Social Dating: A Practical Guide, by Funfundate

Social Dating A Practical Guide

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What is Online AND Social Dating?.....….…3 Gear Up! Dating Checklist………………..5 Common Myths about Online Dating………….....9 Your Profile: How to look amazing……….13 What’s your type? The process of finding dates online….17 Appendix: Ideal Date Spots to Boost Romance…21

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Author: Funfundate Team Funfundate is a social matching game. We send our members two matches everyday and they pick who’s hotter! An easy, fun way to find a date.

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•  Online dating is the type of dating that involves the process of finding and meeting compatible matches online.

•  Originated in the United States, online dating services are now easily found in many countries, including Canada, Australia, and UK.

CHAPTER 1: What’s Online & Social Dating?

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•  You can find a variety of old and new dating services, ranging from traditional online dating sites like Match.com to the modern social dating services like Funfundate.com.

•  “Social dating” is a relatively new concept. It’s social networking (i.e., Facebook, Twitter) meets online dating!

•  Social dating more closely resembles real life dating than traditional online dating because it adds “social” components to it (i.e., inviting your friend to play with you).

What’s Online and Social Dating?

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“Social dating” is a relatively new concept. It’s social networking meets online dating.

CHAPTER 2: Gear Up! Dating Checklist

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Starting social dating for the first time can be overwhelming. But if you clearly understand and learn how to make the best experience out of social dating in this guide, you will be on the right path to finding the perfect matches for you!


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Gear Up! Dating Checklist

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•  First, you need to set the purpose of using social dating services. Do you want to find someone to meet for casual dates? Do you hope to get married in a few years? Do you want to pursue a long-term, serious relationship?

•  It will be helpful to publicly share your goal on your profile or let your matches know so that people who have the same goal in mind will be more likely to approach you. Compatibility matters!

Checklist #1: What’s your ultimate goal of social dating?

Are you prepared to exchange messages with your matches, visit the site often to see who likes you, and most importantly, ready to meet your date in person later?

People in social dating sites are usually looking for a date, not a friend, so it is important that you are just as prepared as, if not more than, the other online daters.


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Checklist #2: Are you ready to date?

Before trying social dating sites, be mentally ready to date!

•  Some social dating services let you browse your own matches, and others like Funfundate do all of the works for you and send you compatible daily matches. (In the latter case, all you have to do is to pick which one is closer to your type!)

•  Whichever type of social dating you prefer, you still have to invest some time into finding and talking to the matches of your type. “ Social dating saves you a

lot of time. No more awkward social events to attend!

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Checklist #3: Do you have time to find your dates?


CHAPTER 3: Common Myths about Online Dating

There are some misconceptions when it comes to online dating (social dating included). In this section, we’d like to explore some popular myths about online dating with you and tell you the truth!

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•  These days, online dating is much safer than you think. Meeting a random person at a bar may actually be riskier. At least when you are online dating, you can try a phone call or a video call with your dates to ensure safety.

•  Tired of meeting scammers? These days, online and social dating sites implement various ways of handling scammers, such as reporting them as abuse or kicking them out. For example, Funfundate only allows new members to sign up via their Facebook account, in order to ensure each member’s authenticity (profile picture, age, and so on).

Common Myths about Online Dating

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Since 2006, about 17% of married couples have met by using an online dating site.

MYTH 1: Online dating is not safe

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•  There are about 40 million Americans who use or have used online dating services. That’s about 40% of the adult American single population!

•  These 40 million people can’t all be desperate. People have different reasons why they choose to give online dating a try. Some people may be too busy to find a date offline. Others may want a broader pool of matches because they live in a small town.

•  In case of social dating, a lot of people try because they want to have a more exciting, fulfilling life. No sign of desperation. It’s just fun to find a date!


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MYTH 2: Online dating is full of desperate people

1 in 5 singles in a committed

relationship with someone they met via online dating.

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•  In online dating services, algorithms help people find compatible matches in various ways. Your profile information will help the computer find the best matches for you.

•  Although computers may not be a perfect human matchmaker, it has a great deal of accuracy if your profile information is correct.


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Algorithms Meet

Human Matchmakers

MYTH 3: Algorithms are not as good as human matchmakers

Your profile is one of the most important factors that determine your SUCCESS in social dating. If you write a crappy, insincere profile page, people will think that you are not a desirable date. Let’s take a look at how to fill out an amazing profile!

