The state of Dating in Canada?
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====================================\nDATING SERVICES -- USER DEMOGRAPHICS\n====================================\n\nhttp://www.nelson.com/nelson/harcourt/sociology/newsociety3e/loveonline.pdf\nLove Online: A Report on Digital Dating in Canada\n\n***** This is a 55-page report from two researchers for the University\nof Toronto and McMasters University and funded by MSN.CA\n\n-------------------------------------------------\n\n\nhttp://www.cbc.ca/consumers/market/files/services/onlinedating/facts.html\nLove and little white lies\nBroadcast: Mar 16, 2004\nOnline dating facts & figures\n\nAverage monthly unique visitors to the online dating sites: \nU.S.: 40 million \nCanada: 7 million \n\nAccording to Love Online: A Report on Digital Dating in Canada (Drs.\nRobert J Brym and Rhonda L. Lenton, March 2001)\n \nOnline dating is growing for four main reasons:\n -- a growing proportion of the population is composed of singles.\nBetween 1995 and 1999, the number of single, widowed or divorced\nCanadians grew by 4.4 per cent.\n -- career and time pressures are increasing \n -- single people are more mobile. Also, a growing number of jobs\nrequire frequent travel\n -- workplace romance is on the decline due to growing sensitivity\nabout sexual harassment in the workplace\n\n***** This article summarizes the statistics from the 55-page report.\n\n\n\n==============================================\nDATING SERVICES -- USER PREFERENCES AND VALUES\n==============================================\n\nhttp://www.newswire.ca/en/releases/archive/June2003/23/c6350.html \nJune23, 2003 -- Survey Shows: Gay, Lesbian and Bi-Sexual Canadians Who\nUse Online Personals Services Want a Serious Relationship\n\nTORONTO, June 23 /CNW/ - Yahoo! Canada Co, www.yahoo.ca a subsidiary\nof Yahoo! Inc., a leading global Internet company, today announced\nfindings from a Yahoo! Canada Personals online survey(*) which shows\nthat when it comes to finding love and relationships, that Canadian\ngays, lesbians and bi-sexuals (GLB) who use the Internet are strong\nusers of online personals services and many use these services in\ntheir quest to find a serious relationship. The survey found that over\n87 per cent of respondents have used online personals services, more\nthan 67.6 per cent would consider using an online personals service in\nthe next 12 months and 75 per cent said they used online personals\nbecause they want to start a serious relationship.\n\n***** This article contains lots of statistics about the preferences\nof this target market.\n\n\n======================================================\nDATING SERVICES (TRADITIONAL AND ONLINE) – KEY PLAYERS\n======================================================\n\nhttp://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/ArticleNews/TPStory/LAC/20040305/RLAVALIFE05/TPBusiness/TopStories\nMarch 5, 2004 -- \nLavalife dating service falls for U.S. suitor\nHefty price reflects lucrative market\n\nCanada's leading on-line dating service, Lavalife Inc., has been\nsnapped up by a U.S. firm for $152.5-million in cash, a hefty price\ntag that is testament to the lucrative world of on-line matchmaking.\n\n\nhttp://money.canoe.ca/News/Sectors/Technology/2004/03/04/370097-cp.html\nMemberWorks of U.S. pays $152.5 million Cdn for matchmaker Lavalife\n2004-03-04 16:56:00\n\nTORONTO (CP) - Lavalife thinks it's found itself a match. \nThe Canadian online dating services company said Thursday it has\nagreed to be bought by U.S.-based marketing firm MemberWorks for\n$152.5 million in cash.\n\nAfter starting out in 1987 as Telepersonals, a telephone-based\npersonals-connecting service, the company morphed into Webpersonals in\n1997, and then Lavalife three years ago.\n\nAccording to the Online Publishers Association based in New York,\nspending in the personals/dating category in the first half of 2003 by\nU.S. consumers hit $214.3 million US, up 76 per cent from the same\nperiod in 2002.\n\nThe personals/dating category was also the largest
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The only con I can see to it is you have the world's lamest "how did you meet" story.\n\n"Yeah, we were in this chat room one day and our ip addresses met and... I swear, my motherboard nearly melted."\n\n"Man, the first time we webcammed! Magic!"\n\nHonestly, for that reason and that reason alone, I'm staying away from internet dating. I met my current beau in New Orleans helping with the relief effort. We're going back this summer. That's a MUCH better story, as far as I'm concerned. But hey, if it works for you, it works for you.  \n\nI don't see anything wrong with it, really, but I would say you should be careful.  Much like in the real world, you never know who you're meeting, only a little more so, because you don't have physical cues to work with.
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Dating sites are great ways to meet people.  I met my husband on seniorfriendfinders.com, and there is match.com, Dr. Phil is on there now helping, also friendfinders.com - some give you free trials.  I'm so glad i did it, I met the man I love more than anything.
