Tips for Your 2013 Dating Resolution

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Many people make a resolution to change their dating life at the new year. Some of us resolve to finally get into a great relationship while others just want to start dating in any form.

Whatever your situation, I wanted to offer a few tips for success for your resolution whether you’re looking for a committed relationship or just more first dates.

This advice comes down to a few areas: first, seeing people reject the idea of using online dating to ...

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JAN
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Online Dating and Getting to an Exclusive Relationship

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I get quite a few emails from people struggling to handle the situation where the person they’re dating is still active online. I hear from more women on this topic and some of those women don’t always understand my position: that if they’re not in an “exclusive” relationship, I don’t think the man is doing anything wrong.

I’ve talked about getting to exclusive already in my article on His Profile is Still Active: Is He Interested or Not? However, I ...

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Should I Wait When They’re Dating Someone Else?

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How should you handle a situation where you have chemistry with someone in online dating but something prevents them from meeting you in the short-term? Often this might be because of the situation I’ll discuss now: when someone you communicate with wants to communicate with you but won’t go on a date because they are going on dates with someone else already.

Here’s one reader’s situation:

I met a woman with online dating who I’m very interested in. I messaged her and ...

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SEP
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Being Aggressive About Meeting without Scaring Her Away

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If you’ve read my dating guide, you know I’m for meeting quickly when using online dating. However, there are times where the approach of trying to meet quickly may not go over well with who you are communicating with. Here’s one example from a reader:

I’ve been emailing a girl on Match.com for a couple of weeks now, and I’m struggling to work out where I stand, and how best to develop the email conversation into a real date. I ...

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JUL
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Dating Website Activity after a First Date

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What is the etiquette for logging into a dating site after a first date? Should I be upset if I see someone logging into a dating site after our date? Alternately, is it impolite for me to log into a dating site after a first date that I’ve gone on?

I see this question most often from the angle of: “We had a great first date but I saw that he/she was active on Match yesterday so I guess ...

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MAY
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Finding Real Closure in Online Dating

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With online dating, people can sometimes behave in strange ways that may cause us to want to give up on trying to communicate with them. Below is one example of how communication can fall apart as we are building a relationship. After the example, I’ll discuss how I feel it’s best to approach this type of situation.

I met a great guy online in December and we saw each other all that month and into January and everything was great! We ...

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MAY
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When X Meets Y – The Importance of Compatibility

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Finding someone who you like, who you’re attracted to and who feels the same way about you is surely all that matters. Or is it? If you like someone and have a connection with them, is that the same as being compatible with them? Is compatibility really so important and if so, how do you ensure you have it in your relationship?

What It Means

Compatibility means being able to exist in harmony with your partner. In terms of a relationship, ...

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Meeting Up with Your Online Date for the First Time

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So, you’ve been talking to someone online for a while now, and you feel like you could have real chemistry. You like what you see in his profile picture, you’re
intrigued by his messages and it seems you may share similar interests.

You’re both on an online dating site, so the likelihood is, you’re both looking to meet someone; surely the logical next step is to meet this person.

Asking to meet
Perhaps he hasn’t popped the “shall we meet?” ...

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MAR
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Trying Online Dating after the Death of a Spouse

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A reader recently contacted me about determining the “right” time to date again after her husband had died. Specifically, she was looking to know if she should give it a try or if that would be a mistake. Here is the basic idea from her email:

My husband passed away some time ago and I’m starting to consider dating again but I’m not sure if online dating would right for me. I’m not sure if I’m ready. Can I sign up ...

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MAR
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