Posted on August 15th, 2010 by Brad
I remember reading about devices in Japan that would alert you when you are near another single person who also had one of these devices. I read about this years and years ago (probably when I first started dating online in 2004) so I can’t remember all the details but I seem to remember that it was a totally separate device, not something that was a part of your cell phone. I also think there was some “hunting for each [...]
Filed under: online dating services
Posted on April 12th, 2010 by Brad
An article at MSNBC lists some of the most common online datings scams that are successful. Online dating is right at the top of that list. Many of use want to believe we’ve found love so badly that we’ll believe anything. I thought this article was great, right from the beginning:
Most people think they’ll never fall for a scam. In fact, that frame of mind is precisely what con artists look for. Those who believe that they know better are [...]
Filed under: dating advice
Posted on March 2nd, 2010 by Brad
I’m really learning to love OKCupid more every day. As I’ve written here in the past, it is my recommended free dating service. Aside from offering a great free dating option, they’re the only service that offers substantial statistics on the dating habits of their members.
In some ways I believe these statistics aren’t going to tell the whole story as I believe the type of clientele will differ from service to service. As an example, this article I’m about [...]
Filed under: dating articles
Posted on February 18th, 2010 by Brad
Little White Profile Lies
This Washington Post article discusses some of the most common lies in dating profiles: height and weight. It also states that 8 out of 10 profiles have some type of lie in it. When I was dating online I had plenty of first dates but only one where the woman I met had blatantly lied about her appearance…so if 80% of people are lying I think most of those lies must be pretty small, at least based [...]
Filed under: dating articles, dating links
Posted on January 15th, 2010 by Brad
On this blog I devote most of my attention to online dating but this isn’t the only method of meeting people. Just because you start dating online doesn’t mean you should forget about all the other options out there. Here’s a list of some ideas for meeting people when you’re not on your favorite dating site:
Meet-up Groups
I often recommend that people try Meetup.com as it has people of all types and ages meeting up for nearly limitless reasons. If you [...]
Filed under: dating advice
Posted on January 4th, 2010 by Brad
If you’re a man and you’ve ever been frustrated by the fact that you fall apart socially around beautiful women, it’s not just you. According to a study discussed in the Telegraph, studies have shown that men actually do lose much of their ability to think and reason when around pretty women:
The research shows men who spend even a few minutes in the company of an attractive woman perform less well in tests designed to measure brain function than those [...]
Filed under: dating articles
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 [...]
Filed under: online dating news
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 20th, 2009 by Brad
I’m always looking for new, interesting, well-written dating articles to share with my readers. I’ll let you in on a little secret: the internet is full of crap. For every good article I find, there’s a dozen other sites that offer absolutely nothing. Almost all of these sites are intentionally bad in the sense that the goal is not to assist readers in any way. Apparently the authors of much of this drivel are very good at marketing their sites [...]
Filed under: dating links
Posted on December 17th, 2009 by Brad
According to the Telegraph, scientists have declared that men should marry women who are younger and smarter than themselves. The article is a little short on the details but I did find another article stating that men who marry younger women live longer.
While I find articles like this interesting, it always seems like a new group of scientists is coming out with a new metric that will determine the success of a relationship. Finding someone you click with is often [...]
Filed under: dating articles
Posted on September 8th, 2009 by Brad
When I started dating online, I would drag my feet before meeting a woman. I wanted to make sure she was exactly what I was looking for before we met. Whenever I did finally meet someone I would almost always find out within the first few minutes of talking that she wasn’t the match I believed her to be. My first dates were stressful, disappointing, few and far-between. In the second phase of my online dating life (the [...]
Filed under: dating articles
Posted on August 9th, 2009 by Brad
I’ve not had much to say lately…and by lately I mean for the last year or so. I always had a vision for my site: share what I had learned from online dating with others. Once I had posted all the concrete examples I had to share I found myself looking for excuses to post (and I don’t feel like these posts were all that helpful). Eventually I decided to stop posting, allowing to let the site continue on as-is. [...]
Filed under: dating advice, dating links, online dating guide
Brad is a happily married man that found great success (and his wife!) using online dating. He now shares his thoughts and experiences, on this site and in his free online dating guide, to assist others in finding success. 
