Articles by: Brad

My Rules for Online Dating

Published on May 15, 2024

The Rules These rules are a part of my online dating guide that you can download here. Here are a few important concepts everyone should bear in mind before getting into the actual guide (or online dating for that matter). These rules establish how I believe online dating should be approached. Awareness of these concepts […]

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Why Create an Online Dating Guide?

Published on May 15, 2024

Why an Online Dating Guide? I made my dating life very public throughout the whole online experience. I found that many of the dates either required venting or were simply funny stories (for example, my first online date ever featured a conversation where my date explained how she had once worked for a call-girl service). […]

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More About My Online Dating Guide

Published on May 15, 2024

My online dating guide can be found here. Many, many years ago I started researching a technology and purchased a website to assist me with that. After a time, I had no use for the technology, but I had a website. Eventually, I decided to convert my site into a blog where I could describe […]

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My First Mistake with Online Dating

Published on May 15, 2024

My first big mistake dating online was not signing up at all. It took me a full year of being lonely before I even signed up for a service to check things out. Even then, I didn’t subscribe! I just looked around. Eventually, I did subscribe as I began to realize that the best way […]

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eHarmony Free Communication Weekend, June 2016

Published on June 15, 2016

eHarmony is having a free communication weekend starting on Wednesday, June 15th and running until the end of the day on Monday, June 20th. As is the case this time, the eHarmony free weekends are often a misleading name, although not in a bad way: while it does span this upcoming weekend, the free time […]

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eHarmony Free Events Valentine’s 2016

Published on February 10, 2016

eHarmony is having a 5-day free weekend over Valentine’s Day weekend, 2016. This free event starts on the morning of Wednesday, February 10th and runs until the end of the day on Monday, February 15th 2016. eHarmony often offers its free weekends / events over holidays. This holiday happens to be particularly well suited for […]

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eHarmony Free Weekend Memorial Day Weekend 2015

Published on May 21, 2015

eHarmony is having a free communication weekend starting on Thursday, May 21st and running until the end of the day on Monday, May 25th 2015. As has been the case for the last year or so, eHarmony is offering a free weekend while a US holiday is happening. In addition, and again something they commonly […]

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Tech Etiquette for Online Dating

Published on May 15, 2015

When it comes to online dating, it’s vital to know how to manage the different types of technology you’ll be using. Whether you’re sending a message on a dating site, writing a text message, engaging in an online chat or meeting in person, there is a lot that you communicate without even meaning to. Here’s […]

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Feast or Famine: Managing Your Online Dating Emails

Published on May 8, 2015

Online dating can be frustrating when it comes to the number of emails you receive. Whether you get too many emails or too few, you can encounter problems that inhibit your success on a dating site. Here’s what you need to know about both predicaments and how to make the most of your online dating […]

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eHarmony Mystery Offer, May 2015

Published on May 1, 2015

eHarmony is having a “mystery offer” which is offering people who sign up the chance to get up to 50% off of a subscription. This Mystery Offer Weekend is running from May 1st to May 4th, 2015. This promotion is available for eHarmony in the US and Canada. If you want to try out the […]

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Chemistry.com Free Weekend, May 1st 2015

Published on April 29, 2015

Chemistry.com is having a free weekend starting this Friday, May 1st and running until the end of the day on Sunday, May 3rd. During the Chemistry.com free weekends, all Chemistry users are able to communicate for free. Try the free weekend here Some items to note about the Chemistry.com free weekends: You can sign up […]

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eHarmony Free Trial, February 2015

Published on February 13, 2015

eHarmony is having a free communication weekend starting Thursday, February 12th and running until the end of the day on Monday, February 16th. This free event is open to those in the US and Canada. Australia is also having a free trial this weekend, although it runs over different days (see below). Whenever eHarmony has […]

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