Facebook for Dating?

Q. How many Facebook "friends" have you called on the phone in the last year?
a) less than 10
b) 10 to 25
c) 25 to 50
d) more than 50 Take a moment and think about the honest answer to this question and then read below to find out what your response means.

A. If your answer was...

a) You really don't have as many friends as you think. Facebook is nothing but a boost to your self-confidence.
b) You are an average person and have a normal number of friends.

c) You are an extremely popular person. Will you please add me to your friends list?

d) You are either in sales or marketing and are using Facebook for shameless self promotion of sites such as SecondConnection.com

Now onto the subject of today's blog; Facebook for dating. Well fellas, I hate to tell you but I'd have to say this is a big dating no no. I realize it may seem like the easy way to "re-connect" with somebody you meet at a social gathering, but here are a few reasons why it's not the best way to go about it.

1. You have to make sure you get the girl's first and last name during the conversation without seeming like a stalker.


2. The girl might have a private profile and you'll have missed your chance to reconnect.


3. Even if you get past #1 and #2, do you really want your potential date to see those drunken "tags" of you that your bonehead friends decided to post?


4. C'mon, we've all had (or know somebody who has had) the awkward experience of having to delete a person off their friend list because things "didn't work out". Well either that, or you really don't give a rat's @$$ about the other person's feelings or impressions of you, in which case...carry on what you're doing because for some strange reason, there seems to be a lot of women who are attracted to that. Not the female readers of this blog of course!

My solution to you? Well, obviously the best choice is to be direct and ask for a woman's phone number. But did you know that in a survey of 18 to 44 yr old women, 20% of the women (1 in 5) would not give out their phone number or email address even if they are attracted to the man? With these odds, why take a chance? Sign up for a free account at SecondConnection and receive 10 Free SecondConnection Black Cards so next time you're prepared.

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