Dating

With so many people coming and going from this town, there will always be a large population of single people, especially younger college aged individuals. Almost every day, some columnist whines about how they aren't getting any action. Depending on what your style is, the right person could be anywhere. Only the desperate can be found searching at meat markets or other random spots. Once you find someone, you'd better have some good ideas for dates. Be careful: dating can lead to sex, so you might need some contraception. Dating can also lead to marriage.

If you are a student, note that there are significantly more women at UC Davis than men. This theoretically means there are fewer excuses for guys, and women might have to share or look elsewhere. In reality these numbers could be skewed based upon possible dichotomies of girls who maintain high school relationships versus guys who do so, and of differences in receptiveness to dating. Furthermore, if the previous statement does not apply to you because you don't believe in monogamy or are not heterosexual, you can still use the following resources or check out the Gay Community page for networking ideas.

Note: It pays to be cautious of any dating website. Some are tied to identity theft or identity monetizing scams. For example: this report

Though meeting people over the internet used to be considered strictly taboo, it has slowly become accepted as more and more people become internet savvy, or just don't have time to meet people in day to day life.

• For outdoor-oriented people the Sierra Club Singles is a good place to meet others who live a healthy outdoorsy life style.
  

• davisdating.org is more than likely a scam to collect personal information, so don't go there.

• Chemistry.com new spin-off of match.com that uses a long personality questionaire.
  

• Craigslist has a personals section - be prepared for slim pickins in the Davis area.
  

• eHarmony, whose users take an extensive personality questionnaire that will match you to potential partners. The site was created by a fundamentalist Christian, and has been criticised for withholding matches until one's profile is about to expire, and for only catering to heterosexuals and theists.
  

• Friendster, a free social networking site.
  

• Green Singles, a dating site for singles who care about the environment.
  

• Match.com
  

• MySpace, a free social networking site.
  

• OK Cupid, a completely free singles site with a sophisticated matching system controlled by the user. A list of hundreds of multiple choice questions is available, enabling you to select and prioritize the values, beliefs, lifestyle choices, habits, personality traits, etc. that you prefer in a match while also describing yourself. The site shows you the people whose answers best match what you are looking for and vice versa. Also includes a repository of tests measuring many aspects of personality, knowledge, interests, and values that help you to determine your compatibility with a potential mate. The results of these tests are frequently posted on people's Livejournals.
  

• SpringStreet, which shares dating profiles across various alternative sites such as salon.com and nerve.com.
  

• Yahoo Dating
  

• Plenty of Fish, a free personals website.

• Treat people like you would like to be treated. It is the golden rule, and yet people seem to forget it when dating.
  

• Be considerate of how others feel and try and empathize with them (that doesn’t mean you have to change how you feel, but show some compassion).
  

• If you don’t care about someone, don’t take advantage of the situation. Just because you can use someone doesn’t mean you should.

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