FAQ's about datedosti.com
GENERAL
Why should I try datedosti.com for online dating?
Does an online site like datedosti.com work?
Who is datedosti.com for?
Is datedosti.com actually free?
Why should I include a photo on datedosti.com?
HOW TO…
How do I get started?
How do I write my profile?
How do I retrieve or reset my password? I can't login
How do I contact someone I like?
How do I save a list of people I like?
FEATURES
What is the Dashboard?
What is the Personality Quiz?
What are Icebreakers?
What are Winks?
SAFETY & PRIVACY
Is datedosti.com a safe site?
How long before I should meet someone in person?
How do I adjust my Privacy Settings?
OTHER
My question is not answered here?
GENERAL
Why should I try datedosti.com for online dating ?
datedosti.com is India’s first dating site that empowers women and protects them online. This creates a spam-free and safe environment for women leading to a better and more honest dating site. datedosti.com enables the emerging youth of India to find friends and love on a platform that is safe, vibrant and quintessentially Indian. datedosti.com helps you search, find and interact with people online before meeting them physically. datedosti.com is available to Indians throughout the Sub-Continent and abroad bringing thousands of people together in one place.
Does an online site like datedosti.com work?
Millions of people across the world use online dating sites nowadays to meet new people and find their perfect match. Online dating provides a convenient and comfortable way to search through thousands of profiles from the comfort of your own home. Uniquely, datedosti.com has been created keeping in mind the specific needs and requirements of the Indian youth and women. Thus it is far more effective than an offshoot of an international dating site in India.
The site is what you make of it however! While submitting a profile on datedosti.com ensures you can easily interact with other people, you need to make some effort personally to create an interesting profile and contact people successfully.
Who is datedosti.com for?
Online dating sites are for everyone and anyone! So long as you are 18 years or above, you can seek friends and dates from a very wide variety of backgrounds on datedosti.com. There are people from all over India and abroad looking for friendship as well as love!
Is datedosti.com actually free?
Yes! datedosti.com is completely FREE for most users! From time to time there may be a small charge for Premium features on the site but users who do not wish to avail of those Premium features can still use many parts of datedosti.com with out a charge.
Should I include a photo on datedosti.com?
By including a photo on your profile you're over 10 times more likely to be viewed and much more likely to be contacted or replied to. Think about when you search, do you tend to click on the people with photos or without? If you have pictures of yourself travelling in different countries or interesting places, taking part in some kind of sport or just an amusing photo of you, they will create much more interest. Also the picture should be a current one. There is no point in putting a photo that is 10 years old or one where you were 10kgs lighter! Ultimately other users will expect a true and current image of you.
HOW TO…
How do I get started?
Its very easy to get started with datedosti.com! Simply go to www.datedosti.com and follow the Join Now link on the right hand side. Enter the basic details requested and you will receive an email with a link to validate your account. Remember that you can also use your existing Facebook login to login very quickly!
After you have logged in, follow the basic steps to create your personal and unique profile and start meeting other people!
How do I write my profile?
Your profile is YOUR chance to introduce and market yourself to thousands of potential dates or friends! Keep it light-hearted, about who you are and the things you like to do, reasonably short and to the point - no rambling! If you get stuck, ask your friends how they would describe you to a potential date or have a look around at other profiles and take some tips from the ones you like. People are attracted to happy people so keep that sense of humor on!
How do I retrieve or reset my password? I can't login
To recover your password, go to the Login area of datedosti.com and click on Forgot Password? You’ll be asked for the email address you use to log in to datedosti. Click "Submit” and check your email where a reminder will be sent.
If you don’t receive your password in a few minutes, be sure to check your Junk or Spam folder. Some email providers will place it there.
How do I contact someone I like?
Once you find someone interesting, you can communicate using any of: Message, Wink, Icebreaker or the Online Chat. The Message is like any email message and Online Chat is our in-built instant messenger service. For more information on Winks and Icebreakers see the relevant section below.
If you are a male user communicating with a female user however, remember that in order to make this site safer for females and spam-free, you can only send a female a system-generated message. Only one message can be sent by any one guy to a woman. Only if the woman chooses to allow the guy to communicate with her beyond that first message, then the guy can mail the woman with further communications. That way the woman’s mailbox does not get repeated messages, spam or harassment from the same guy. Nor can men type whatever they like to women until they have been approved.
How do I save a list of people I like?
As you communicate with more people you may want to have a quick reminder of who your Favourites are. Whenever you see a profile that you would like to remember you can click on the heart-shaped icon (Add to Favourite) to save this user as one of your Favourite Profiles. Under the My Dosts section on your homepage you can then quickly see who your Favourite Profiles are. The number of profiles you can save as Favourites may be limited depending on what type of user you are. In the My Dosts section you can also quickly see your Approved Connections i.e. if you are a guy you can see which women have approved you and you can communicate freely with and if you are a woman you can see which guys you have approved.
FEATURES
What is the Dashboard?
The Dashboard is the page that gives a quick look at a lot of information when you log in. This includes who has recently viewed you, who is online now and the most rated profiles. It allows allows you to perform both quick and advanced searches for people in an easy to use manner. Your profile’s basic information and rating also appears on this page.
What is the Personality Quiz?
The Personality Quiz helps datedosti.com find the perfect matches for you based on your personality. It is a unique questionnaire that asks you a series of tick based character questions. On the basis of your answers you are then shown a variety of potential matches who have similar characteristics to you. Through the Personality Quiz you can successfully find friends and dates in an effective manner.
What are Icebreakers?
Icebreakers are curious questions that will help you “break the ice” when trying to start a conversation with people. They are questions that you select and post on your profile and effectively invite other people to answer. So when you see an icebreaker on someone else’s profile which says for example “Do you prefer cold weather or hot weather?” you can answer that question and your answer will be sent to the person who posted that question on their profile – thereby gaining an insight into your character and inviting a conversation to be started. They help people approach you more easily. They questions are largely funny and with them hopefully a conversation will ensue.
If you have your own ideas for new icebreakers we would love to hear them! Please send your ideas to us using the Feedback form through the applicable link at the bottom of the website.
What are Winks?
Winks are funny and cute visual emoticons that you can send to friends or dates instead of a regular message. They are fun, playful and easy and quick to send.
SAFETY
Is datedosti.com a safe site?
datedosti.com is the first online dating website to put women in control. We believe it is crucial to give users and especially women a safe and spam-free dating portal which is fun for them to use.
Our unique features mean that women can only be approached by a guy through a system-generated message. Only one message can be sent by any one guy to a woman. Only if the woman chooses to allow that guy to communicate with her beyond that first message, then the guy can mail the woman with further communications. That way the woman’s mailbox does not get repeated messages, spam or harassment from the same guy. Nor can men type whatever they like to women until they have been approved.
Also, if a user is corresponding with another user and finds his or her behavior unacceptable they can easily block that other user as well as Report Abuse.
The above features are built in to the datedosti.com user experience. Please review the Safety Tips section for further suggestions on how to remain safe.
How long before I should meet someone in person?
You need to weigh this decision based on your impressions of the person you are talking to. Don't rush in too quickly – its ok to take your time. Be suspicious of people who ask to meet in the first message! Get to know the other user a bit first, start a conversation and even use the free instant messenger provided by datedosti.com. Remember to meet somewhere public and please review the Safety Tips section and common sense guidelines provided therein.
How do I adjust my Privacy Settings?
Through the Settings section on your homepage you can change your Email Settings and easily define what communications you want to receive from datedosti.com and how often. You can also Change your Password here as well as see which users you may have blocked.
OTHER
My question is not answered here?
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