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Match.com vs eHarmony – On Which Site Will I Meet Mr. Right?

May 3, 2010

So now that you’ve decided to leave the real world and take off for internet space in your search for a partner, you need to decide which online dating site you’ll entrust to play matchmaker. You can be a paying customer, or you can join one of the free dating [...]

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First Things Last

April 28, 2010

So you might remember back to a simpler time when the first thing you did was get to know people, and the last thing you did was decide to date them. When you were first introduced, at a college class, perhaps, or during that first job you held at Subway when you still thought [...]

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Stop Chatting, Start Dating!!

April 27, 2010

So most of these online dating sites have the option to chat with prospective partners via an instant messaging program. But here’s an important online dating tip.
TURN THIS FEATURE OFF.
In my experience, the kind of guy who spends his entire day online chatting with women is not the type of guy I [...]

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The Other Woman

March 24, 2010

Make that “Women.”
So you’ve met the man of your dreams, on internet date #37, the last date you were going on before declaring permanent singledom and joining the nearest convent and/or seminary.  Internet date #37 seems to like you too.  You’re psyched, and you’d like to belt out your newfound infatuation from the rooftops of [...]

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Online Dating: It’s Not For Everyone – Except That It Is

February 24, 2010

George Clooney is on Match.com
Not really, but his type is.  And while we all love George Clooney, we’re probably not going to date him and turn him into the marrying type.  (Although if you do, please let me know how you did it.  A substantial financial reward is on the table.)  The fact of the matter [...]

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Another Bad Date? How To Date And Dash

February 6, 2010

You know it’ll happen: the handsome, witty, educated online persona comes across as somewhat less handsome and witty (but hey, at least he’s still educated) when you meet in person, and he has you – disappointed – at hello.
You don’t want to be rude. You’d hate for your Prince Charming to take one [...]

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You Can’t Date Everybody!

January 20, 2010

So don’t try.
I’ve always been an overachiever. I expect to accomplish every goal I set. In my quest to be a thorough online dater, I left no stone unturned, no email unreturned. No profile unnoticed. No possibility uninvestigated. Pretty soon I had scheduled dozens of dates, rescheduled dozens [...]

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Creating Your Online Dating Profile – Part 2

January 8, 2010

Here are two more online dating tips for creating your online dating profile.
3) Have a friend of the opposite sex read it.
This part is non-negotiable. Let’s face it, men don’t really know what women want, and women don’t really know what men want. Sure we have some vague ideas, but if [...]

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Creating Your Online Dating Profile – Part 1

December 14, 2009

As somebody who’s read a profile or two [hundred], I’ve spotted some classic mistakes that have led me to exit out of somebody’s online profile faster than you can say, “Not a chance.”  Here are some helpful hints to leave them lingering on your profile.
1)  Don’t make it too long or too short
Too long
Not that [...]

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Looking For Some Online Dating Tips?

December 5, 2009

Online dating? Been there, done that. Still doing it. And after navigating my way through the social stigma of online dating (you know what I mean…. “We met, um, through my brother’s wife’s pet parakeet’s second cousin’s ex-husband, but NOT on the internet. No way. Not there.”) and past a [...]

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