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Why Do People Stop Replying to Online Dating Messages?
Published on April 28, 2011
You’ve been sending emails back and forth after meeting using an online dating service. Things are going great! The emails are getting more in-depth, you’re sharing more about each other and a first date seems all but certain. Then they suddenly stop responding. What’s going on?!
Keep readingShould I Try Online Dating?
Published on August 1, 2010
According to Match.com, 1 in 5 relationships are now starting online. Other dating statistics reveal how much acceptance online dating has gained in a short ten-year period. That said, many people still hesitate to use online dating, often only because of what they perceive to be the social judgment attached to it. Instead of making […]
Keep readingBecause Everyone Needs a 2P
Published on April 14, 2010
Just for fun, here’s a post over at GameSpy that supposes what things would look like if video game characters had dating profile. You’ll have to be familiar with video games to appreciate these but I found them pretty amusing. I particularly like Luigi’s response to “Do You Want Children”: Apparently this idea is becoming […]
Keep readingOnline Dating Horror Stories…Or Just Dating Horror Stories?
Published on December 16, 2009
You’ll see people complain about how bad their online dates have been. One great site for stories regarding this is Internet Dating Stories (I love the tag line: “The good, the bad, and the OH MY GOD, what were they thinking?!”). Obviously after browsing this site you’ll see there are plenty of bad dates out […]
Keep readingShould I Reject or Ignore Unwanted Contact on Dating Sites?
Published on October 11, 2009
Is it better to ignore unwanted contact or come right out and tell someone that you’re not interested? I’ve had this question asked a few times…always by women but I assume some men find themselves asking this question as well. On one hand, simply ignoring people is generally considered rude but on the other explicitly […]
Keep readingCrass Men Hurt Everyone in Online Dating
Published on December 8, 2007
crass /kras/ – without refinement, delicacy, or sensitivity; gross; obtuse; stupid I read an article today that got me worked up regarding what some men see as reasonable communication with women. The author, Barbara/Layla, describes a bad online date which isn’t really the problem (we all have those). The problem begins when the man emailed […]
Keep readingOnline Dating and MySpace
Published on November 4, 2007
Are people really having success finding love with MySpace? I’m not talking about a purely physical relationships. Based photos I’ve seen, the site is obviously a self-advertising platform for some people. What I am talking about is actual success finding good relationships. I find myself asking this because many sites I have found in my […]
Keep readingOnline Dating: What Your Emails Should NOT Look Like
Published on October 23, 2007
I briefly described what I thought a good email looks like in my online dating guide. Basically, my opinion is keep things short and simple while proving you actually read the profile. Today, I found a site called I Liked Your Profile that is a collection of weird, scary or just out-right funny emails people […]
Keep readingNo Contact After the First Date
Published on October 18, 2007
This article is based off of a third incoming search “after first date didn’t call cancelled a meeting”. I had originally intended to included this with my previous post on phone calls but soon realized the discussion went well beyond that topic. If you date online long enough chances are you are going to run […]
Keep readingSocial Acceptance of Online Dating
Published on September 30, 2007
When my wife and I first started dating, we had joked about making up a story on how we met since we were unsure how acceptable online dating would be. We actually tried it out a few times: my favorite was telling friends we met while she was operating a lemonade stand (she had been […]
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