Service for Dating Younger Men (or Older Women)
Published on September 13, 2009
This week I was contacted by folks over at Cougared.com who were looking to get some attention to statistics they have collected. They had recently finished surveying older women who prefer to date younger men (referred to as “cougars”) and some of the information they found is interesting: The most common age group for cougar […]
Keep readingBecoming Vegan for a Month
Published on September 10, 2009
After repeated encouragement from my doctor, my wife and I decided to try a vegan diet he was recommending. Going on this diet wasn’t about losing weight, it was about living healthier. The rules were extensive: no meat, no dairy, very little or no processed sugars, no white flour, no caffeine, no alcohol, nothing that […]
Keep readingWith Online Dating, Meeting Matters
Published on September 8, 2009
When I started dating online, I would drag my feet before meeting a woman. I wanted to make sure she was exactly what I was looking for before we met. Whenever I did finally meet someone I would almost always find out within the first few minutes of talking that she wasn’t the match I […]
Keep readingOnline Dating Email Tips: More on First Email Length
Published on September 7, 2009
Do not put your faith in what statistics say until you have carefully considered what they do not say. – William W. Watt OkCupid.com has some interesting statistics on online dating emails, specifically some numbers on who gets responses to their first email. Creating good first emails is something I’ve discussed in my online dating […]
Keep readingRecommended Site: Dating Advice from A Girl
Published on August 9, 2009
I’ve not had much to say lately…and by lately I mean for the last year or so. I always had a vision for my site: share what I had learned from online dating with others. Once I had posted all the concrete examples I had to share I found myself looking for excuses to post […]
Keep readingWhy Desperation Is So Unattractive
Published on March 16, 2008
I’ve recently been discussing the difficulties of dating with a friend of mine. In her case, the struggle has been that while she wants to date someone looking for a serious relationship, many of the guys she meets make it clear they are not ready for that. At the same time, she hasn’t been interested […]
Keep readingAn Introduction to Online Dating
Published on March 1, 2008
When I started writing my online dating guide, I had hoped it would be helpful to people that were either brand new to online dating or who were considering using a dating service. However, based on my traffic, it appears that most of my readers are already taking advantage of an online dating service. While […]
Keep readingDating Services: How Long Should I Sign Up For?
Published on February 19, 2008
My last article talked about an offer from Match.com where you could get six months free after paying for six months (although there are more than a few hoops to jump through to earn those free months). Photo by cathyse97 At any rate, the very fact that you have to pay for six months up-front […]
Keep readingIssues with the Match.com Six Month Guarantee
Published on February 8, 2008
A friend of mine tried out the Match.com 6 Month Guaranteeprogram where if you don’t meet that “special someone”, you will get 6 months free. Unfortunately, when he came to the end of his six months they said he didn’t qualify even though, as far as he could tell, he did. I checked online for […]
Keep readingPolitics and Dating
Published on February 5, 2008
If you live in the United States, you’ll probably know that today is Super Tuesday. For anyone not familiar with U.S. politics, this is the day where the largest number of states will hold their primaries in the process to select a party’s presidential candidate. I still have some time before I’ll be voting (I […]
Keep readingSetting up Ruby on Rails with GoDaddy
Published on January 26, 2008
Back when I first got littleredrails.com (my original domain name), my intention was to utilize a technology known as Ruby on Rails. Over the next few months, due to situations out of my control, I realized I was not going to be able to use the site for my original purposes. Eventually, I decided to […]
Keep readingAmericanSingles.com and Fraudulent Charges
Published on January 24, 2008
In August of 2006, I had my first experience with a fraudulent charge on a credit card. The charge was for service at AmericanSingles.com and was labeled “VISA CHECK CARD PURCHASE SPR*AMERICANSINGLES.COM 888-8543803 CA”. While I had visited AmericanSingles and had used the free services they provide for a short time, I never provided them […]
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