NY POST – Nov 29 - More and more New Yorkers are searching for love on European dating sites. Lillian, a 42-year-old Manhattan copy editor signed up for Meetic.com. She Skypes with a Parisian man from the site for an hour each day. Susan, a 22-year-old grad student, also struggled with dating locally, so she widened her eHarmony parameters. Even “Real Housewives of New York City” reality star Alex McCord and Simon van Kempen met through Matchmaker.com while living on different continents. Mark Brooks, editor of OnlinePersonalsWatch.com, says international romance is a growing trend, due to singles’ increasing pickiness about potential life partners. “The longer the shopping list, the further afield you should cast your net,” he advises. A single New Yorker four years ago, he flew to Prague for a European online dating conference where he met and fell for a Czech woman. They married last April and now live in Malta with two daughters.
Here are some of the most popular dating sites from around the world:
Europeans: Meetic.com
Brits and Canadians: PlentyOfFish.com
Asians: AsiaFriendFinder.com
Australians: RSVP.com.au
Indians: Shaadi.com
Russians: Mamba.ru
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The internet is such a magical place…
When I entered the online dating business in 1997 this is exactly the sort of thing I envisioned, people being able to connect, and form relationships, even across the ocean, on other side of the world. It’s a very nice feeling to see this validated by couples who have met on our site.
Thanks for posting this Mark. One of these days I need to come visit you in Malta… it sounds nice
The internet is such a magical place…
When I entered the online dating business in 1997 this is exactly the sort of thing I envisioned, people being able to connect, and form relationships, even across the ocean, on other side of the world. It’s a very nice feeling to see this validated by couples who have met on our site.
Thanks for posting this Mark. One of these days I need to come visit you in Malta… it sounds nice
You’re always welcome Meir. Malta is as close as we could find to utopia. Great people. super-low crime rate, great weather, great health system. Still, we’re in Prague through January, then splitting our time between the USA and Canada for the next 6 months. Se you at Miami iDate. Please keep us posted on your news with Date.com, Matchmaker.com and Amor.com.
You’re always welcome Meir. Malta is as close as we could find to utopia. Great people. super-low crime rate, great weather, great health system. Still, we’re in Prague through January, then splitting our time between the USA and Canada for the next 6 months. Se you at Miami iDate. Please keep us posted on your news with Date.com, Matchmaker.com and Amor.com.