Not too many people in the straight world would argue that finding a partner is easy these days.
And if you’re a lesbian, well the pond just simply gets smaller.
You may have a great personality, be attractive and intelligent but how on earth do you even find a lesbian out there in Main Street let alone Ms Right?
Internet dating has been around for a while now and has become an acceptable means of meeting your life-long partner or having a casual fling.
And the current global economic downfall is encouraging even greater use of internet sites as a cheaper option for dating and socialising.
But knowing which dating site to join is a little less obvious.
There are several lesbian dating sites to choose from nowadays, it depends on what you are looking for.
One of the pioneers is Pink Sofa a site which has been around for almost a decade and is one of the largest internet communities for lesbians in the world.
They have an active membership of more than 100 000 women and a site usage of 6.5 million pages viewed per month.
But quantity is not the company’s only trump card.
Pink Sofa prides itself as a high-end quality site that focuses on engaging genuine members looking for genuine relationships. They screen every profile and every photo to ensure they provide a safe, comfortable, and friendly environment.
Seems it’s worked for this member.
“I was pretty dubious about using an online dating site, all those late night commercials didn’t give me any confidence. But I knew Pink Sofa was different straight away – from the first “Keep Safe” message I received to the time I rang to make a payment and spoke to a real live human being! After making many wonderful new friends and finding my partner on Pink Sofa, I’ve learnt to “never say never”.
Pink Sofa’s CEO Liz James said their success can also be attributed to their focused niche market approach.
“We are all lesbians too so we understand and recognise their needs as opposed to many of the other lesbian dating sites which are run by straight people and have the lesbian market as an add-on to their broader markets,” she said.
“This has given us recognition by lesbians world-wide as a strong, well respected brand because of our integrity, longevity and unwavering commitment to provide a quality service”.
“Members feel very passionate about our community and so do we”, she said.
Pink Sofa offers a range of services and community features beyond online dating including forums, chat rooms, instant messenger, discussion topics, polls, a lesbian-friendly business directory and classifieds where members can post local event information.
Pink Sofa actively supports community initiatives through regular sponsorship of major festivals on the lesbian calendar and smaller grass roots events.
To check out a truly global lesbian community with members from all over the world, go to www.pinksofa.com to see who’s in your neighbourhood.