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Online Dating: Hit on by Someone from Work
Published on December 26, 2009
What do you do if you create an online dating profile and someone you know ends up asking you out? This can be an awkward situation, especially if you’re not interested. For example, if you work together, you’ll likely want to avoid making life awkward for yourself with outright rejection or by ignoring them. How […]
Keep readingSeniors: The Fastest Growing Segment in Online Dating
Published on December 22, 2009
Today the fasting growing group among web daters is the 50-plus crowd. I can attest that in the last year I’ve seen a big spike in dating questions from this group (actually, I can’t remember any contact from this demographic prior to 2009). As this article points out, eHarmony, Match.com and Lavalife have all seen […]
Keep readingNew to Dating Online: Where Should I Start?
Published on December 18, 2009
If you’re new to online dating or still considering signing up, figuring out where to start or what service to use can be difficult. Here I’ll provide 5 tips to get your online dating life moving. 1. Sign Up At A Free Dating Site First and most important: sign up for a free dating service. […]
Keep readingWearing Sweat Pants on a First Date
Published on December 14, 2009
Don’t do this! I was talking about online dating experiences the other day and woman was describing her most recent date. She was explaining why she had no intention of having another date with the man she had met the night before. There were several issues she had taken with the date itself but as […]
Keep readingWhat To Wear On A First Date
Published on December 6, 2009
How should you dress when going on your first date? I suspect most of my readers will be meeting through online dating services so my advice will be based assuming you’ll be meeting for the first time. How Should A Woman Dress on The First Date? If I’m honest, I don’t feel that I have […]
Keep readingBeing Boring on A Date: How to Avoid or Correct It
Published on December 5, 2009
A post at Slate.com discusses eight ways to tell whether you’re being boring. While the article wasn’t written for online dating specifically, I think the article is very applicable. Some of the tips might even be a little surprising to some, such as why interruption is actually a sign of healthy conversation I think the […]
Keep readingFirst Date Questions And Conversation Starters
Published on December 3, 2009
Before discussing some good questions to ask on a first date, I wanted to offer several tips on first date conversations in general. First, you should ask your questions with a purpose. Specifically, you should be trying to determine if this is someone you would like to continue to spend time with. Don’t just find […]
Keep readingBook Review: The Five Love Languages
Published on November 22, 2009
I approach “self-help” books with a great deal of skepticism. Half the time, these books seem do little more than point out the obvious. Other times they seem to reveal so much but when the advice is applied to the real-world, we have a rude awakening realizing that the “great” advice isn’t easy to apply […]
Keep readingDoes Your Dating Profile Photo Say What You Think It Does?
Published on November 19, 2009
A few weeks ago I had mentioned that a study had shown that your appearance in a photo reveals a lot about you. Later I discussed why picking the right photo for your dating profile, even without this study to prove it, is very important. Newsweek covers this same study in far greater detail in […]
Keep readingOnline Dating Photos: Tips to Help Improve Success
Published on November 11, 2009
Recently I was contacted by a reader who requested that I look over her profile because she felt like she wasn’t having an appropriate amount of success. She seemed primarily concerned that she may have written it poorly. Well, I took a look and I thought her text was actually quite good. She described herself […]
Keep readingIf I Am Shy, Should I Mention It In My Online Dating Profile?
Published on November 10, 2009
This is a question shy men often ask due to the dilemma of wanting to be as honest as possible when dating online but, at the same time, not wanting to hurt their chances with women who may reject a man who mentions this trait. I believe the answer to this question really depends on […]
Keep readingPittsburgh Date Ideas
Published on October 31, 2009
A quick note on these ideas: as I cover in my dating guide, the first date should be used to get to know each other better so there should be as little distraction as possible. Many of the suggested dates below would not make a good first date in most situations. Find a Great Restaurant […]
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