Posted on February 23rd, 2010 by Brad
A recent article shows how online dating is gaining ever more acceptance. As someone who has been defending online dating for five years, I think this news is great:
If you spent Valentine’s Day looking for love online then you are among the one in three Internet users who regard the web as a good place to find a relationship, according to a new study.
The BBC World Service global poll showed that 30 percent of web users regard the Internet as [...]
Filed under: online dating news
Posted on February 21st, 2010 by Brad
Over at Mashable, there was a poll that asked users which was better: Match.com or Plenty of Fish. Their results showed that, at least among their readers, that Plenty of Fish is the better service. I find this rather disturbing: I look at (or read about) dating services almost every day and I have to say that Plenty of Fish is absolutely my least favorite dating service. My article on 5 Signs Your Dating Service Might Suck was actually based [...]
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Posted on February 17th, 2010 by Brad
A woman named Terri Carlson has created her own personal online dating service called Will Marry for Health Insurance which is exactly what it sounds like (here’s a photo of her website just in case she does find that husband and brings her site down). Terri has a medical condition that costs her $300 more than she brings in every month and her current health coverage is going to be ending soon. She claims that the only qualification she has [...]
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Posted on February 1st, 2010 by Brad
Last month a California court ruled that eHarmony will have to do more to promote its gay and lesbian dating services. I’ve been reading this story around the internet and it seems that many people are suggesting that eHarmony will now accept gay and lesbian singles into their main site. However, after reading some articles I’m pretty sure that this is not the case.
From the article:
The proposed settlement would require eHarmony to display its gay and lesbian dating services more [...]
Filed under: online dating news, online dating services
Posted on January 31st, 2010 by Brad
Poll: Men More Than Women Get Depressed After Breakup
An article discusses poll results from Date.com…results that I found to be rather shocking statistics (I guess since I’m a guy). Apparently, 85 percent of men suffer some form of depression and have difficulty getting back into dating after a break-up. Compared this to only 8 percent of women! A very interesting read and I have to admit I never handled break-ups very well.
Meeting Others When You Are Single Parent
A single dad [...]
Filed under: online dating news
Posted on January 3rd, 2010 by Brad
The Spam Scam
In my series on online dating scams and liars, I discussed a theory that sometime accounts are created simply to get personal information from other members and then spam them. According to this article, it looks like my theory might not be far from the truth. In this case, it was actually employees of the dating service that were using profile data for spam.
Woman-Speak Translation Tips
CityGirlsWorld offers some translation tips for what women are saying and what they [...]
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Posted on December 21st, 2009 by Brad
6 Technology Steps to Take During A Post-Breakup
Due to social media changes, breaking up today is even more difficult than it once was. Our lives can become so intertwined with those we date that when things are broken off only half of the breakup is truly complete. This YourTango article discusses some steps (arguably obvious in some cases) for cleansing your online ties in addition to your emotional.
Bad First Date, Funny Article
The author of this article describes getting the “stare [...]
Filed under: online dating news
Posted on December 8th, 2009 by Brad
Do You Have A Dating Addiction?
Steve at SeaCoastOnline.com discusses addictions in general and specifically the idea of having a dating addiction. If you date online long enough you will probably run into someone who seems to have a little too many dating stories. You might find yourself wondering, “Exactly how long has this person been dating online?”. My opinion is that dating addictions exist and that online dating can actually encourage this activity. If I’m honest, when I met Kate [...]
Filed under: dating links, online dating news
Posted on November 26th, 2009 by Brad
For the second time Lavalife is having a free email weekend (the first free weekend was back in October). The Free Email Weekend begins Saturday, November 28, 2009 at 12:01am local time and ends Monday, November 30, 2009 at 11:59am local time. This actually provides two-and-a-half days of free communicating.
Lavalife is an open service like Match.com where you can contact any other user as you wish. This is in contrast to eHarmony, which picks your matches for you and [...]
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Posted on November 20th, 2009 by Brad
Recently in the Telegraph there was an article that discussed how women should dress at the bar to meet the most men. They’re findings suggest that a woman should reveal 40% of her skin to meet the most men. Revealing too little leads to far less contact from men (up to 40% less). However, revealing much more than this leads also leads to less contact, although the article doesn’t reveal by how much.
