very useful and also very laziness pro tool.

Teenage and adults can sit home go through different profile about different people, match with theirs and start dating. This is a small tip of the whole dating scenario, happening throughout the internet. Seizing this opportunity and using internet as a tool are many dating site that now it's difficult to keep track of the legitimate ones and non -legitimate ones. Many numbers of internet dating or online communities has cropped up.

They are cashing in on the average teenagers and also single bachelor and divorced people. The dating site works in such ways that when a user creates a login and this would probably bring in the questionnaire about yourself and you.

Once you answer these questions the answer are matched with other user created profile and then the points are gathered and matched with other people profile and some exact matches are shown to you .Now the actually dating with emails and chats will increase the connection between the dating individuals.

There a numerous disadvantages and advantages to this. When one posts a photograph, people do not know how what would be done with it. It might be used for illegal purposes too. The problem with e-dating is that, you would not know how the person would like and act like when he /she meet you. Sometimes these kinds of online dating would end up bad if both the people meet and then don't like each other.

Nowadays online dating is also charged for and that's going to be lot of money, these kinds of websites can generate. Some of the important facts of the online dating website are that people from all over the world participate in this. For people who think that getting dressed up to be presentable for a date is a waste always adopt these sites, which help them to scout for their soul mates in a better way and have their own communication where not interrupted by others.

Another common kind of extortion is by bogus websites which are designed to look like a genuine website. When people are redirected to this bogus website, they are usually asked to provide sensitive information, so as register them on the web site and to find them a perfect match. But what actually happens is that the collected information is passed on to advertising agencies, which spams the registrant with unnecessary offers.

A 50-year-old Midland-area man with a long record of fraud convictions was sentenced Tuesday to a total of 17 months in jail for approaching women on a dating website despite a judge's order that he stop.

Enrico Cagnotti of Tiny Township pleaded guilty during an Ontario Court of Justice hearing before Judge G. J. Brophy to three charges of breach of probation and a fourth of disobeying a court order. In sentencing Cagnotti, the judge rejected calls for less jail time by both the defence and Crown.

Brophy said Cagnotti "needs to be sharply reprimanded" and described his behaviour in cruising for fraud targets on the Internet as "behaviour that needs to be denounced."

Defence lawyer Mary Hewitt argued that her client's jail sentence should be limited to the 113 days he has already served in custody. Grey County assistant Crown attorney Michael Martin maintained that Cagnotti should serve two months in addition to the jail time he has already served.

Cagnotti was outraged by the judge's decision. He said he only pleaded guilty because he knew that the Crown was seeking limited additional jail time.

"I wanted to go for trial," Cagnotti said.

"A lot of my evidence was obtained without a warrant," he told the judge. "I don't think it's fair."

As Cagnotti left the prisoner's dock, he could be heard to say "I'm going to appeal now."

In sentencing, Brophy cited Cagnotti's lengthy criminal record that began in 1996 with a conviction for uttering threats and includes more than 20 more convictions and lengthy jail terms for crimes including fraud, theft and forgery.

Martin said Cagnotti approached women on the dating site, plentyoffish.com,using the pseudonyms "Roma 27" and "Mr. Intrigue" and misrepresented details of his identity.

In one case, a Barrie woman complained to police there about a possible fraud after Cagnotti met with her face to face on four dates. He told her he drove a $1 million Mercedes. The woman became concerned and contacted police.

 

So by now you should have picked an online dating site for you. If you missed it check out my last post for some suggestions. Now comes the time to write your profile. I believe your profile is more then just a way to meet people online. It is a declaration to the world of who you are, what you want in a relationship and how much you think you can have it. It is your vision of the relationship that you want to attract so be mindful about what you write. If you put time and care into your profile, it can help attract appropriate people to you both on and off-line. Off-line? Huh? Yes off-line too. 

Since your profile is a declaration of what you want and what you believe is possible it begins to show up in many areas of your life not just online. How cool is that? Very!! So be mindful and have fun with it.

Here are seven tips to writing a profile that works!

