The Cost of Online Dating
I have been receiving emails from my readers asking: "Is there a
list of online dating services that are completely free?" The
truth is, that of the online dating services that I have tried
and reviewed, none of them are completely free. There may be
some online dating services out there that will not cost a dime
for any of their features, but I cannot attest to their quality
or the quality of their other members.
Most online dating services either offer a free trial or a part
of their services for free. However, as time passes and you
either want to continue with them or use more of their features
such as instant messaging or anonymous email contact, you will
have to incur some costs.
Most services are very inexpensive in comparison to what you
would have to spend to actually be going out to get to know
someone. For example, if a man meets a woman he is attracted to
and wants to get to know her better, he will take her out to
dinner, drinks or lunch to have some time to sit and talk. By
the time the date is over, he has spent upwards of $30 to pay
for himself and his date and all he has gotten is an hour or two
of time to communicate and get to know her. Then, it either
leads to a second date, or he has to move on to the next woman
and start over again.
With women, they get dressed up to go out with their friends to
dinner, dancing, or drinks in hopes that they will meet a nice
man somewhere out on the town. Again, she incurs costs in her
wardrobe, her meals, and possible drinks. This doesn