The Canadian National Newspaper: Privacy and 'online' dating are not mutually exclusive

Today, about 40% of single adults use online dating. The problem with most dating sites is they offer no privacy. Because profiles/photos must be searchable by other members, there is a requirement to surrender control of sensitive personal information. Amazingly, millions of online daters willingly share this private information.

However, there are also millions of single adults that avoid online dating because they place significant value upon personal privacy and safety. For these people, exposing their personal lives on the public internet for anybody and everybody to search and find is not acceptable. "Privacy and online dating should not be mutually exclusive," explains Joel M. Blatt, founder of Sparkbliss.

Sparkbliss is fueling the "private online dating" revolution. Sparkbliss works like this: each member develops a private network of trusted friends and families who can view his/her profile and make romantic introductions on their behalf. Members have complete control over who they invite into their private network. Some people add as many connections as possible, while others are more conservative. Adding "super connectors," those people that seem to know everybody maximizes your ability to find the right person.

With online dating, people are often untruthful, superficial, and subjective. Online dating behavior is frequently disingenuous; outdated photos and plagiarized profiles are commonplace. In contrast, Sparkbliss enforces honesty and integrity, because it is moderated by people that know you. Sparkbliss goes a step further to mitigate concerns over safety by recommending introductions include some kind of reference and testimonial.

Sparkbliss takes "six degrees of separation" and applies the idea to dating. A recent Temple University study revealed "63% of married couples met through a network of friends." Our loved ones instinctively want to help us find companionship. If it can help discover your soul mate, why not let friends and family play matchmaker?

Sparkbliss is a free service. It was founded in March, 2008 by a single guy who is still searching for his soul mate but is confident she is out there and Sparkbliss will help discover her. Initial response to Sparkbliss and "private online dating" has been extremely positive due to its combination of privacy and safety best practices and use of references and testimonials. For more information, check out: LINK .

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