CHAPTER 4: Your profile: how to look amazing

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Your profile: how to look amazing

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•  It’s important to upload a clear, decent picture of yourself on your profile. A good picture goes a long way!

•  Whether you are a female or male, the first thing you will see on your match’s profile is your profile picture, and it does influence your opinions about your match!

•  Yes, showing a good personality is critical, but your profile picture is an important way for your matches to determine whether you are their type!

TIP #1: Upload your picture (a good one!)

Be honest about your profile information!

Be yourself, and restrain yourself from posting any fake photos or incorrect information about yourself. Honesty is beautiful!


“ For all that is a lie will eventually be brought into the open.

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TIP #2: Be honest. Never lie!

•  Yes, humility is a virtue, but it doesn’t work really well when you are online dating, since people do not know you or your background.

•  It works far better to show off your skills and strengths online, rather than hiding them shyly. The more you reveal your strengths and amazingness, the more people will be attracted to you!


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Show off your strengths confidently!

TIP #3: Boast your strengths!

Now that you are done with filling out your profile, you’re ready to bump into some hotties online! In this section, we will go through the process of finding and meeting a date online briefly. (It’s much easier than offline dating!)

CHAPTER 5: What’s your type? The 3-Step process of finding a date online

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•  Whether it’s their look, personality, or sense of humor that wins you over, if a person seems to be your type, approach the person first, or at least “show” that you are interested. First come, first served!

•  At Funfundate, we curate two compatible matches for you daily, so you can just go ahead and pick who’s closer to your type. So, everything is pretty much set up for you already.

What’s your type? The 3-Step process of finding a date online

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Step 1: Select the person(s) you are interested in dating

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•  After you select your potential matches, you can start exchanging messages or chat with them in real time. This is a perfect chance for you to get to know your matches more, figuring out whether your match has something in common with you.

•  Caveat: Responding too late to your match’s messages may delay the dating process, which decreases your chance of success. So, if you like the person, respond as quickly as you can, and engage in a conversation actively so that you could go to the third step!

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Step 2: Communicate with your matches



•  If you like your date, then exchange phone numbers with him or her, and make a phone call to get to know the person even better.

•  If your date lives nearby, meet him or her offline! Our tip for the first date is to meet your date at a nearby café to grab a coffee. If you don’t like the person, you can just have a nice coffee chat and then leave. If you like the person, you can set up another meeting later or on the same day. “ Tip for the first date:

grab a coffee first!

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Step 3: Phone call, then Meet offline!


Appendix: Ideal Date Spots to Boost Romance

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In Step 3, we briefly recommended a coffee chat as an ideal first date plan. If you like your date, what should be on your next date agenda? Well, it depends, but in this section, we will recommend you a few great second date ideas!


Take a roller coaster ride together! Or, how about romantic merry-go-round at night? Dating at an amusement park will never be boring and makes you and your date laugh, shout, and forget about work or school altogether!

Ideal Date Spots to Boost Romance

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1. Amusement Park

TIP: Why not share some fun memories about your childhood with your date?

Watching and touching cute animals, and taking a walk or tour around the zoo are perfect activities for a couple to have fun and feel as if they are back to childhood!

TIP: Dress naturally, and make sure to sit down at some point and spend some time to share your favorite activities with your date!


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2. Fun at the Zoo

If you’ve volunteered before, why don’t you take your date to the same place and volunteer together? By supporting a cause together, you can feel closer to your date, check whether your date cares about others and not just him or herself, and give back to the community at the same time!

Caveat: Ask your date in advance if he or she likes to volunteer. Some people prefer donating to volunteering.


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3. Volunteering

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•  Why not going out to a romantic dinner? Or, if you are a good cook, you can prepare a romantic dinner and invite your date to your place!

•  Have some wine, talk, laugh, and get to know each other better. Bring out the real you. A romantic light or music can make the mood even better.


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4. Romantic Dinner

TIP: Do not dominate the conversation all the time; it can make your date feel bored and intimidated!

Congratulations! You learned all the basics you need to know about social dating. For more tips on online dating, stay attuned to our Facebook page at

http://www.facebook.com/funfundate

Thank you!J

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