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ummm. . are you sure it's "dating" you're asking about?
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Can you access craigslist.org or dating sites? My boyfriend tells me that in the mideast and parts of asia, such internet sites are highly censored. \n\nI'm assuming that you are wanting out of your country and to marry someone to get into one of those countries. \n\nAnyone who is giving away mailing lists of single women is probably either a liar or doing something illegal. \n\nReally, for the USA try craigslist - it is a general free classifieds site so shouldn't be censored for you. You might also have some good luck if you can post an ad on one of those sites and let the women respond to you.
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I've met a few people on internet dating sites, as long as they are fairly local you can arrange to meet or talk on the phone. I've also joined local groups and taking up hobbies like climbing and swimming.\nI've heard of people meeting up in supermarkets and at bus stops, and of course at work or college.\nGet out there, and don't be afraid of making a fool of yourself now and then.\nGood luck
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I fully understand. My Partner adn I are also in a long term relationship and we finally found the *only* gay bar in Oshkosh. People were constantly coming up to ask us things and were very surprised (but mostly pleasently surprised, I must say) that we were a couple and a long-term one at that. Of course we're Lesbians. Perhaps it's different for us? Actually straight bars are just as rife with people looking for each other; it's just that we're used to seeing it more. Blessings.
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When I was dating, I had lots of err interesting experiences.. from men that were a grandfather age. Too married men who wore my drink...who just wanted to get lucky. The the nice guys, who just bought dinner and we didn't click..  It can be fun if you do it safely.. Like a public spot.. we are women after all. \n\nI don't think if I was single again, i would look for a mate on line.  I might try speed dating.. or let someone fix me up.  \n\nGood Luck!
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NO! I'm from Ontario, Canada.  Under a certain amount (grams) you will only get a fine instead of going to jail.  People seem to think we're just a bunch of igloo dwelling, gay marrying, beer drinking, potheads who are too polite, and say aboot instead of about.
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I did the whole yahoo personal's thing, it was awful because I was actually looking for a relationship.  In March I decided to try Match.com, within a week I found someone.  We talked online for a month and pretty soon we decided to meet.  He drove 8 hours to meet me, and he's driven that 8 hours every weekend since.  He is my one true love, and I never would have met him if it wasn't for online dating.  I realize it seems fast, but when you know, you know.  Just be careful, take things slow, and be open.  A lot of people I know think it's weird that we met online, but really, we live in 2006 and the internet helps us find everything, why not love?
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Well I can't speak for American girls, but as a Canadian girl I can say there are few things sexier then a nice accent, British, Australian, Irish.... YUMMY!! So yeah, play it up. What's the worst that can happen really? It's not like you are lying, you are still British after all.
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Just use your head when you are dating in the US.  There are nice guys and there are a**holes but that is true no matter where you are in the world.  I am sure you will find plenty of American men who will be willing to show you what America is all about.  Have fun but be careful because you never know their true intentions unless you know them for a while.
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try asking this in a dfferent section , this is about singles and dating...
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I had a friend who wanted to meet someone. She was a lot older than me and wasn't the bar type. We put an ad in a newspaper but it was only a local one because we couldn'y afford anything else. Anyway, I came across an internet site that flashed up in a pop up whilst I was downloading music. It was for a dating site called Loopy love. I checked it out and it was free.\nSo I called her and she came over and she asked me to show her what to do. She wasn't computer literate so I made myself a profile, even though I had decided I wasn't dating ever again after a horrible relationship, and she watched me, so she would know what to do. Then we did her one. It was a bit of fun.\nA few hours later, I had one message, from a guy who said he was in the same town as me. As it was an internet thing I knew I had no obligations to him, so I could have a little fun. We emailed back and forth and after about three emails I realised that he sounded my cup of tea.\nWe swapped numbers and I found out he worked on my road. Better still he was the guy I waved at flirtaciously every day on my way into town. Even better still, the photo he sent me confirmed this.\nAnyway, we started dating and now we're getting married!\nI wasn't a computer freak, but I found love by accident haha.
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Plenty of Fish!  This is a great site, and it's totally FREE.  It really gives you a good overall look at the numbers available out there.  There's a forum covering lots of dating topics.  Events are also posted that you can attend to meet other singles.  Finally, you can vote on other people's images which is sort of fun.  You don't have to open your profile up to this scrutiny, however.\n\nI find POF to be much better than Lavalife, but not because it's free.  It's just a REALLY good site.  Good luck with your dating experience and happy fishing.
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WHy not, the internet has made this a very small world.  I have friends from Canada, US, UK, Aregentina.  I talk to them every day.  Sure Love is possible!\n\nIf you're gonna live life on your own terms, you gotta be willing to crash and burn.
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Yes.  Just have to be honest up front about the situation.  Dating is different than being in a relationship.