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Online dating around the Holidays

Published on December 10, 2018

It’s the holiday season, and what better way to spend it than investing in you? Lots of people look for love during the holiday season. It could be the fact that they want that family setting they have been looking for, or it could just be that they want someone to spend the holidays with. […]

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Whats up with Tinder

Published on September 17, 2018

About a year ago I wrote a blog post talking about dating apps and Tinder was one of the apps that I covered. Back then I had heard that it was mostly a hookup app, but not till recently did I find out what kind of conversations go on there. Brad and I were discussing […]

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Why you should try online dating

Published on August 6, 2018

I wonder now if young people even meet the same way they did just a few decades ago. According to Statista 30% of US internet users in 2017 ages 18-29 used an online app or dating site. The site most used in January of 2018 is Match.com So should you try it just because all […]

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Dating and Social Media

Published on July 12, 2018

So online dating is the easiest way to land a date? That may not always be so true. With social media today, there comes the opportunity to reconnect with people from your past or meet new people. I have found that people I know, including myself, have had a few dates from social platforms like […]

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Off The Market

Published on May 13, 2018

After all your fruitless searches you finally found the perfect match. It’s taken months or maybe even years to find them but you did it. Now it’s time to take yourself off the market. Online dating…that tool you’ve learned to love then hate and now love again has finally delivered! Or at least, that’s what’s […]

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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, […]

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Valentine’s Day is on the Horizon!

Published on February 10, 2018

Valentine’s day is hot on the horizon, folks! Is it worth celebrating? And how can you best use this celebration of love to improve your online dating success? I used to view Valentine’s Day as a shallow Hallmark holiday. I used to feel expressions of love were forced because of a colander date, and that […]

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Valentines: A Reflection of Love

Published on February 7, 2018

Embed from Getty Images Happy Valentines Day! . . .Or, as some people in my community joke, Happy Singles Awareness Day! Whenever this holiday rolls around, it can be a tough one for singles seeking a partner with whom to share those wonderful depths of intimacy. This cultural celebration makes astoundingly easy to draw a […]

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Getting Fit for Online Dating

Published on January 7, 2018

It’s that time again…a New Year and new goals. As I think about my own resolution, I’ve decided to try to focus on exercise and getting more fit as I continue dating online. Thinking about my resolution got me curious about how others handle their resolutions and how much success people do or do not […]

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Why music is becoming a big part of online dating?

Published on December 14, 2017

Music is such a big part of our lives and is being used more and more in online dating. I love music and love the fact that one can now use music on their profile on some apps and sites. It opens up a whole new world of communicating. Thinking about the earlier days of […]

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How many dating profiles should you have?

Published on December 7, 2017

When I first started with online dating, I planned to just test the waters. I went with one online dating site that seemed to be the most popular for a free site, Plenty of Fish. After this, I added more free sites to see if I could increase my odds. For me, the free site […]

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Why is online dating so Popular?

Published on December 5, 2017

Today I want to share with you want I learned about why online dating is so popular. As I’ve read more on this, there are a few things that have lead to this phenomena. First, the issue of looking for your mate’s attributes and physical appearance. Online dating makes it easy for one to look […]

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