Making the Decision to Date Online

Series Summary

Romance may not be an old concept in Western civilization. Our films are wont to add tumultuous love interests to ancient heroes like Beowulf, Achilles, Alexander, or Caesar; but many cultural theorists, textual experts, and sociologists have argued again and again that sexuality, which is the foundation for modern day romance, is a rather new creation of society, dating back merely a couple hundred years. According to many, Romantic love, or the affection two souls generate when they find kindred spirits in one another, began in the French stories of knights and chivalry. More recent research, however, claims to find evidence of romance and intimate love in all cultures throughout history. Truly, love is a strange and enigmatic thing.

In this free video series, expert Marilyn Anderson teaches you the ins and outs of online dating. You will learn all about things to think about beforehand, sites to look for, and ways to search. Marilyn also teaches you how to write a profile, going for being positive and humor. You will learn how to choose pics for your profile, and why certain pics are no good! These clips will also help you think about, prepare for, and execute the first date. Here you go, and safe dating!

Video Transcript

"Hi, I'm Marilyn Anderson, the author of the dating book "Never Kiss a Frog." I'm here today on behalf of expertvillage.com to talk to you about how to do effective internet dating. The first question you have to answer is the decision to internet date or not internet date? It use to be there was a stigma attached to meeting somebody over the internet and some people were embarrassed. But the truth is today, everybody is out there internet dating. And it's a great way to meet somebody who otherwise you never come in contact with. Maybe you're not the type who likes to go to the bars, or singles parties and you don't have friends who will fix you up. Well the internet is a great way to really meet all kinds of people. Of course you want to be careful, you want to use common sense and you want to be smart. But other than that you can keep an open mind and just get out there and have fun. There's all kinds of different sites whether you're looking for somebody of the same religion, or of a certain age group, or even of a certain financial category. Hey let's face it, some people are looking for sugar daddies. But the truth is lots of people have met their husband's or wife's or soul mate's over the internet. It's a great way to do it. So, you have a choice, you want to stay home and be lonely or get out there where there's a world of people just waiting at your fingertips. Internet dating could be the right choice for you. I know I think it's a lot of fun."