First Phone Conversations in Online Dating
Published on May 14, 2012
How should I prepare for the first phone call with someone I’m talking to online? Should I prepare the things I want to talk about? These are questions a reader asked me recently and he was wondering if recommended handling the first phone call just like I recommend for planning for first date conversations.
Keep readingFinding Real Closure in Online Dating
Published on May 7, 2012
With online dating, people can sometimes behave in strange ways that may cause us to want to give up on trying to communicate with them. Below is one example of how communication can fall apart as we are building a relationship. After the example, I’ll discuss how I feel it’s best to approach this type […]
Keep readingWhen X Meets Y – The Importance of Compatibility
Published on April 30, 2012
Finding someone who you like, who you’re attracted to and who feels the same way about you is surely all that matters. Or is it? If you like someone and have a connection with them, is that the same as being compatible with them? Is compatibility really so important and if so, how do you […]
Keep readingOverreacting: A Relationship Killer
Published on April 23, 2012
Online dating can be confusing and there are situations that many of us have no experience with. For many of us, when we don’t understand something we begin to assume the worst. From the people I talk to, this seems to happen early in the relationships we build. In some cases, especially for those of […]
Keep readingHow to Date a Vegetarian (When You’re Not One Yourself)
Published on April 16, 2012
According to the Vegetarian Times, there are around 7.3 million vegetarians and 22.8 million vegetarian “inclined” people living in America today. With that many salad eaters, chances are you’re going to date a vegetarian at one time or another in your life. If you’re a meat lover, dating a vegetarian may seem a little intimidating […]
Keep readingWhen to Discuss the Type of Relationship You’re Looking For
Published on April 9, 2012
Online dating is a great tool for people to find and build relationships. However, the relationship goal can be quite different from one person to the next. For me, I used online dating because I wanted to find a long-term relationship. However, as I discovered over my time dating online, not everyone was looking for […]
Keep readingHeight and Education Requirements in Online Dating
Published on April 2, 2012
A reader recently contacted me with the following questions: I had a couple questions I was hoping you could help me with. I am self-employed, make a comfortable living, and I am about 5’8-5’9 in height. I have run into a lot of profiles where the woman has stated that her date needs to have […]
Keep readingMeeting Up with Your Online Date for the First Time
Published on March 26, 2012
So, you’ve been talking to someone online for a while now, and you feel like you could have real chemistry. You like what you see in his profile picture, you’re intrigued by his messages and it seems you may share similar interests. You’re both on an online dating site, so the likelihood is, you’re both […]
Keep readingTrying Online Dating after the Death of a Spouse
Published on March 19, 2012
A reader recently contacted me about determining the “right” time to date again after her husband had died. Specifically, she was looking to know if she should give it a try or if that would be a mistake. Here is the basic idea from her email: My husband passed away some time ago and I’m […]
Keep readingeHarmony Free Communication Weekend March 16 – 19
Published on March 13, 2012
eHarmony’s latest free communication weekend begins this Friday March 16th, 2012 and run until the end of the day on Monday March 19th, 2012. Just like the free event last month, this free weekend is actually 4 days long. A good pattern happening this year with the free weekends at eHarmony is that they are […]
Keep readingSigns in Online Dating that He Might be Married
Published on March 12, 2012
How can you tell if a man you are talking to at an online dating site is married? A reader recently contacted me about an issue she was having with a guy she was dating. Our conversation reminded me that married men dating online isn’t a problem that all women are considering when looking at […]
Keep readingOnline Marital Status After a Very Short Marriage
Published on March 5, 2012
I received an email some time ago that actually hit pretty close to home in regards to my experience with online dating: How should I handle listing my marital status when I was divorced after a very short marriage? Especially when the divorce was caused by the other person cheating? Here is the email that […]
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