What will the future of romance look like? Yahoo! has compiled a diverse collection of answers to this question. Here are some of our favorites (love the anonymous phone line idea!):
"Safety will be on the minds of online daters in 2007," says Jeff Cohen. "In an effort to protect identities as long as possible, more and more singles will turn to anonymous phone numbers. Companies like AliasLine now offer anonymous numbers that automatically redirect to your home, business or cell number." -- Cohen is the author of "Dating, Inc.: Recruit, Select, and Retain the Right Man for a Relationship" and is About.com's Guide to Dating.
"With the competition for dates rising online, singles will need to be bolder in their profiles to invite more responses," says Liz Kelly. "Watch for more creative headlines, interesting short stories and funny photographs. More singles will also post voice and video greetings online as this technology takes off in 2007. " -- Kelly is a dating coach and author of "Smart Man Hunting" who also helps people with profile makeovers. smartmanhunting.com
"In 2007 more and more people will look online for love -- searching everywhere from social networking sites to alumni sites to online dating services," predicts Susan Mernit. "For the most casual daters, social networks will continue to be great spots to meet friends of friends, but social networks will start to 'graduate' to more focused online dating sites as social network users -- and younger daters -- hone in on finding longer-term relationships." -- Mernit is Yahoo! Personals' relationship expert. personals.yahoo.com
"Women will be taking more of the lead in dating and relationships," says Toni Coleman. "More women will be asking men out, making the plans, picking up the tab and proposing marriage. New services and products will cater to this new trend -- engagement gifts for men (rings?), first date tokens of affection, male-oriented venues for proposal weekend getaways, and more books and classes designed to teach women the how-to of courting and romancing their guy." -- Coleman is a licensed psychotherapist and dating/relationship coach. consum-mate.com
"Immediate gratification is where it's at in '07. First it was speed dating, then it was fast tech (cell phone dating, anyone?) and now it's REALLY fast, as in, 'Are you free...in five?' I-dating is going to branch out into handheld services and specialized Web sites where users can find mates for 'right now,' no chatting/courting/deciding time required. Get that IM loaded up and ready to go: Chances are, there's someone trying to page you." -- Gemini and Scorpio are co-authors of Gemini and Scorpio's Fabulous Guide to Online Dating.
"The honeymoon period with Internet dating and social networking is ending and people are becoming turned off by the safety concerns as well as the disingenuous nature of 'friending' hundreds of people you may never meet in person," says Sharon Gaffney. "In 2007 people will embrace the idea of using the Internet to make plans to meet new people while hanging out with friends -- groups of friends meeting other groups of friends." -- Gaffney is the co-founder of LetsMeetOut.com.
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