Alone Again This Valentine’s Day?
Published on February 12, 2011
I’ve been dating/married to my wife now for almost 6 years and still the number of Valentine’s days I spent alone out-numbers the ones where I’ve been in a relationship. I say this because I know what it feels like to spend this holiday (and many others) alone. If you’ve managed to find your way […]
Keep readingDatingDirect 3-Days Free, February 2011
Published on February 10, 2011
DatingDirect.com, a popular dating service in the UK, is offering 3-days free this February. Anyone can take advantage of this when they register for free in February (and possibly the first week of March…it’s unclear to me when this promotion ends). This is one of the best months to try out online dating since DatingDirect […]
Keep readingFebruary 2011 Dating Promotion Round-Up
Published on February 8, 2011
There are many different promotions happening this February at different online dating services and I wanted to create a list of these here. There are three services that are free to use (or at least free in part) while the others are offering discounts in one form or another. I’ll update this list as I […]
Keep readingRed Flags for First or Second Online Dating Emails
Published on February 8, 2011
Photo by designedbymatty Online dating is designed to be a safe environment for meeting that “potential” person you are looking for. Yet oftentimes when dating online people forget to look for the “Red Flags”. There are always red flags that we should be looking for in the first or second email. Too many people do […]
Keep readingChemistry.com Free Weekend, February 11th to 13th 2011
Published on February 7, 2011
Chemistry.com is having another free weekend, this one running from February 11th to 13th, 2011. Seems all the dating services are giving something away as Valentine’s Day approaches but Chemistry’s free weekend, while shorter than some promotions, actually provides some of the best opportunity to meet other singles. You can read more on why this […]
Keep readingPerfectMatch Promotion for Valentine’s 2011
Published on February 5, 2011
As I predicted earlier this month, the online dating promos keep on coming with Valentine’s Day approaching. This time PerfectMatch is offering a 25% discount for anyone who signs up in the month of February for a 1-month subscription. If you are unfamiliar with PerfectMatch, you can read my detail review of this online dating […]
Keep readingLadies: Increase Dating Contacts with Painful Honesty
Published on February 5, 2011
There’s a really interesting article over at Gizmodo that analyzes some OKCupid data to reveal the mathematics of beauty. This is another great article and another example of why I’m such a fan of OKCupid (both as an online dating service and perhaps the best resource for online dating statistics). The article is interesting and […]
Keep readingFriends Reunited Dating Valentine’s Discount
Published on February 3, 2011
Friends Reunited Dating, a dating service in the UK, is running a promotion to celebrate Valentine’s Day: they are offering up to a 30% discount on subscriptions between the 1st and the 15th of February, 2011. All you need to do to take advantage of this promo is use the code FLOWER14 when subscribing.
Keep readingGirl Emails Guy, Guy Winks Back
Published on February 2, 2011
This is a weird one but I figured I would share my thoughts just in case any other ladies out there run into a similarly strange situation. From a reader regarding some interactions on Match.com: I sent a guy a message, very brief, sweet, he “winked” back. At first I got excited but my friends […]
Keep readingCatholicMatch Valentine’s Special for 2011
Published on January 31, 2011
CatholicMatch is having a special for discount for Saint Valentine’s Day that starts now and ends February 14th at midnight. This discount gives users 60% off when subscribing with the promo code VAL11 (which is a pretty significant discount).
Keep readingLavalife: 30 Days Free to New Users in February
Published on January 30, 2011
Lavalife is going to be offering a 30-day free trial to anyone who signs up in the month of February. They are calling this “Free Love February”. You shouldn’t have to do anything special to get your free 30 days: just sign up in February and for the 30 days after you create your profile […]
Keep readingCould Online Dating Be…Safer Dating?
Published on January 30, 2011
Months ago I had watched a segment on CBS that discussed some interesting ideas for making driving safer. Some of these approaches appear to make driving more dangerous but resulted in much safer results. Here’s a video of that segment:
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