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My Rules for Online Dating
Published on May 15, 2024
The Rules These rules are a part of my online dating guide that you can download here. Here are a few important concepts everyone should bear in mind before getting into the actual guide (or online dating for that matter). These rules establish how I believe online dating should be approached. Awareness of these concepts […]
Keep readingWhy Create an Online Dating Guide?
Published on May 15, 2024
Why an Online Dating Guide? I made my dating life very public throughout the whole online experience. I found that many of the dates either required venting or were simply funny stories (for example, my first online date ever featured a conversation where my date explained how she had once worked for a call-girl service). […]
Keep readingMore About My Online Dating Guide
Published on May 15, 2024
My online dating guide can be found here. Many, many years ago I started researching a technology and purchased a website to assist me with that. After a time, I had no use for the technology, but I had a website. Eventually, I decided to convert my site into a blog where I could describe […]
Keep readingMy First Mistake with Online Dating
Published on May 15, 2024
My first big mistake dating online was not signing up at all. It took me a full year of being lonely before I even signed up for a service to check things out. Even then, I didn’t subscribe! I just looked around. Eventually, I did subscribe as I began to realize that the best way […]
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How to deal with nerves on a first date
Published on April 26, 2018
You’ve been talking with a match online and the time has come: it’s time for the first date. Being prepared can help tremendously with the first date jitters. You can read Brad’s guide to online dating to help with some develop first date questions if you get stuck and don’t know what to say. However, […]
Keep readingFeast or Famine: Managing Your Online Dating Emails
Published on May 8, 2015
Online dating can be frustrating when it comes to the number of emails you receive. Whether you get too many emails or too few, you can encounter problems that inhibit your success on a dating site. Here’s what you need to know about both predicaments and how to make the most of your online dating […]
Keep readingPreparing for Online Dating in the New Year
Published on December 31, 2014
As I discussed in my previous article, January will be the busiest time of the year for online dating. There are a lot of opportunities with the new year and online dating. I wanted to compile some articles from my site to help you prepare if you decide to take the plunge into online dating, […]
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Online Dating Scams are More than Requests for Money
Published on September 23, 2014
Online dating scams are something that are happening all the time. I would say that most weeks I receive emails from someone who is dealing with a scam, sadly it’s often after they’ve already sent money to the scammer. In the past when I wrote on identifying online dating scammers, I often concentrated on the […]
Keep reading3 Mistakes a Guy Should Avoid in His Online Dating Profile
Published on September 17, 2014
There are many areas of things you should avoid in your dating profile. One thing I really try to push people to do is to stay positive, but unfortunately many of us guys can wander into some negativity when we write our profile. And, in addition to staying positive, we want to be interesting! Today […]
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10 Etiquette Tips for Online Dating Success
Published on July 4, 2014
The creation and subsequent improvement of the Internet is an amazing thing. We can go online and pay our bills, shop for groceries, talk to our family and friends, and even try to get a date. Many busy people have turned to the Internet in search of love or a single conquest with no strings […]
Keep readingDon’t Call Me Babe – Bad Flattery in Online Dating
Published on April 20, 2014
While flattery can be beneficial in a new dating situation, there is only so far you can take it before it crosses a line. Especially if you haven’t met in person yet! So with online dating, starting a conversation off with too much flattery, or the wrong kind of flattery, can be harmful to your […]
Keep readingAnyone Can Say “Hi”, but I’m not Looking for Just Anyone
Published on April 13, 2014
The unfortunate truth is there are hundreds, if not thousands, of initial messages that go unanswered on a daily basis on online dating sites (spread to all users and not just to my account, of course…wouldn’t that make my odds great, though?!) Many things get in the way – timing, disinterest, forgetfulness – and you […]
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