1. Make a list of the non-negotiables for your match. I've discussed this list in past posts but basically these are qualities that without which you could not be happy in your relationship. Making this list will help you to be clear about what you share as your desires in your profile.
2. Come up with the qualities that are uniquely you. Qualities and activities that are meaningful to you. Make a note of each of these qualities. Ask close friends and family what they think are your most outstanding qualities and behaviors.
3. Be specific. Now that you have all this great data, be specific in all of your writing. For example if you are passionate about travel don't just say "I love to travel" but rather say "My last trip was to Africa where I was able to see a tiger from 50 feet away. I was awed by it's beauty and power. On my travel list next is India where I look forward to learning about the culture and spiritual beliefs." Do you see the difference? In the first example about travel you say just that you love it which does not really reveal anything about you. It could be a hundred different people who could say that (and they do) but in the second example the real you shines through; your passions, your viewpoint and your sense of adventure. This is powerful because it helps to share who you really are not just a one dimensional cyberspace picture but a living, breathing person. It also helps people to connect with you, find commonalities and it automatically serves to weed out people who would never be a match for you.
4. Less is more. You are much better off being specific and including less rather then trying to list off all of your qualities or non-negotiables. Go deep not wide. Be more selective about the qualities, behaviors or activities that you share but go deeper in how you share it. Just like the example above.
5. Talk about "we". When you are sharing about your ideal relationship, rather then making it a list of what you want talk about how "we" will partner in the relationship. Use your non-negotiables for this portion. For example, instead of saying "My ideal relationship is one where he/she is kind, thoughtful, intelligent, romantic….." say "We love being thoughtful of one another and find kindness to be the greatest accomplishment. We find romance in the little things like a love note or holding hands while watching TV." What you will notice is how much more inviting a profile is when you talk about what "we" create then when you talk about what "I" want.
6. Be honest. This is not the time to worry what other people want to hear. This is about standing up for who you are and what kind of relationship you want to create. If you can't ask for it, you won't get it. It's that simple. If you want to find a committed relationship then say so. If you want to get married and have children then say it. Anyone turned off wasn't for you anyway and most importantly it will save you the time and anguish of meeting so many wrong ones over and over again.
7. Hire a Coach. A relationship coach can help you to gain clarity around what is most important to you, can guide you to reveal yourself honestly and can help you to overcome your fears and obstacles that are keeping you single. The most successful people in this world have coaches because they know the power of focus and dedication in their journey to their desires. If creating a relationship is your goal, why not surround yourself with the support that can enhance and accelerate your success?

 

Thieves are stealing faces to ply their trade. Well -- pictures of faces posted online, anyhow.

The crooks, based in Nigeria for the most part, use the swiped images in Internet scams. They try to bilk people looking for love, frequently breaking hearts along the way, adding hurt to monetary injury, reports Early Show consumer correspondent Susan Koeppen in part two of her three-part series, "Early on the Case: Stolen Identities."

Koeppen spoke with a man whose picture has become a favorite of online scammers. They claim his image is that of someone whose identity they create for online dating sites. When women looking for love contact the "person," they're eventually asked to send money to help him out. All too often, Koeppen reports, the victims do just that.

She also chatted with two women taken in by such fraud, and an expert on preventing it, then offered suggestions on caution flags that might alert you to such a scheme.

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As a single person staring into a Winnipeg winter, the future can look bleak. But well-meaning friends are quick to suggest a brighter path: online dating. Real world got you down? Try the virtual and see where it takes you. The first kind soul to suggest this was Puss 'n Boots (internet-style, let's use a pseudonym). She waggled her ring-clad finger under my nose and reported that she met her honey on WealthyChats. Who cares if the babe of her dreams lives 3,000 km away in a different country? Love conquers all.

Now Puss is lovely: the kind of woman who will drop her basket in Safeway, roar "Come here," and give you the kind of bear hug that'll make you want to get your ribs taped. She's a salt-of the earth prairie person prone to polka-ing despite whatever techno bullshit the DJ is playing. She'll rewire your house (as she did mine) simply for the asking. So I know her intentions are good. Better than good. She's a rock steady straight talker with a heart of gold. And she also happened to be an early adopter of the internet for the purposes of finding luv.

Her first experience with online romance was in the early '90s. After an entire year of e and phone calls, snail and the exchange of presents, her sweetheart moved to Winnipeg. Their first meeting in the flesh was going to be the first day they lived together. They had talking about everything, or so they thought. So needless to say Puss 'n Boots was surprised when the love of her life showed up with only one leg.

