Articles by: Brad
Recommended Site: Dating Advice from A Girl
Published on August 9, 2009
I’ve not had much to say lately…and by lately I mean for the last year or so. I always had a vision for my site: share what I had learned from online dating with others. Once I had posted all the concrete examples I had to share I found myself looking for excuses to post […]
Keep readingWhy Desperation Is So Unattractive
Published on March 16, 2008
I’ve recently been discussing the difficulties of dating with a friend of mine. In her case, the struggle has been that while she wants to date someone looking for a serious relationship, many of the guys she meets make it clear they are not ready for that. At the same time, she hasn’t been interested […]
Keep readingAn Introduction to Online Dating
Published on March 1, 2008
When I started writing my online dating guide, I had hoped it would be helpful to people that were either brand new to online dating or who were considering using a dating service. However, based on my traffic, it appears that most of my readers are already taking advantage of an online dating service. While […]
Keep readingDating Services: How Long Should I Sign Up For?
Published on February 19, 2008
My last article talked about an offer from Match.com where you could get six months free after paying for six months (although there are more than a few hoops to jump through to earn those free months). Photo by cathyse97 At any rate, the very fact that you have to pay for six months up-front […]
Keep readingIssues with the Match.com Six Month Guarantee
Published on February 8, 2008
A friend of mine tried out the Match.com 6 Month Guaranteeprogram where if you don’t meet that “special someone”, you will get 6 months free. Unfortunately, when he came to the end of his six months they said he didn’t qualify even though, as far as he could tell, he did. I checked online for […]
Keep readingPolitics and Dating
Published on February 5, 2008
If you live in the United States, you’ll probably know that today is Super Tuesday. For anyone not familiar with U.S. politics, this is the day where the largest number of states will hold their primaries in the process to select a party’s presidential candidate. I still have some time before I’ll be voting (I […]
Keep readingSetting up Ruby on Rails with GoDaddy
Published on January 26, 2008
Back when I first got littleredrails.com (my original domain name), my intention was to utilize a technology known as Ruby on Rails. Over the next few months, due to situations out of my control, I realized I was not going to be able to use the site for my original purposes. Eventually, I decided to […]
Keep readingAmericanSingles.com and Fraudulent Charges
Published on January 24, 2008
In August of 2006, I had my first experience with a fraudulent charge on a credit card. The charge was for service at AmericanSingles.com and was labeled “VISA CHECK CARD PURCHASE SPR*AMERICANSINGLES.COM 888-8543803 CA”. While I had visited AmericanSingles and had used the free services they provide for a short time, I never provided them […]
Keep readingDoes Quantity Really Lead to Success?
Published on January 21, 2008
In a recent post, as well as in my guide, I argue that it is a good thing to date as many people as possible. A very interesting article at 40s Singleness takes exception with this advice. The author, one Lisa Q, challenges this idea with some questions that point out that simply dating for […]
Keep readingTips on Asking and Getting Asked Out
Published on January 19, 2008
Here are two articles that are helpful for finding dates outside of online dating: For the guys: 6 Ways to Ask Her Out For the ladies: Help Him Ask You Out! While I separated those articles based on who they were written for, I found the article for women more interesting. The advice for the […]
Keep reading5 Tips on Re-Entering the Dating Scene
Published on January 16, 2008
When I started online dating, I hadn’t been on a date for several years. Getting started was very difficult and to be honest I wasn’t sure where to begin. So, with that in mind, here are some tips to getting started: Take Advantage of Online Dating I’ve made the case for online dating time and […]
Keep readingOnline Dating Advice for the Shy
Published on January 8, 2008
One of the local newspapers here in Pittsburgh has an advice column which I discovered today. I’m not a fan of these columns because, in most cases, the columnists answer questions as if everything is overly simple. They also come off as overly-confident to me; as if no detail they are unaware of could possibly […]
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