Why might online dating not be working for you?

Signing up to an online dating site is no guarantee of success and you should not expect to find Mr or Miss Right immediately.

But if you have given it plenty of time and still not seen any results from your efforts, it might be time to consider whether you are doing something wrong that is hampering your ability to attract a new partner.

Liz Marie, senior editor at We Love Dates, wrote a piece for the Huffington Post in which she detailed three of the main reasons that can lead to people having no joy with online dating.

She started by suggesting one problem is that you are not online enough. Could you be someone who is guilty of signing up for an account only to venture online only once a month or every few weeks?

In order to enhance your chances of success, you need to be willing to put in plenty of hours over your keyboard, chatting to as many people as possible before you happen to meet the one you have been looking for.

Ms Marie's next theory is that those who struggle to land a date on online dating sites are simply being too picky.

You need to accept from day one that you will not get a reply from every message you send, let alone see things through to a face-to-face meeting. As such, it is important not to be so choosy that you only get in touch with a tiny number of people.

Finally, problems with your profile could be the reason behind your inability to find someone online, as it should never be underestimated just how important a profile is.

It is effectively a calling card, and if you mess it up you will likely put people off the idea of wanting to get to know you, underlining the potential damage this can do.