Response from: sparkbliss    (06/03/08 9:41am)

I really don't think a great profile is the secret. For all you know they plagiarized the profile and it is copied 178 times across the internet.

My attempts to discover meaningful companionship using popular online dating sites proved feeble My attempts to discover meaningful companionship using popular online dating sites have proved feeble because the ways it make me feel.

My problem with the majority of online dating sites is they require members to create a searchable public profile. By doing so, members effectively surrender control of their personal information. I am sensitive to the privacy issue, but there is also something disturbing about sharing a public profile with strangers who tend to superficially and subjectively evaluate its content.

However, I found a site called Sparkbliss[dot]com where you don't create a public profile rather you create a private bio. It also leverages what has always been the best way to meet people – introductions from your circle of friends. In fact, “63% of married couples met through a network of friends,” according to a recent Temple University study. As it clearly improves your chances of finding your soul mate, why not let friends and family play matchmaker?