It's not that Puss is legs-ist. The leg was not a deal-breaker. But it seemed like the sort of thing that might have come up in conversation. Losing a leg is pretty significant, and that her darling hadn't mentioned sent up a little red flag. But big-hearted Puss shrugged it off. It's not like she'd ever asked her online lover if she had two legs. They'd only ever exchanged head shots. Her girlfriend hadn't lied, just forget to mention a detail, a limb.

It turns out the love muffin also hadn't mentioned she was mean to the core, controlling, bossy, jealous and downright no fun. They toughed it out for another year before Puss called it quits and went back to the drawing board, back to the computer.

Now I'd be once bitten, twice shy, but perhaps Puss has more stamina than I. And her persistence has paid off. Here she is, happy in love once again, as she has been many times in the intervening years. So fair enough: when she suggests online dating and I say, "Remember the one-legged nightmare?", she can retort, "A temporary set-back."

The dating pool in Winnipeg is small. If there's no one here for you the options feel like resigned singleness, a long-distance affair, importing someone from out of town or moving. I suppose there are other, more desperate measures like the ever-popular softball, but for some of us that would end in injury and embarrassment. Not sexy.

Even my fag friends despair and, when it comes to sex, they are much less picky. Tired of seeing the same faces at the bar each week, many of them have turned to online cruising services like ManHunt. But the Winnipeg listings are populated by exactly the same guys who hang at Gio's! Sometimes a catchy code name and penile profile shot temporarily disguise someone's identity, but when push comes to shove it's, "Hey, weren't you in my biology class at Kelvin?" or "I saw you at the Rainbow Resource centre fall supper. How were your meatballs?" And then there are those that sign onto ManHunt but claim to want "friendship only," as if there is any shortage of friendship in Winnipeg!

No, in a smaller city online in-town dating is no different than real time in-town dating. Liasons with mysterious strangers just don't happen. There simply aren't enough of us. The cast of characters remains the same.

So I appreciate my friend Puss for widening the gene pool. Sure, the possibility of deception is there. But the potential choice is endless. Any fetish, any special interest, it's out there: the world wide web. Why not? Puss is a lesbian importer! A cross border shopper! A global villager.

So many people have found love and sex through a keyboard. But online hook-ups and computer dating are much different, much easier in a big city. Those of us here in the B- and C-list Canadian cities have to apply the principles of globalization to experience the frisson of "the new" and really reap the rewards in our bedrooms. And some brave souls do. Premier Gary Doer should give Puss 'n Boots a medal! She keeps Manitoba growing.

 

With the economy being heavily hit the internet business is booming for some people. If your job is in jeopardy you may consider starting an online business as a part of your fall back plan.

Now is the time to get started before rough times fall upon you. If you get started now and do some research you could start a very lucrative home based internet business and you will be wondering why you even went to a job in the first place.

Since the internets inception tons of millionaires have been created and there are a lot of people out there making 6 figure monthly income from the internet. There are probable kids out there making more money in one month than you make in an entire year. Try wrapping your mind around that one.

On the internet the information business is booming. Information on how to get rich has always been heavily sought after and being rich is the American dream.

It is never too late to try something new like an internet business. You could start with what you do at your current job. If you are an expert in whatever field, take it to the internet and sell your information to people that are like minded. Investigate the internet and its many opportunities that are right at your finger tips! All you need to make money online is the right knowledge. With the right knowledge you can uncork a geyser of cash and really start making some serious money.

Why I have seen guys go from an ordinary job to making $10-$15 thousand a month in as little as 2 months. Does that not sound like the greatest thing that could ever happen to you. It would almost be like winning the lottery. With that kind of money there is nothing you could not buy.

The key is to learn how to market an internet business and create a residual income. This can be done with one simple method and can be magnified if you use all of the strategies that professional online marketers use.

The answer is so stupid that you would never believe it and yet most people cannot figure out the right equation for success.

With just one simple method the cash could be rolling in. In some cases I spend $1,000.00 and make $26,000.00 in one day and I do this over and over again. This is the same method that the "professionals" use and it is so simple !

So what are you waiting for get on the internet and start making some serious money ! Remember this that time waits for no man and either does money.

Here is a clue to the method that can make you rich on the internet. Here is the clue: You get it every day, delivered and opened, except for Sundays.

If you figure out what the clue is than you may very well be extremely intelligent and making money on the internet is your destiny. Unlock the clue and you will unlock the internet !

Todd Ash Is An Expert In The Field of Marketing And A Well Recognized Entrepreneur.

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