At 35 years of age, you are in the company of about 40 percent of the demographic on online dating sites.

At your age, without any online dating experience, there is a learning curve.

There is extremely critical knowledge you require before moving forward so that you are further ahead of the curve than most 35-year-old men who are clueless.

First and foremost, define what it is you are looking for on dating sites.

Make sure that you aren’t entering online dating without a clear understanding of the relationship you want.

This keeps you from getting misled by a match who is solely on an internet dating site to waste time and boost her ego.

Sadly, there are time-wasters on dating sites who are there for attention and nothing else.

In the event you are looking for a serious relationship, it doesn’t do you any good talking to a time-waster who only cares about getting her ego boosted on a dating platform.

Some of these women have the audacity to state that they are looking for serious relationships in their dating profiles.

Thankfully, it isn’t hard to figure out that a woman has no intention of meeting a life partner and is on a dating site to waste your time.

For one, her profile is bereft of much information, and her bio is a line or two of nothing substantial.

The photos on her profile are clearly intended to attract attention thanks to the revealing outfits she has on in them.

All of this points to a woman who isn’t interested in a serious relationship.

A profile this superficial and insubstantial gives her away as a time-waster.

There is no need to chat with this person and waste your time.

Don’t be tempted by her scantily-clad photos.

These are there to lure you in and tempt you into swiping right on her profile and matching with her.

As a 35-year-old who is online dating to find a long-term partner, you have to exercise discipline so as to avoid time-wasters on online dating services who are only on there to get your attention with no intention of ever meeting in person or getting into a serious relationship with a future partner.

These superficial profiles aren’t only of those who are seeking to waste your time by getting your attention.

Oftentimes, these superficial profiles are fake ones too, designed by bots.

Yes, sadly, fake profiles abound on dating sites.

As a 35-year-old who isn’t experienced with dating sites, you are liable to fall prey to these dating profiles.

Like time-wasters, these fake profiles bear the photos of very attractive women, who are scantily clad.

Lots of bikini pictures.

The profiles themselves are filled with more pictures than words of substance.

The bio itself is sometimes riddled with bad grammar.

Several ask you to visit a different website to further communicate with them.

This is a strong giveaway that this is not only a fake profile on the online dating platform but also a scammer who is luring you to a different website to take advantage of you in some fashion.

Usually, this is to take advantage of you financially by asking for your credit card information or telling you a sob story so that you send them money to help them pay for Grandma’s “heart surgery.”

Not to mention, there are fake profiles that belong to catfishes too.

These are people who pretend to be someone else in the hopes of getting you to fall for them.

Her intent is not to take financial advantage of you per se, but to take advantage of you emotionally.

Having read all of this, it’s obvious that online dating comes with a significant number of pitfalls.

Notwithstanding, as long as you know what to look for, you save yourself a ton of grief.

Is online dating worth it at 35?

Yes.

According to the Pew Research Center, one-in-ten people in relationships met their partner on a dating site.

That’s a lot of people.

The information you have learned puts you ahead of the curve.

Through diligence, patience, and making the necessary adjustments to your profile and communication style, you are poised to meet a future partner.