Tips for Handling Too Many Emails When Dating Online

Published on September 7, 2010

A reader recently wrote in with the following question after she had received a large number of emails after signing up for online dating: The challenge that I have is that when I go online, I get so many views, flirts, im and email requests that it is impossible to finish my profile, search or […]

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Does eHarmony Work?

Published on September 5, 2010

Does eHarmony work? Do people really have success using it? The simple answer is this: yes, it does work and many people have great success, including marriage, using it. While that is the short answer, I think many people are more interested in this question: Will eHarmony work for me? That question is harder to […]

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Lavalife Free Communication Weekend September 4th – 6th

Published on September 2, 2010

Note: This free has ended but Lavalife offers a free 7 day trial you can use if you are still interested in trying the service. Lavalife is having a free communication weekend this coming weekend starting Saturday, September 4th and running until Monday September 6th 2010. This weekend will be 100% free to communicate with […]

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Online Dating Message Tips

Published on September 2, 2010

Photo by The Welsh Poppy Writing online dating messages can be frustrating. Spending the time to write the “perfect” email only to receive no response can cause many of us to ask if we’re doing something wrong. Below are some online dating message tips, most of which I also cover in my online dating guide. […]

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Is eHarmony Free?

Published on August 31, 2010

Is eHarmony free? This question comes up from time to time and the short answer is: no, eHarmony is not free (see this post for cost information). Parts of the service are free and there are also free events that the service has from time to time. These two areas can confuse first time users […]

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eHarmony Free Communication Weekend September 3 – September 6, 2010

Published on August 30, 2010

Note: there is also a free weekend at Lavalife this weekend so it’s a good weekend. eHarmony is having another free weekend from September 3rd to September 6th, over this coming Labor Day weekend. The event will be available to both U.S. and Canada residents and will begin at 12:01AM on Friday the 3rd and […]

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5 Mistakes Men Make When Dating Online That Scare Women Away

Published on August 29, 2010

I recently read an article AskMen.com that covered five mistakes men make early on that scare women away. I think this article is well worth reading regardless of how you are meeting women. I also wanted to offer my take in this area, but specifically for online dating. Most of my thoughts revolve around one […]

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How Your Voice Could Make Your Match

Published on August 26, 2010

Photo by hans van rijnberk We all have different voices – some screechy, some mellow; some high, some low. To some extent, our voices play a key part in attracting and being attracted. Seductive, charming, confident voices; Australian accents, Scottish accents, Irish accents – we all have our preferences. Yet little would we suspect that […]

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Dating Commercials are Better in the UK

Published on August 22, 2010

It seems to me that dating commercials in the UK are far superior to those in the US. Here in the States most of our commercials are either couples talking or black-and-white commercials of a single person sitting or laying and occasionally laughing (and I’m not sure what the point is to these commercials, to […]

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Chemistry.com Free Weekend August 20 to 22, 2010

Published on August 18, 2010

Chemistry.com is having their next free communication weekend starting Friday, August 20 and running until Sunday, August 22 2010. When some other services have free events, they limit how you can use their service during the free event. Chemistry.com on the other hand entirely opens up their service: any functionality a paying member can use, […]

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Lovestruck: Online Dating for the Busy Professional

Published on August 18, 2010

To business professionals, the idea of dating simply feels like it is not an option. The demand of our jobs or personal lives makes the idea of actively seeking a relationship seem impossible. For many, the common thought is that a relationship is something we will pursue when things “slow down”, next month or next […]

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Proximity-Based Dating: A Look at MeetMoi

Published on August 15, 2010

I remember reading about devices in Japan that would alert you when you are near another single person who also had one of these devices. I read about this years and years ago (probably when I first started dating online in 2004) so I can’t remember all the details but I seem to remember that […]

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