There was a time when online dating was considered something only creeps or desperate people did when they had no other options. This has changed over the last few years, and online dating is now generally considered a good way to meet new people or even to find your soul mate.

Meeting people online is not just restricted to dating sites though. More and more websites have some sort of community element, and as soon as you have people gathering in a community online you will also have new friendships forming and new romances springing to life. And this is a good thing. Sites that cater to a specific interest bring together people that have something in common, and that means there is a good chance you will meet someone you have a strong connection with, even if you are not actively looking. Social networks are also an effective way to meet new people for business or romance through the people you already know.

We operate a mobile social network called Jamble and we recently received the following message from one of our members. Even though stories like this are becoming more and more common, it still makes us leap in delight every time we read one of them.

IM BECOMING A DAD. SOMEONE I MET ON JAMBLE. SO JUST WANA SAY THANK U ALL. ONE MORE SUCCES STORY 4 JAMBLE. GOD BLESS U ALL. WE’VE MET ON JAMBLE AND STARTED DATING. WE R BUSY PLANING A WEDDING BE4 THE END OF THE YEAR. STIL USING JAMBLE 2 COMMUNICATE WHEN WE CANT B 2GETHER. JAMBLE MADE IT HAPPEN 4 US. AND THAT’S WHY I SAY THANK U 2 JAMBLE. - T-REX