Standing Out on Dating Sites
Published on October 24, 2011
I have a friend named Kate Houston who I have talked about from time to time on this website. She runs a really unique service: she helps people write great online dating profiles in really unique ways. I like her work because she helps people “market” themselves instead of just “talk” about themselves…and I think […]
Keep readingHow to End Your Online Dating Rut
Published on October 17, 2011
“I can’t believe it,” my friend, Mickey said to me when the commercial first aired. “I’ve been telling you guys for over 5 years, you need to have an online dating profile,” I replied. Everyone I know that’s late to the online dating game was shocked when Match.com’s commercial said 1 in 5 relationships begin […]
Keep readingChemistry.com Free Weekend Oct 14 – 16 2011
Published on October 11, 2011
Chemistry.com is a free weekend starting on October 14th and running until October 16th 2011. This event will start at 12:01AM on the 14th and will end at 11:59PM on the 16th (so basically the entirety of all three days are free). Chemistry is one of the few major online dating services that has semi-frequent […]
Keep readingWhen Your First Dates Consistently Fail for One Reason
Published on October 10, 2011
A reader recently wrote me with a very unique situation that was leading to multiple unsuccessful first dates. In many cases, failed first dates can be a mystery: did she not like my personality? Was he not attracted to me? On the other hand, sometimes we know exactly why we are seeing failed dates…we just […]
Keep readingMen That Go Beyond One Email Attempt in Online Dating
Published on October 3, 2011
Recently I wrote an article discussing the topic of a man re-contacting a woman after his first email was unsuccessful (that is, she may have looked at his profile but didn’t respond). In that article, I discussed how the reader had a theory that contacting later could be beneficial because she may be more able […]
Keep readingRe-Contacting Women and Online Dating Success
Published on September 26, 2011
Recently, a reader wrote to ask questions about re-contacting women at some point after the first email. He also talked a bit about my personal success compared to his and I wanted to address both of these areas in this article. Here’s part of his email to me:
Keep readingGuys: Don’t Use “Form” Emails for Online Dating
Published on September 19, 2011
I’ve discussed writing first emails a good deal both on this site and in my free dating guide. One thing I’ve discussed in these areas is that I’ve never liked is the “form” email: where the guy writes one email and then plugs each woman’s information in to make it appear personalized. Recently, a reader […]
Keep readingBe Aware of What You Reveal as You Communicate Online
Published on September 12, 2011
Being new to online dating and growing comfortable with online dating both share one risk for people if they’re not careful: revealing far too much personal information far too early. Early this month a reader contacted me with the following question:
Keep readingWriting a Better Online Dating Profile
Published on September 5, 2011
I’ve already shared my thoughts on how I recommend creating a dating profile in my article Step-by-Step Guide to Creating Your Dating Profile.. The truth is, I run this site and give dating advice in my spare time…which means I don’t have nearly enough time to help rewrite all of my readers profiles. So my […]
Keep readingeHarmony Free Weekend: Sept 2nd to Sept 5th 2011
Published on September 1, 2011
eHarmony is having a free weekend starting September 2nd and running until September 5th 2011. The free event will begin at the start of Friday the 2nd (right at midnight) and will run until 11:59PM on Monday the 5th. This free event is open to residents in the U.S. and Canada. This is the first […]
Keep readingWhen Normal is Exceptional
Published on August 29, 2011
I was recently contacted by a reader asking that I review his first email style and when doing so I was reminded of what I talk about in my guide: Sometimes the most important thing to do when dating online is to just come off as normal! Perhaps more than anywhere else in life, normal […]
Keep readingStarting the Communication as a Woman on eHarmony
Published on August 22, 2011
Some time ago I wrote an article discussing women making the first step in communication with online dating sites. My argument was that women should be encouraged to kick off the process, even if that only entailed some online “flirting”. In that article, my main focus was sites like Match.com where the communication is started […]
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