Otherwise known as internet dating, online dating is a platform for people to meet virtually and plan a date, mostly with the intent of having a personal and romantic relationship.
Although some online dating services are free, most require a signup fee. Although you have access to many potential dates on the platform, you can narrow your searches to age, location and even religion.
Online Dating in New Zealand
Research shows that there is a low rate of online dating in New Zealand due to the small number of candidates. Dating experts have fingered the choosy nature of the locals in the low turnout of potential date matches. New Zealanders have been found to have high expectations even before getting into relationships.
Things to Consider Before Dating Online in New Zealand
Access to More People
Of course, one of the major reasons people patronize online dating sites is due to the access to potential dates. However, in a country as small as New Zealand, is this access to more people obtainable?
Idealness
It is generally believed that shy people find it difficult to form and maintain relationships. They tend to open up easily online, as they are more comfortable with online communication. While this might not be entirely true, it is imperative to know if online dating is ideal for you.
Confusion or Clarity?
We mentioned earlier that a perk of online dating is having many options. However, choosing from a lot of potential dates might get confusing in the long run. When there are a lot of options available, people end up not being satisfied with any option at all because they think they’ll lose out on others. So, why are you going into online dating: to get a date or to end up confused?
Major Attraction
What is your major attraction in potential dates? It is common knowledge that being attractive physically is a plus in online dating. Therefore, physically attractive people often excel on this platform. That aside, you get to know them more and perhaps, whatever they lack in physical disposition will be made up for in other aspects. So, if you’re not a sucker for good looks, you can find out if they possess the qualities you desire and give love a shot with them.
Romantic Expectation
The good thing about online dating sites is that everyone is single and searching on these websites, and this reduces ambiguity to a great extent. Therefore, it is not out of place when a potential date ‘moves too fast’ in getting romantic.
Although there will be the urge to get all romantic quickly, you have to let things go at their own pace. Note that romance in a relationship is built slowly. So, just capitalize on your mutual attraction and watch things blossom naturally.
Conclusion
Although staying in a small country comes with many advantages such as peaceful and healthy living, stable economy, etc, a huge disadvantage is that you have very limited number of people who you can pick your potential date from.
Being a people with small population, we daresay that New Zealand is not exploring the goodness of online dating to the fullest, as it is mostly just a little group of people on all the available websites.
In addition, we found that they tend to have high expectations of relationships even before it is started, and they aren’t forward with what they want.
Our general advice is that in addition to trying their hands on the available online dating options, the People of New Zealand should explore other means of meeting new people such as going to parties and other public places, visiting other locations, etc.
