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Every online dating site will all promise that the love of your life is waiting for you if you sign up with them, but do you have more chance of finding your soulmate if you choose a paid dating site over a free one? Well firstly be aware that nothing in life comes for free. [...]

So you’ve been chatting to someone online for a while. Your heart flutters when their name appears online and you have been getting on great. However transferring your text chat conversations to actual over the phone communication can be completely nerve racking, yet potentially the start of the next stage of your online dating relationship. [...]

If you are considering dipping your toe into the ocean of online dating sites, then you really need to be aware of what you are looking for. With hundreds of online dating sites each advertising special deals and offers, it can be somewhat daunting to know what you are even looking for! I have had [...]

When I first started venturing into the world of online dating, I had a lot of awful experiences. I found that my dates were often what I had expected, or who they had portrayed themselves to be. There was one instance, one first date, which by far exceeded the rest. It was the single worst [...]

The profile that you create on an online dating site is essentially an advertisement for yourself. It is your one and only chance to project yourself in the way that you want, and to attract the kind of people that you are looking for. The importance of your personal profile cannot be underestimated and if [...]

With it being so easy to chat with people online any time of the day or night, it can actually become confusing when simple conversations become a little too flirty. In the past flirting has included eye contact, brushing of a leg or flicking of the hair but what about the online dating world, where [...]

Nowadays people shop, do their banking and make friends online, so it is only natural that people are now finding their soul mates online as well. There are some great dating sites around where genuine and sincere people are looking for a relationship just like you. Millions of people find love online every year, and [...]

Lets say you just met someone on eHarmony and have just set up your first date. Meeting on online date for the first time can be nerve-racking and, in some cases, absolutely terrifying. To make the date more comfortable and enjoyable, you must pick the ideal locale. Restaurants and movies, while traditional, can make the [...]

American statistics have shown that 22% of married men have had an extra marital affair at least once in their lives. Surprisingly women are not that much better with over 14% having strayed from their husbands. Count in all the thousands who were not surveyed or would not admit it, and we have a pretty [...]

People are fooled by scammers every day online and you’ll definitely encounter many unsavory characters when online dating. While scammers are more prevalent on free dating sites like Plenty of Fish, even sites like eHarmony have their share of scammers as well. These con-artists are getting more and more sophisticated, so believe me even the [...]

The following is a guest post by H, a single mom. What is it with men not wanting to date single moms? Do you think I am looking for a baby daddy and hoping that after date 1.5 you can move in with us and start watching my kid so I can go have drinks [...]

Do you find it easy to arrange a date online but have trouble making it past the first date? Creating a good first impression can be daunting, but once you master the ‘first impressionist’ art, you’ll find the first date a breeze. Better yet, you might even find it…..fun. Keep in mind these easy tips [...]

In light of the emotionally – charged comments you’ve offered regarding your own personal online dating experiences, I notice a consistent sore spot is the disappointing dearth of responses to your attempts at contacting prospective dates. I observe that some have arrived at the mistaken impression that men suffer more ignored emails than women. Let [...]

It’s good to be serious about finding your soulmate on the internet; it’s not so good to be just plain serious. It’s a proven fact (or a fact that will eventually be proven) that taking oneself too seriously causes health problems and certain death. And nobody wants to die of seriousness before finding their perfect [...]

For those of you who like using Match.com but don’t like having to filter through all of the unwanted emails, in today’s tip I bring you good tidings of online dating joy! Match.com now offers inbox filtering services tailored to your filtering needs! Just go into your messages and you’ll now find a tab marked [...]

Looking for your perfect match? If you haven’t yet found him or her on Match.com or eHarmony.com, you might be tempted to try your luck with Perfectmatch.com, best described as a conflation of the two sites. As with Match.com, Perfectmatch.com allows you to design your own search criteria and search freely for other members, and [...]

Dear Kinley, I have been on Match.com for like 2 months now. What the heck is up with me only getting men from India or “separated” men. gggrrrrr… any suggestions? Sincerely, Single, Semi-attractive, Funny, Level-headed Woman in Portland, OR Dear SSAFLHW in Portland, OR, I did a bit of research and it appears that while [...]

In honor of the holiday season, I offer a lighthearted comic interlude for all you singles and looking – an oldie but goodie extracted from an online outing in which I partook several years ago. Disclaimer: His profile appeared normal. No red flags were detected. We met downtown one evening at a coffee shop. He [...]

During a recent online date that was going so well it makes you forget all of the disastrous dates in which you partook to get to this awesome one, my handsome, funny, smart, and engaging date said something that left me momentarily stupefied. “I don’t mean to embarrass you,” he began, ” But you winked [...]