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The Ultimate Guide to Mobile Dating: 100 Tips and Tools to Find Love on the Go
By Jessica Merritt
Mobile dating is a relatively new phenomenon, and allows you to meet new people without being tied down to your computer. You can find and communicate with potential dates using just your cell phone, often just through text messaging. Here we'll take a look at some tips and tools that will help make mobile dating work for you.
General Tips
Follow these suggestions for a better mobile dating experience.
Be vigilant about adultery: Using a cell phone as opposed to a computer, land line, or in-person, makes it easier for cheaters to get away with adultery, so be careful to ensure that your date isn't already spoken for.
Set a specific time to check messages: You'll probably be inundated with messages throughout the day, so save your sanity and designate a time when you can read and respond to messages.
Take advantage of your phone's video camera: If you have video function on your phone, use it to do a video chat with people you like.
Don't be boring: No one wants to read an essay on their cell phone. Keep things short, sweet, and interesting.
Stick to established services: Sometimes, smaller mobile dating services will "pad" their listings with fake profiles, and even send you fake messages to get you more interested in using the service.
Be picky: Don't send out messages to everyone who loosely fits your criteria or you'll be bombarded with more interest than you want.
Don't be vague or generic: Stand out among all of the other people on the site by offering something different and specific than everyone else.
Respond quickly: One of the great things about mobile dating is that you can communicate in rapid fire, so don't leave potential dates hanging.
Be yourself: Given the anonymity of online dating, you may be tempted to put on a facade, but eventually you will meet your dates, and your true self will come out, so just be yourself from the very beginning.
Don't Photoshop your images: Make sure that your profile photos look like yourself.
Introduce yourself: It's hard to get to know someone over the phone, and even harder when you don't have a lot of information, so be sure to give at least a basic rundown of what you're about.
Say what you want: Don't leave prospects guessing if they're right for you. Let it be known if you're looking for a middle aged man who enjoys snorkeling.
Set special ringtones: If you're using a mobile dating service, chances are you're going to get a lot of messages, so set your phone up so that you'll have a different ringtone when receiving calls or messages from the service.
Be spontaneous: If you're out and find someone you like, invite them to meet you somewhere.
Find a date while you're bored: Mobile dating offers a fun way to find a date while you're on the bus, in a waiting room, or just a boring meeting.
Don't be offended by rejection: Don't get upset if you don't get messaged back. Some users may be inundated with messages, or they're just looking from something specific that isn't what you offer.
Change your photo often: Let others see different sides of you and keep things interesting with a new profile photo every now and then.
Take advantage of immediate meetings: Mobile dating makes it easy to find someone, and then meet them almost right away.
Don't be too serious: Realize that mobile dating isn't a life or death matter. You might meet your soul mate, or you might just meet someone that's fun to go out for drinks with. Either way, do not put too much pressure on yourself to get things right.
Don't be afraid to respond quickly: With mobile dating, the rule about "waiting three days" goes out the window. Write back as soon as you're ready to.
Get the dirt on cost: Before signing up with a mobile dating service, be sure to read the fine print in order to find out exactly how much it will cost you to use the service.
Consider upgrading to an unlimited text or data plan: To avoid worrying about your cell phone bill, look at the cost of upgrading to an unlimited plan.
Create a good profile: If your mobile dating service uses full profiles, be sure to fill it out as much as you can.
Don't lie in your profile: Avoid being misleading and setting yourself up for trouble later and just be truthful instead.
Be positive: Mobile dating is incredibly fast paced, so don't be let down if you're passed up by others–there will be plenty more later.
Give compliments: Make someone interested in you by complementing something on their profile. It will also give you a chance to spark a conversation.
Take better photos: If you're using your camera phone to take your profile picture, be sure to check out a guide that will tell you how to make your photo look good.
Don't drunk-date: Whether you're drunk texting, or imbibing a bit too much on your first date, drinking will not help you score a relationship.
Etiquette
If you're polite and follow mobile dating etiquette rules, you'll have an easier time finding the right person to date.
Don't pick up your phone on a date: It's generally considered rude to use your cell phone during a date, but it's even worse when you've met someone through your phone-they might think you're looking for another date while out with them!
Be punctual: If you've arranged to meet or call at a specific time, be early or at least on time.
Avoid sending too many messages at once: Sending a flurry of messages within a short period of time is at best annoying, or worse, expensive for your potential date. Either way, take it easy to avoid scaring them off.
Dating Services
These dating services specialize in mobile dating.
MeetMoi: With MeetMoi, you'll be able to enjoy location-based dating on your cell phone.
Crush or Flush: The Crush or Flush service will send you a variety of prospective dates in your area, and you can choose to either "crush" them or "flush" them.
3G Dating Agency: This service is intended for people in the UK and Ireland with 3G phones. This exclusivity is so that you can take advantage of video chatting.
Tools
Put these tools to work to make mobile dating better, safer, and easier.
Jangl: Using this tool, you can text message anyone, even if they're not a mobile user.
Google Mobilizer: Take advantage of Google Mobilizer, and you'll be able to get a mobile-friendly version of any web page.
Mobile Dating Tips: Sign up for this service, and you'll get tips sent to your phone by SMS.
Don't Date Him Girl: Get mobile updates from Don't Date Him Girl, and you'll save yourself from dating a few jerks.
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