Ultimate Guide to Dating Online – Christian Dating Services
The subject of online dating is controversial amongst the secular world just as much as it is in the Christian world. Ten years ago, I thought the idea of communicating with people through email or online was curious. I guess I come from the musty school where talking on the telephone and handwriting letters was the norm. I always felt that emails were so impersonal, however today I rarely communicate any other way.
I still write little notes in cards from time to time, but for the most fraction if you hear from me, it’s going to be through email or via online instant messaging. The joys of technology! So, let’s get serve to the topic at hand, online dating; do you think it’s good or evil? Depending on who you ask, you’ll no doubt receive a number of different responses; some good and some not so good.
I earn it hard to score general opinions without researching the facts myself. Last year in the interest of research I signed up for the following online dating services and here are my findings:
E-Harmony.com – I am positive you’ve all seen the commercials where you hear testimony’s of how people found their true love on e-Harmony. I signed up for a free trail and completed a personality profile that took me at least an hour to complete. After that was done then I began receiving emails regarding possible compatible candidates. I am assuming the owner of this company deemed it important to put in place a middle man to insure you were actually getting connected with the person who best suited you and your personality. Although I received emails from candidates, I didn’t have the time or patience for the constant benefit and forth emails via the middle man; therefore I never got to interact personally with anyone.
Match.com – Match’s site was the most diverse and the one that allowed you to instantly interact with the other members. However, that’s not necessarily a top-notch thing. I found that most of the people on this site even if they professed to be a Christian were in search of sexual encounters. Although, there were a few people on this sight that were there strictly for networking purposes or an occasional dinner date. I signed up for 30 days on this sight the cost was around $29.00.
Christiansingles.com – This area was suppose to be for Christian singles searching for other Christian singles, but what I found more than anything on this site were foreigners looking for wives. I would received 2 to 3 pages emails regarding some pastor in Africa or another country seeking a wife. The other thing I found on this site were email scams regarding widows in search of help in the collection of their inheritance by wiring money from their account in Africa to yours in America. This was the lest expensive service at the cost of $30.00 or $40.00 for 6 months.
Truechristians.com – Although this site claimed that it was a Christian area, I received hundreds of emails requesting sexual encounters or some other explicit sexual act. I signed up for a 7 day free trail, but the cost of this site is $49.00 per month.
Americansingles.com – American singles was interesting, because once you signed up for the membership, you were able to send and receive instant messages from it’s members. I found this to be the best plot for sharing the gospel, because I found that people were hungry for something new in their lives. I never received not one inappropriate email regarding sexual encounters, but I did accumulate many emails requesting prayer and people that just wanted to have someone listen to their heart. This site was $29.00 for 30 days.
In summary, I thought that Match.com gave you access to a more diverse group of people, while Truechristian.com had not one sign of Christians in sight, Christiansingles seemed to be a hub used by mostly scam artist, E-Harmony is okay if you like the idea of big brother setting you up on a date and Americansingles is a great resource to counsel and minister the gospel.
Overall, it was an interesting experiment, but I don’t know that I would go looking for love Online, because there is too much chance for misrepresentation. Plus, you must be careful who you open your heart to, because our adversary is always looking for a crack in the armor in order to dispense havoc in your life. My vote for online dating would have to be more evil than good.
Date responsibly!
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