Singles have so many options when it comes to dating, let's see there's the traditional setting, the matchmaking setting, and the online setting.  The prices of traditional dates and matchmaking services are continuing to rise leaving singles only one choice...free online dating.  The internet is constantly introducing new free dating services, often times they are new "niched" sites.  Singles can freely join these dating sites without the hassle of giving away their hard-earned cash.  There are thousands of sites that cater to all types of singles, for instance there are adult dating sites that host the naughty singles, niched dating services that target singles based on an interest or lifestyle, and  dating sites that host a variety of singles with a wide range of personality traits that you can simply search for.  No wonder the free dating industry is booming.

Of course there are the 'old-school' singles out there that stand by their guns when it comes to meeting the opposite sex by going on the horribly awkward first dates.  You know the ones, maybe you're one of them, going to a restaurant and meeting someone for the first time not having a clue what this person might look like or even act like.  Since the birth of free online dating there are only but a handful of these singles left.  With free dating services such as camera chat, instant messaging, phone and other interactive tools for singles to use it doesn't take a scientist to figure out that online dating is where people go to meet someone new nowadays.  Rather than taking a co-worker's word, singles can search exactly what they are looking for in someone right down to the hair color.  Believe me, I have made the mistake in going out with someone a friend told me about.  One word can describe that experience. Misery.  The reasons why free online dating is becoming so popular is because it's free, painless, and quick in finding someone compatible.