New Free Mobile Dating Service in South Africa

Posted on July 30, 2011 by DatingKing

This is a big one folks. A new free mobile dating site has been launched in South Africa. The best part about it is that it is currently COMPLETELY free. Yes, you pay nothing to join, search and send messages to other users.

The site is called FreeD8.co.za.

The service is extremely easy to use as it has been built purely for WAP devices. This means that it contains mostly text, apart from the users profile images. This also doesn’t stop users on iPhones and Blackberries from using it.

Go ahead and give it a bash, after all it is free!

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Online Dating for Singles

Posted on July 27, 2011 by DatingKing

Online Dating for SinglesOnline dating for singles has fast become the easiest and most successful way of finding your dream partner. Finding that someone special online is much easier than having to go to speed dating nights, or trying to pick someone up on your local bar or hangout. Suffice to say that simply meeting someone on an online dating site for singles doesnt neccessarrily mean that you will inevitably fall in love.

There are a number of free dating websites out there that allow you to join, browse and possibly even engage with your possible future partner. Simply create your profile, ensuring that you are honest and to the point. Remember to correctly set your likes and dislikes so that if the system has an auto-matchmaker, it does matches you with your potential partner in the best possible way.

There’s a lot of people out there that use fake images as their profile picture so keep this in mind. If it seems too good to be true, it probably is. Be open and honest when communicating with users online and you will find that you will automatically eliminate potential “time waisters”.

For more tips with online dating, view our article on Online Dating tips for South Africa.

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Common Online Dating Mistakes

Posted on July 17, 2011 by DatingKing

A great way to find love is through Online Dating but it’s not always seen as the safest option in most peoples opinion. Many of the users spend a long time trying to meet the right person on the dating sites and land up getting nowhere. We have compiled a checklist that will ensure your online dating experience is a fruitful one.

Upload a picture of yourself that actually looks like the “real” you.
We all want to be appreciated and loved for more than just out looks, but what online dating websites are all about is appearance unfortunately. While keeping this in mind, giving off the wrong impression from the start will enivatebly lead to dissapointment in the end. Make your profile picture a head shot and keep the full body pictures as secondary pictures. Most importantly, keep it real.

Have you spent enough time describing yourself on your profile?
Your aim when completing your profile is to make people want to get to know you more. There are thousands of users out there on dating sites so you need to ensure that yours stands out from the clutter. How do you do this? First of all, dont put “ask me” as an asnwer for the questions asking you to describe yourself. Allow people to have a little glimpse into who you are and what you are about. Spend some time doing this and you will actually see the results.

Contact people!
It’s pointless sitting back and waiting for people to contact you. Have you actually tried contacting people that you think are a match for you? If you dont ask you will never know! When contacting them, remember not to send short messages. People actually want to feel that you are interested and that you’ve put some effort into your communication. A simple “hey there” wont get you very far when trying to strike up a meaningful conversation online. Keep a watch out for men (and woman) that are only after one thing; Their replies will generally be short and to the point. If you’re looking for a life partner, this is not the way to start it.

Dating websites can be a little scary at first, but spending time completing your profile, likes and dislikes, photo’s etc. is a good way to ensure that you will have a better chance of finding that special person.

 

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Online Dating Tips for Single Parents (part 2)

Posted on June 30, 2011 by DatingKing

Online Dating Tips for Single ParentsIn our first part of online dating tips for single parents, we briefly spoke about laying the groundwork for creating your online dating profile, as well as how you should involve your kids in the process. You need to keep in min that you need to slowly start having your children spend time with you and your new friend while together. Don’t spend time with anyone who can’t love your children too. As I said earlier you AND your kids are part of a packaged deal. Remember that giving out your personal information on an online dating site and to someone you don’t really know is considerably dangerous.

Of course as parents we all want to be protective over our kids so avoid giving this type of information out until you feel completely comfortable with this person. Watch how the person interacts with your children and keep an eye out for any signs that he may dislike them. Watch how your children act too and how your new friend talks to your children. Are their any inappropriate comments? Anything that doesn’t sit well with you, show them the door. Your children always come first.

New challenges will come when trying to shuffle schedules so that you and your new partner can spend time together. This is especially difficult when your new partner has kids as well. Merging families can be a real challenge and not one to be taken lightly. You should always respect your children’s feelings but on the other hand they should also keep in mind to respect your feelings too. Try plan family activites together so that you all can get to know eachother on a much less formal environment than sitting at home. Dating again as a single parent can be quite overwhelming and possiby very frustrating but the ultimate long term goal is to find someone that you are both happy and comfortable with.

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Online Dating Tips for Single Parents (part 1)

Posted on June 30, 2011 by DatingKing

Online Dating for Single Parents If  you are a single parent you will find that getting back into the dating scene after being away from it for so long can be hard. It’s considerably harder if you have kids in your life too. Apart from working all day, taking the kids to one event or the other and spending the weekends with homework while also having to keep the house cleaning and grocery shopping up to date, where’s the time? What about the cost of babysitters and the actual dates itself? The whole idea of online dating can be quite intimidating.

The first thing you need to do is make a list of exactly what you’re looking for. At this point you are really only looking for someone to spend time with. Maybe go out on a date that doesnt involve talking about personal and intimate topics. We all need time to connect with someone else. Ensure that you follow the same rules for creating your profile within the online dating sites. Keep in mind that you need to include in your profile that you in fact have children. Let people know if they are with you full time or part time. Make sure that your profile mentions how important family is to you. There will always be people scared off by the fact you have children, but you probably don’t want to date them anyway. By doing this the chances of you finding someone with the same values of you inceases significantly. When browsing the online dating sites look for people who are interested in activities that involve family or for people that enjoy going to the Zoo etc. This way you’ll be able to find someone special enough to spend time with, they should be someone who can love your children too. Keep in mind that the kids are part of the packaged deal!

Your children and their safety are your first priority! Anything you do online can indirectly and directly influence their lives, both for the better or for the worse. They’ll need to be accepting of your new friend. You’ll need to be up front with them, on a level they can understand. Just listen to your intuition and you’ll know when it is the right time to introduce your new friend to your children.

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Online Dating Tips for South Africa

Posted on June 29, 2011 by DatingKing

Online Dating tips for South AfricaWe’ve all been told the story on the news about a person who decided to meet up with another individual they had met with online, and never returned home. These occurences are extremely rare when it comes to online dating, but heres some advice to make sure that your online dating experience is fun and safe.

Make sure you trust your instinct. If you have a gut feeling that something may not be right with the person your are chatting to, trust your instinct. You should always be feeling comfortable with whoever you are chatting. If someone seems dodgy, block them immediately. There are plenty of other personal ads to look through, so take your time and view a good number of them.

Before agreeing to a date, make sure you know as much as possible. Never publish your phone number or email address in personal ads. With that being said, never give our your street address either! You do not have to divulge any information online

Try to meet during the day, which is convenient, and have a time limit. Take your own car. Don’t accept a ride home on the first date. Keep the date to a time limit so that you have an exit strategy. This way, if you’re feeling uneasy, you can politely leave.

At the time of the date, there are a few things to keep in mind. Always meet in a public place where theres lots of other people and convenient to you. You may want to tell a friend where you are going and who you are meeting.

Remember keep safe!

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