matchmaking service, free online dating  Those who are not desperate enough to sign up for speed dating are probably using an online matchmaking service to meet local singles. The problem with many matchmaking services is that they are free or a rigorous screening process does not take place beforehand leaving the single pool made up of a host of different people and personalities. There is a good chance that more than a few of the people found within free online dating sites are creeps.

Avoiding a matchmaking service disaster means taking the initiative to personally screen any potential date. Just because a person’s online picture looks great does not mean it is actual representation of what they look like now. It could very well be an actual picture but taken a decade past. You can forget about believing anything read in a profile because every person at a free online dating site is only looking for one thing and that is companionship. Ask questions that will help you do a background check on the person before meeting them to find out their true past.