This post is sponsored by www.eharmony.com.au
The newest way to find love is online. Forget about friends introducing you, or meeting in a bar, the night club dance floor, or even at the school yard drop off zone. Now, love can be found from the comfort of your own home. And guess what, that is exactly how I found love.
I had just gone through a really tough break up, the kind of break up you don’t expect coming. It hurt. It nearly killed me. I was drowning myself in misery, sadness and grief. My friends tried their best to get me out of the hole and hook me up with other guys. Sometimes I met a nice guy, sometimes I met a total dooshbag, but most of the time the pool of men was limited. I decided to open up a whole new world of opportunities by going to the online dating world – a place where you can be asleep and still have men contact you; messages there when you wake up. Bonus!
‘What is your ideal date’; ‘what are you looking for?’… yes… I filled out all the answers.
And then I gave a search to the potential honourable bachelors in my state, and beyond. In my pyjamas most of the time. This girl was looking for love, and be dammed if she had to stop in Melbourne.
A few chats here, a few chats there… there was just one guy that stood out. He was a gemini like me and loved the colour blue, like me. Worth a chat right? He was online, I was online… we chatted. And then just like that, we discovered we shared the same birthday.
“I have never met someone who has the same birthday as me,” he said. He had to meet me.
There was no back-and-forth emails, chats and correspondence. It was straight to the point. I liked this guy already!.
Did you know that according to recent research by eharmony.com.au
I was one of those 34% of women after our first date. Yes… I messaged him! I did however wait 3 days after our date.
It was official!
I updated my status too! I think he must have used Google to find the best restaurants in town. He certainly impressed!
And our dates continued, our love blossomed. Those three little words were said.
Not via sms though! Clearly mobile love sharing via technology was not as common six years ago.
Now, 1 in 10 have found love online and nearly 1 in 4 Aussies know someone who has tried online dating. I found love. I found my soulmate. I found my best friend. I found my life partner.
Whether you are dating in Perth, Sydney or Melbourne, or the other side of the world, there is hope and love to be found online.
And p.s. He was from Melbourne.
Happy New Year everyone. Tell me, how did you meet the love of your life? Have you even tried on-line dating?
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