Did You Make a Resolution to Use Online Dating?
Published on January 2, 2012
In my last article I talked about taking your resolution seriously if you are resolving to date online. If you’ve not read that article already, I’d encourage you do do so. I have a free online dating guide that you can download but I realize not everyone wants a full book on dating to read. […]
Keep readingeHarmony Free Weekend: Dec 30th to January 2nd, 2012
Published on December 28, 2011
eHarmony will be having a free communication weekend to ring in the New Year. This free event starts on Friday December 30th, 2011 and will run until January 2nd, 2012. Sign up eHarmony to Try the Free Weekend
Keep readingNew Year’s Resolutions and Online Dating
Published on December 26, 2011
We’re about to head into what is considered the busiest time for online dating. It turns out that more than a people will be resolving to stop being single and the population of the online dating services is about to spike. If you’re considering making such dating resolution this year and plan to use online […]
Keep readingSpotting Fake Profiles with Google Images
Published on December 18, 2011
In my free online dating guide, I talk about using a service called tineye to identify fake dating profiles. In this article, I want to talk about using Google Images to do the same thing. In many ways I’m writing this for men as I believe scams with beautiful women are aimed more at them […]
Keep readingLow Responses When Talking About Yourself in First Emails
Published on December 11, 2011
When I talk about what I think makes for a good first email, one thing I’ve argued in the past is that you shouldn’t be talking about yourself in one of these emails. As I’ve said, your profile is the place to talk about yourself, not your first email. In this article I want to […]
Keep readingDating Profile Review: Improving a Good Profile
Published on December 4, 2011
From time to time I help readers by reviewing their profiles. Much of the advice I give is covered in my online dating guide but every now and again I think it’s good to go over a real example with all my readers. To be honest, many people who contact me about their profile already […]
Keep readingChemistry.com Free Weekend Dec 2 – 4, 2011
Published on November 29, 2011
Once again Chemistry.com is having a free communication weekend. This free weekend event starts this Friday December 2nd and runs until Sunday, December 4th 2011. This event will start at 12:01AM on the 2nd and will end at 11:59PM on the 4th (in other words, you get all of Friday, Saturday and Sunday with this […]
Keep readingMore Funny Online Dating Videos from Dentyne
Published on November 28, 2011
Several months ago, I had posted the first two videos from Dentyne called The Single Life. I thought the videos were great and captured a lot of the real humor that happens behind-the-screens with online dating. Well, somehow I lost track of these but a reader contacted me and let me know that the final […]
Keep readingeHarmony: Why Am I Getting Less New Matches?
Published on November 21, 2011
I recently had a conversation with a reader where he reveals frustration with getting new eHarmony matches. He said that he had been receiving a dozen matches a day for over a month and then suddenly he didn’t get a match for 5 days. Understandably, he wanted to know where all his matches went! How […]
Keep readingRevealing a Disability in Online Dating
Published on November 14, 2011
How should someone with a visible disability approach revealing this information when dating online? A few times in the past year I’ve been contacted by readers who have had this question. I’ve always tried to handle answering this question carefully because I can’t fully appreciate the situation. I think I can empathize well but when […]
Keep readingEmbarrassed to Reveal You Met Online
Published on November 7, 2011
Have you found success with online dating but now you or your significant other is struggling to admit to others how you met? Believe it or not, my wife and I have actually been there as well. At a company Christmas party several years ago we were in a group of at least 6 people […]
Keep readingOffice Romances: Rules for Winter Work Parties
Published on October 31, 2011
Office romances are nearly always a bad idea. As the rather crude phrase puts it, ‘Never dip your nib in the office ink.’ It’s best to keep personal and professional lives as separate as possible, as they tend not to mix well. But with the influx of many celebrations over the next few months – […]
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