So, you've found that special person online. You've chatted in the chatroom, you've flirted in the forums and you've imagined via Instant Messaging but how do you get them gagging to hear from you again. How do you get them to actually look forward to another contact from you?
Here are six tips on digital activities that you and your new cyberfriend can share:
1) Comments 2) Recipes 3) Greeting cards 4) Online Auctions 5) Fashion
and
6) Listening.
Comments:
No matter who we are we all like to know that we look good. We know that all there is between us is 2 computers and a gazillion miles of cable but it is still nice to be told that we look good. How can we find out? By asking questions that's how. What clothes do we like? What hairstyles do we like? Glasses or contacts? Heels or flats? Once we have the answers we can build up a picture of our cyberbuddy. Just don't forget to say how attractive or handsome they must look.
!! WARNING !!
Do not get too personal here! You can lose online friends a lot quicker and easier than you may realize. Just go easy.
Another section you can share is those random acts of kindness that you've both done or seen..whether it was helping a person out or something you saw on the news or read in the papers.
So by showing kindness, being mannerly and keeping your language under control you can show that you are an upbeat and positive person (a good point in all respects !)
Recipes:
Once you've talked about the weather and grown bored with it; the next most popular (and safest) option is food. Sharing your favorite cooking styles, recipes and restaurants is a sure way of breaking the ice. You could swap links to your favorite cooking sites, or even take photos of your latest creation and share them through online photo galleries.
Greeting Cards:
This may sound a strange thing to share digitally as most "cards" come by snail mail. But it is an excellent way to say "Thanks for the chat". There are lots of sites where you can make a totally unique card that you can send electronically. Making something shows the recipient that you've taken the time to think of them and you've put some effort into creating something just for them.
Here'a a link to 1 of the many sites out there that you could use (and it is free!):
Online Greeting Cards - Thank You
Auctions:
Online auction sites sell almost anything and everything. Use the site's search function to find items that go back to special dates for you and your buddy such as birthdays, anniversaries or schooldays. A great gift could be a digital copy of a newspaper from your friend's birth day.
This is a link to just about the most famous of auction websites and I have just used "newspaper" as the search term - feel free to use any search term you want:
Online Auction - Newspaper
Fashion:
Fashionistas and fashion always create opinions. Opinions create discussion and those discussions bring us closer together.
If you have a keen eye for fashion..or you just wanna LOL at those without, then check out:
The Fashion Police
Listening:
Listening is different online to offline. Basically it means "Paying Attention". Read your prospective date's profile then talk to them about it. That shows that you've gone beyond their photograph and you are eager to know more about them. Don't be long-winded on your replies as nobody likes a gasbag but then again don't be the "strong and silent" type; you are going to have to strike a happy medium.
OK ... Well I hope those 6 tips get you that all-important "call-back" and if they have then don't hesitate to leave a message on the main site as to which one worked for you so all of us can benefit.
Peace, love and happiness
John
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