It seems that everywhere you look these days, there is some sort of list trying to mandate the necessities of our lives.. the “must haves”. There are books that tout the top 100 places to visit before you die, compilations of restaurants that have the most irresistible food and best atmosphere, and even those annual best and worst dressed lists the pop culture magazines put out every year. While lists suggesting vacation spots and culinary delights may be more for amusement, there are some existing lists that are of practical use, outlining the best internet sites according to topic and interest.

So what do you do if you are interested in online dating and want to know the best places to meet interesting people? Should you not have the time, nor the inclination, to research internet popularity lists, type “internet dating sites” into any online search engine and based on the premise of search engine optimization, the sites that are visited most often are the ones that will appear on the first page of your online search. The important thing to keep in mind here is that the most frequently visited site may or may not be the best site for you. With online romance being more popular than ever before and still growing, internet dating sites abound.

People are not only entertaining themselves with Internet dating sites, they are also finding love and romance on the web. Much of the time this can transform itself into real life encounters and on more than a few documented occasions, has led to marriage! Not all online dating romances need to become a long term relationship, in fact, most Internet dating sites have become a haven for those seeking an inexpensive, yet very effective means of meeting people for a variety of reasons, and romance is just the icing on the cake. Think of this… you come home from a long day at the office and look around, all you see is a TV and your goldfish Henry to keep you company. Henry might be really nice to look at, but is probably not a great conversationalist. So you log onto your favorite Internet dating site, and are now the suave and debonair ladies man that you were meant to be.

A key component of the explosion of online romances is ease at which individuals can communicate with one another on these Internet dating sites. Within moments you may be involved in several conversations, and although most of them will result in nothing more than a few emails or instant messages, there will always be the hope that the next person you chat with will be “the one”!