A couple of thoughts on this. First, none [...]
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Posted on November 3rd, 2009 by Brad
What Can You Tell From a Dating Profile Photo?
Single Parent Gossip has an interesting article that discusses how we can detect personality traits just by viewing a picture of someone. The implication here is that if you’ve ever looked at a person’s online dating photos and suspected you would (or wouldn’t!) get along with them, you may subconsciously be picking up on some of their character traits. The article is very interesting and if you’re a single parent the entire [...]
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Posted on November 1st, 2009 by Brad
More Warnings on Dating Site Scams
This article discusses some real-world examples of online dating scams occurring in the United Kingdom (well, they’re occurring everywhere really). I covered this topic recently in my series of articles on identifying and protecting yourself against online dating scams. While the scams don’t appear to be going away any time soon, there are steps you can take to avoid them and enjoy your online dating.
How To Avoid The 5 Most Common Dating Mistakes (for [...]
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Posted on October 22nd, 2009 by Brad
Today in the world of online dating…
As If You Needed Another Reason To Want A Great Dating Profile
OKCupid is current running a contest called Who Has the Best Online Dating Profile? Both members and non-members can vote on the profiles they think are best (it’s split into several categories). The winner will end up with $250 which is not too shabby considering you’d want a great profile regardless! If you want to enter your OKCupid profile inot the contest or [...]
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Posted on October 20th, 2009 by Brad
Wow….lots of free this and free that this month with the dating services! First there was the first ever Lavalife free email weekend, then another free weekend at Chemistry.com (the second free weekend in less than a month) and now eHarmony is having its first “Free Communication Event”. eHarmony is know for its free weekends and this approach make sense. This is because many of the benefits the dating site provides can never be seen unless you’re actually a [...]
Filed under: online dating news, promotions
Posted on October 9th, 2009 by Brad
According to this Yahoo! article, some pick-up lines do work. Of course, the article is from Yahoo! India so maybe something is lost across cultures because I would have never thought this was the case. The only time I’ve seen this approach taken was by men who didn’t seem serious about having success with the woman they were approaching. When I’ve seen it used it’s hardly been a step above the stereotypical cat-calling from construction works. From what I’ve seen [...]
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Posted on September 13th, 2009 by Brad
This week I was contacted by folks over at Cougared.com who were looking to get some attention to statistics they have collected. They had recently finished surveying older women who prefer to date younger men (referred to as “cougars”) and some of the information they found is interesting:
The most common age group for cougar women between 40 and 43
A very large percentage of these women are looking for a serious relationship (rather surprising I guess when considering some of [...]
Filed under: dating articles, online dating news
Posted on September 3rd, 2009 by Brad
Occasionally eHarmony offers a free weekend where you can communicate with all the matches you receive. The next free weekend is this coming weekend and communication is free from September 4th to September 7th. The sign-up process at eHarmony takes longer than most dating sites because of the extensive questionnaire. Because of this, it’s a good idea to sign up ahead of time so you can take advantage of the full weekend.
Even if you are reading this and have [...]
Filed under: online dating news
Posted on October 31st, 2007 by Brad
In my guide, I stress the importance of meeting anyone you are talking to online sooner rather than later. I make this recommendation based on the fact that I found my impressions that were created from talking to someone through email or on the phone were often very (very) wrong. In these cases, within the first few minutes of the date I would realize my mistake. In my opinion, actually meeting the person you are talking quickly to is a [...]
Filed under: online dating news, online dating services
Posted on October 29th, 2007 by Brad
While online dating is bringing more and more people dating success everyday, there is another reminder in the news that caution should be exercised. In this story, an Australian man flew to Mali to meet his “bride” only to be taken hostage. While this is horrible, it seems the man from the article isn’t the typical online dater (as the article states, he made a similar trip to Russia in the past also looking for a bride). In another case [...]
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Posted on October 12th, 2007 by Brad
Statistics are like bikinis. What they reveal is suggestive, but what they conceal is vital. ~Aaron Levenstein
From time to time, articles are published on the best and worst cities to live in if you are single or, maybe more specifically, dating. This year, of the top forty cities measured, my city, Pittsburgh, came in near the very bottom of the list. This is actually an improvement – I know Pittsburgh was dead-last two years in a row a [...]
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