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How 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 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 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 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 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 readingAppropriate Dinner Talk for First Dates
Published on August 15, 2011
First dates are a nerve-racking business. You’re about to spend several hours with someone you barely know. You’re uncomfortably aware that this will be your only shot at impressing them. You’re nervous. Your hands are probably shaking. And you’ve been so obsessed with the logistics of the evening – what to wear, getting there, turning […]
Keep readingAsking Out Online Daters Who are Nervous with Online Dating
Published on August 1, 2011
A reader wrote in that he was talking with a woman on an online dating service but she was very nervous about actually meeting someone using the service. Here’s his question: I’ve been emailing a girl on Match.com for a couple of weeks now, and I’m struggling to work out where I stand, and how […]
Keep readingWomen I Contact Look at My Profile but Never Respond
Published on July 25, 2011
A reader writes in the following question: Hello, your site has been very helpful, but I still have another question. I read the article on why woman may not respond to emails, but I have a related issue. What do you think it means if women that I email view my profile soon after, meaning […]
Keep readingProblems with the Second Online Dating Email
Published on July 10, 2011
A reader writes in that she was have some success with initial contacts but was struggling when moving beyond that: Please address the SECOND email you send. I just began using Match.com and get lots of winks and have had a few first emails. But when they respond, their answers are short and not too […]
Keep readingBad First Dates and You
Published on June 30, 2011
Following the pattern from my last post, I wanted to highlight an old post that I think still holds a lot of value today. Many of these old posts I highlight come from a time when I had very few readers so in some cases some of my favorite articles are getting very few eyes […]
Keep readingTips for Better Conversations on the First Date
Published on May 19, 2011
First date conversations are a tricky thing: we all realize how important they are but sometimes we still don’t prepare while other times we put so much emphasis on having “good” conversations we actually create problems for ourselves. In one of my very first articles for this site, I had given tips for first date […]
Keep readingSpotting Fake Online Dating Profiles
Published on May 12, 2011
One problem that most of us who have used online dating have run into is the fake profile. Currently, online dating services don’t make it very easy to spot these fake profiles (although some discourage it better than others). In this article I want to talk in-depth about my experience with “fakes” as well as […]
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