Online dating is fast becoming the worlds favorite way of meeting people. There are many testimonials on most of the online dating sites about their success. As well as finding love and romance, many users of onine dating are finding friends.

Making new friends is not as easy it may sound. Meeting people online is less time consuming, faster and you can check out hundreds of new potential friends. I have read many a story of how "I didnt find the love of my life, but I made lots of new friends". And not just aquaintances, but real friends.

Ok, so you've seen the ads on tv for popular online dating sites, and you're ready to give it a go. All you want is to meet some new people and maybe you will find your soul mate. Where do you go, what do you do? Other than doing a search, and scrolling through the thousands of pages of online dating and related sites, you could look for the dating directory or review sites. One I have found to be particularly useful is Dating Connection. They list most of the popular online dating sites as well as some specialist ones, such as dating for bikers, dating for the deaf etc. You will find the dating sites listed under their specific categorey eg. Pink Cupid is for lesbian dating and big church is for Christians. After browsing through the pages here and reading some of the reviews, I found my choice of which online dating site to join a lot easier.

Dating Connection is an Australian based site and lists Australian sites as well as the world wide sites, such as Friend Finder and I Want U etc. Most sites have a country selection and you can usually find plenty of members from your particular county. A lot of work has gone into finding sites that are reputable and worth the money, should you end up buying a subscription.

This site is definitely worth a look and would be time well spent, even if you don't live in Australia, before you go searching the endless lists of online dating sites.