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How Online Dating Took Me off the Market in Less than a Year
Published on December 3, 2012
This is a guest post from Tom, a reader who found success using tips from this site but then built upon that success with ideas of his own (an approach I hope many of my readers take!) January 2010 I just got divorced a few months earlier, my financial situation was horrible, and I was […]
Keep readingResponding to Contact from “Fake” Profiles
Published on July 16, 2012
A reader recently contacted me with the following situation: Just getting my feet beneath me with online dating. What comes clear very fast is that there is a LOT of faking going on, lots of winks from “cardboard” profiles with boilerplate language and a GQ profile photo. Can you discuss how to navigate this and […]
Keep readingRenewed Interest in a Guy after You’ve Rejected Him
Published on July 2, 2012
Online dating can introduce some interesting situations and one that I’ve discussed with some women is the issue of becoming interested in a man after you’ve rejected him. I suppose that this sounds odd to some people, but there are factors with online dating that create this situation. There can be many reasons, but here […]
Keep readingHandling a Long Delay Before the First Date
Published on June 18, 2012
As frequent readers know, I’m a big advocate of meeting early when using online dating. I won’t get into all the details here but if you’re interested on why I feel this way you can check out my article on the first date or my post titled With Online Dating, Meeting Matter. So I recommend […]
Keep readingFirst Phone Conversations in Online Dating
Published on May 14, 2012
How should I prepare for the first phone call with someone I’m talking to online? Should I prepare the things I want to talk about? These are questions a reader asked me recently and he was wondering if recommended handling the first phone call just like I recommend for planning for first date conversations.
Keep readingGuys: Don’t Use “Form” Emails for Online Dating
Published on September 19, 2011
I’ve discussed writing first emails a good deal both on this site and in my free dating guide. One thing I’ve discussed in these areas is that I’ve never liked is the “form” email: where the guy writes one email and then plugs each woman’s information in to make it appear personalized. Recently, a reader […]
Keep readingOnline Dating Success! Now What?
Published on July 20, 2011
A reader who was diligent about taking my advice recently wrote me. While he offered many compliments (which I’m happy to share!) he also pointed out some gaps in my dating guide in regards to having early success: I stumbled on your site a couple months ago after considering getting serious about online dating after […]
Keep readingHelp! I’ve Been Incorrectly Charged for a Dating Subscription
Published on February 18, 2011
Photo by aresauburn From time to time I get emails from readers who have been incorrectly charged from an online dating service. This generally occurs in one of two ways: The person never subscribed to the service and is totally caught off guard by the charge. In most cases this is some type of fraudulent […]
Keep readingOnline Dating Guide: A Success Story
Published on January 20, 2011
Generally when I receive email regarding my online dating guide I don’t post anything about that here. However, I’ve decided to make an exception for one of the emails I recently received a month or two ago. This is because in this case the person who read my guide is taking the exact steps I […]
Keep readingThe Best Time for Online Dating
Published on January 5, 2011
Photo by Sklathill I was recently being interviewed about online dating and we started talking about popular times to date online. I’ve seen statistics time and again that say January and February are the busiest times for online dating. We started talking a little theory behind this and I wanted to share some of those […]
Keep readingeHarmony Free Trial: What You Should Know
Published on September 11, 2010
I’ve noticed some sites talking about an eHarmony free trial. I wasn’t familiar with this and obviously would be interested in talking about it here for my readers, so I looked into it. As far as I can tell, those websites discussing an eHarmony free trial are simply discussing the free features that exist within […]
Keep readingSenior’s Guide To Online Dating
Published on May 17, 2010
This article will offer a brief online dating guide for seniors. Much of this guide will be based on previous dating advice provided with additional information specifically included to assist single seniors. If you are a single senior who has questions or if you feel additional categories would be helpful, feel free to contact me. […]
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