Meeting new people using specialist phone lines.
Phone line dating, friendship lines, telephone
dating, chatlines - in fact, whatever you want to call them
as there are so many different names but they all basically
mean the same thing! - are becoming an extremely popular way
of meeting new people, whether you are seeking friendship
or romance.
Certainly, more and more people are using this fun way of
meeting others and it is anticipated that over the next few
years, the use of chatlines will be greater than using online
friendship and dating websites.
So why is this? First of all, no one can deny that dating
via the internet has reached dizzying heights of popularity
– recent research suggested that a third of all people
looking for friendship and/or romance prefer using the internet
to meet new people rather than going to pubs and clubs etc.
And meeting people this way is no longer a taboo subject as
people can see that it really is a good way to extend your
social circle or find romance.
Online dating is great – first of all, you are under
no pressure - you can suss someone out and get to know them
before meeting face to face. Secondly, if you are restricted
socially – maybe you work long hours or work nights,
or are a single parent who cannot keep paying for a baby sitter
or, like more and more people, you view pubs and clubs as
meat markets – the internet is the solution.
With online friendship sites, you can meet like-minded people
day or night and all from the comfort of your own home. You
don’t have to worry about getting a baby sitter, or
spend lots of money on going on. Your working hours are no
longer a problem! And you don’t have to worry about
making excuses when someone you don’t fancy hassles
you for a date when you are out (and that applies to both
men and women).
However, meeting people using chatlines is streets ahead
of online friendship and dating websites. Not only is it an
easier, more accessible way to talk to people – you
just pick up the ‘phone, even if you are on your lunch
break at work – but unlike online dating sites, with
telephone dating you do not have to pay a membership fee.
Nor do you have to have PC or have to pay internet costs.
You only pay when you call the chatlines.
Also, by actually speaking to someone, you can get a better
a feel if they are someone you would like to meet face to
face. For example, you may have been corresponding with someone
on a dating website and took their responses to mean they
have a dry sense of humour. By actually verbally interacting
with them, you may find out that their dry sense of humour
is actually no sense of humour at all!
Similarly, while a person online may seem like someone you’d
like to be around, once you actually speak to them you may
find that they have the most irritating voice in the world!
Or that they continually sniff! Or worse! (Think: someone
who has a cold and snorts rather than use a handkerchief).
Chatlines allow you to get a much better feel for the person
that you are talking to and conversation tends to flow a lot
more freely rather than by typing out emails – allowing
you to make a decision whether to get out of the conversation
quickly or carry on chatting.
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