Online Dating Tips

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You’ve been corresponding by emails and chats and you are finally ready to ‘meet’ your online dating service match by telephone. Everyone is excited about the prospect, but before you get on that first phone call there are some things that you should be prepared for.

First of all, you may want to consider a phone that has ‘caller id blocking’ or a disposable cell phone to protect your privacy. This is true whether you are a man or a woman, because if the phone call doesn’t work out, you do not want the other person you’ve met through an online dating service to continue calling you.

Make sure you agree on a mutually acceptable time with your online dating service match for this first phone call, and perhaps even decide ahead of time approximately how long the call will last in case you have other plans. All of this can be done with your online dating service match via email or chat before the telephone call ever takes place.

Review your online dating service matches online dating profile. This is often one of those simple things that get overlooked, and you may also want to consider reviewing your online chats and emails as well. This will give you some topics to discuss during your telephone conversation with your online dating service match to discourage ‘dead time’ during the phone call.

Make sure you do your best to minimize distractions when you are having your first phone conversation with your online dating service match. Don’t call from your place of business, if you have children at home, schedule your first telephone call when they’re asleep or out of the house, if you have pets make sure they’ve been cared for before your telephone conversation begins, you want to give your online dating service match your undivided attention during your phone call.

When you feel the conversation is coming to an end, then you should try to cut things off without being rude. Remember, you’re online dating service match is usually feeling as awkward as you are during the first phone call so don’t try to stretch it out. You can always say that someone is at the door; you need to take care of something, etc., to get out of a call easily and without anyone feeling awkward. It’s much better to have a telephone call last 5 minutes too little, than 5 minutes too long! Leave your online dating service match wanting to talk with you again! Make sure you thank your online dating service match for the time on the phone and let them know you’re looking forward to an opportunity to speak with them again (if you are interested).

Once you’ve completed your telephone call, before the day is completely over, you should consider sending an email to your online dating service match and let them know that you enjoyed the conversation (yes that’s a reiteration) and that you’re interested in getting to know them better. This will also give you an opportunity (if you choose to) to ask for another opportunity to speak by phone!

Telephone calls with your online dating service match allow you to find out things like the type of food they like, what they enjoy doing, and could give you some ideas for things to do or places to go when you are ready to meet face to face.

Like every other aspect of an online dating service, relax and enjoy your first telephone conversation, and see where things go from there! Being prepared will allow you to have a successful first phone call!