Articles by: Brad
New Year’s Dating Resolution: Finding that Special Someone
Published on December 30, 2009
Another year is about to begin and it’s time for people to begin making New Year’s resolutions. There are plenty of popular choices like losing weight, quitting smoking, or even trying to read more books. I would like to recommend to singles out there to see finding that special someone as your resolution this year. […]
Keep readingThe Strangest Niche Dating Sites Around
Published on December 29, 2009
Another funny parody site along the same lines as PoorMatch.com, here’s
Keep readingeHarmony Is Giving Me No Matches
Published on December 28, 2009
eHarmony is very committed to their matching system. The site takes the approach that it would be better to give its members no matches than to give them bad matches. eHarmony will even reject applicants that they feel they can’t provide adequate matches to. In some ways, it’s good to see eHarmony being so honest […]
Keep readingFirst Impression: Torchlight
Published on December 27, 2009
With some extra time over the holiday, I was looking for a new game to play and decided to look into Torchlight. My first impression when researching the game and looking at the screenshots was that it appeared to be a more cartoonish Diablo. Having now played for a few hours, I can say that […]
Keep readingShould I Lose Weight Before Dating Online?
Published on December 27, 2009
Some people think about dating online but put it off because they want to improve something about themselves before they start. I don’t have any statistics but I think it’s safe to assume the number one reason for this is to attempt to lose weight. Do I believe this is a good idea? Should a […]
Keep readingOnline Dating: Hit on by Someone from Work
Published on December 26, 2009
What do you do if you create an online dating profile and someone you know ends up asking you out? This can be an awkward situation, especially if you’re not interested. For example, if you work together, you’ll likely want to avoid making life awkward for yourself with outright rejection or by ignoring them. How […]
Keep readingHey Society: Geeks And Nerds Don’t Need Your Help!
Published on December 23, 2009
A Wired article discusses a New York Times article that discusses one professor’s call to ban the words geek and nerd. From the article at NYT: But David Anderegg, a professor of psychology at Bennington College, says that merely mentioning terms like nerd or geek serves to perpetuate the stereotype. The words are damaging, much […]
Keep readingSeniors: The Fastest Growing Segment in Online Dating
Published on December 22, 2009
Today the fasting growing group among web daters is the 50-plus crowd. I can attest that in the last year I’ve seen a big spike in dating questions from this group (actually, I can’t remember any contact from this demographic prior to 2009). As this article points out, eHarmony, Match.com and Lavalife have all seen […]
Keep readingDating News: Breakup Tech Cleanse, A Bad First Date, and an Online Dating Success Story
Published on December 21, 2009
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 […]
Keep readingFinding Good Dating Advice Online
Published on December 20, 2009
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 […]
Keep readingLavalife Free Email Weekend, December 2009
Published on December 19, 2009
Lavalife is having another free email weekend starting Saturday December 19th at 12:01am and running until December 20th at 11:59pm. This free weekend is a little shorter than their previous weekends and, as has been the case before, they seem to alert people that this is happening at the last minute (I found out after […]
Keep readingHow Do I Write an Email to a Woman with Nothing Interesting in Her Profile?
Published on December 19, 2009
I see this question come up from time to time. The first question I always find myself asking is: Why? Why would you want to contact someone who had nothing interesting in her profile? I already know the answer as it’s not too hard to figure out: she’s attractive. Even though I wonder at contacting […]
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