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Why Do Men Ignore What I Require in My Dating Profile?

Published on March 29, 2010

Why do men ignore what a woman lists as her requirements for the men in her online dating profile? The woman doesn’t even need to have an unreasonable list of things she’s looking for. It might be one thing if she made it impossible for any man to contact her. But that’s happening. Simple things […]

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Match.com vs eHarmony: Which is the Best Dating Service?

Published on March 27, 2010

Match.com vs eHarmony – is one significantly better than the other? In my previous articles I discussed Match.com in great detail and then I did the same with eHarmony. In this article I will look at Match.com vs eHarmony, comparing the two services and make recommendations on which would be the best based on certain […]

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How Does eHarmony Work?

Published on March 25, 2010

This post will be a guide to eHarmony. It is the second post in a three-part series where I’m going to discuss in detail using Match.com (see my previous article), eHarmony, and finally I will compare these services to determine which is the “better” of the two. In this article, I’ll be describing eHarmony from […]

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How Does Match.com Work?

Published on March 23, 2010

In this three-part series, I’m going to discuss in detail Match.com, eHarmony, and finally I will compare these services to determine which is the “better” of the two. In this article, I’ll be describing Match.com from the ground up. Does Match.com Work? I won’t spend too much time on this question mostly because I’m biased: […]

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Is eHarmony Worth the Price?

Published on March 15, 2010

This is a common question because the cost of eHarmony is expensive, even compared to other online dating service prices. My opinion is that as long as you are getting a reasonable number of matches, eHarmony is worth the price. (Learn more: see my eHarmony Review for more details on this service) As I will […]

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The Right Way to Encourage Contact in Your Dating Profile

Published on March 8, 2010

I’ve looked at my fair share of online dating profiles and I wanted to talk about one of the bad habits I see in many profiles: the plea for contact. There are many examples of this; some good examples but honestly most of the time when I see someone trying to encourage communication it isn’t […]

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What is a Good User Name for Online Dating Services?

Published on March 7, 2010

There are some online dating sites that will automatically assign you a user name but most of the popular dating service (including Match and eHarmony) will require that you create your own user name. I recently had some traffic coming to my site where the people were obviously looking for the answer to that question […]

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Step-by-Step Online Dating Profile Creation Guide

Published on February 27, 2010

Writing your online dating profile can be a tricky thing. You may want to build yours using other dating profile examples. This is understandable: many of us feel fine discussing ourselves in conversation but put us in front of a computer screen with a few text boxes to fill and we freeze up. This can […]

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Tips for Dating More Than One Person at a Time

Published on February 20, 2010

As I lay out in my online dating guide, I think one approach that should be taken with online dating is to date as many people as as you can simultaneously. There are many reasons for this such as gaining confidence and just improving your odds by the number of people you are meeting. However, […]

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How to Use VIP Emails at Match.com

Published on February 19, 2010

What is a VIP email message? It stands for “Very Interested Person” and this is a new type of message that Match.com is testing at the time of this writing (right now only some users are currently able to use). You should see a “Use Your VIP Email” button when you’re writing an email if […]

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Happy Valentine’s Day to All the Singles Out There

Published on February 14, 2010

Just wanted to wish everyone a happy Valentine’s day and remind everyone that your ability to have a great day shouldn’t be determined solely based on your relationship status. Most of the dating service deals going on will be ending today but one last one will be occurring at Lavalife tonight. Lavalife will be allowing […]

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10 Tips on Taking Dating Advice

Published on February 12, 2010

This is the second part of my discussion regarding online dating advice. You can find more of my thoughts behind this in the first post, on why some dating advice can be more harmful than helpful. 1. Easy Answers In many cases there is no easy answer. The people who are selling easy answers often […]

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