Successful online dater offers first date tips

Dating soldiers may wish to consider the words of a woman who found true love on the internet, as a Here is the City contributor lists a few tips to improve singletons' chances.

The author suggests soldiers looking for love do not waste too much time emailing before meeting for real, advising people take the plunge and find out if their potential partner is a good match.

She adds talking on the phone may also be an unnecessary delay for single soldiers, as it could be easier to decide there is a connection when face-to-face.

Anther rule of online dating is to meet for a short amount of time at first, but be flexible if the rendezvous goes well.

A recent study by Stanford University associate professor of sociology Michael Rosenfeld revealed people who go online are more likely to find love, with 82.2 per cent of those with home internet access in a relationship, compared to 62.8 per cent of those without a web connection.