Can you really meet your dating match on the Internet?

Below are some excerpts from an interesting artice about meeting Mr/Mrs Right via online dating.

Many (most?) of you who are reading this have probably had some experience with internet dating. There is no denying the surge of singles using the internet to meet – and hopefully fall in love with - compatible singles. However, like everything worth getting in life, it takes work and perseverance to be successful.
When I encounter people who are frustrated with the quality and/or quantity of hits they receive on their profile or who have had a series of bad dates as a result of cyber connecting, I frequently hear the same concerns from them.

From personal experience, people are becoming more skilled at finding a match via the many dating sites and wasting less time on 'non-compatible' people. Dating sites are using ever-better matching systems too.

An online study was conducted by the University of Bath in England that was released in February 2005. 229 people who had used UK dating sites were interviewed. The research showed that 94 per cent of those surveyed saw their cyber friend again after first meeting them, and the relationships lasted for an average of at least seven months, with 18 per cent of them lasting over a year and eight per cent for at least two years. In fact, these relationships have a similar level of success as ones formed in more conventional ways. 94%!!! is very good.

Interesting study! So dating on the Internet can work with a little persistence and patience.

Full article here: dating match?