Tag Archives: online dating

5 Ways To Screw Up The First Date Before It Happens

Diana VilibertMay 25, 2012 //
Dating Don'ts: Negging
Just say no to negging! Read More »
Dating Don'ts: In Bed
Never say these things to a man in bed. Read More »
Dating Don'ts: Criticism
It's time to put a moratorium on beating yourself up. Read More »

You meet online. You have the same favorite book and it’s not The Fountainhead. You exchange emails multiple times a day and bond over your mutual love of cats, Frasier, and pretending you like to spend Sunday in bed with the New York Times crossword puzzle. It’s meant to be! The first date is around the corner. You’re bringing your lucky socks to the laundromat when…oops, you screw it up. They cancel the first date and now you’re dead to them. You spend Saturday night with your cat and a Frasier marathon. You use your Sunday crossword puzzle to line the litter box and spend the morning in bed, hugging your body pillow. Where did you go wrong? You may have made one of the following pre-first-date faux pas… Keep reading »

Dating Don’ts: Just Say No To Negging

Jessica WakemanMay 8, 2012 //
Types To Avoid
There are a lot of great guy online -- just not these five types. Read More »
How NOT To Kiss
The worst smooches ever. Read More »
Dating Don'ts: "Girls"
Allison Williams on Girls photo
Five dating don'ts from the "Girls" premiere. Read More »

His teeny little profile picture was cute. He was the right age range and city. But when I opened the online dating message from this random dude, this is what he said:

Isn’t feminism a little obsolete? Men and women are equal nowadays. In fact, the balance is tipped in your favor.

Of all the things for a man to comment upon in my profile, he chose to kinda-insulted me by calling my belief system “obsolete”? I rolled my eyes. I hit delete. Another one bites the dust.

I’d been “negged.”  Keep reading »

5 Silly Exaggerations & Untruths On My Online Dating Profile

Amelia McDonell-ParryMay 2, 2012 //
Weird Dating Sites
niche dating sites
11 niche dating sites you didn't even know you needed. 12 Photos »
Online Dating No-Nos
Take these five phrases off your profile immediately! Read More »
Online Dating Lies
Here's some of the whoppers people use in their profile. Read More »

We talk a lot about online dating here at The Frisky, and have offered you a wealth of advice on how to write your profile, choose your photos, and suss out the potential of your various matches. So I’m sure it comes as a complete shock to learn that my profile is far from perfect. It’s well-written and funny, but there are a few areas in which I have been less than totally honest. Let’s take a look at five exaggerations or “untruths” (“lies” sounds too sneaky!) from my online dating profile, shall we? Keep reading »

LARP Passions: An Online Dating Destination For Live Action Role Players

Jessica WakemanApril 27, 2012 //
"Avatar" LARPers
Live Action Role Players get blue for "Avatar." Read More »
OKStupid
Total online dating fails. Read More »
Weird Dating Sites
niche dating sites
11 niche dating sites you didn't even know you needed. 12 Photos »
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Dorks need love, too, and that’s why I have nothing snarky to say about LARP Passions, an online dating website for “singles with a passion for LARPing.” What is LARPing, you ask? Live action role playing. Players act out fictional dramas in character, wearing costumes and carrying fake weapons, which they often build themselves. It’s sort of like Civil War re-enactors, but with spell packets and foam swords. Romantic. Keep reading »

The Soapbox: On Online Dating, The Genders & The Spreadsheet That Launched 1,000 Blog Posts

Kate Torgovnick/Kate-Book.comApril 23, 2012 //
Online Dating Lies
The top 10 white lies people tell on their profiles. Read More »
Your Online Profile
Do's and Don'ts for your online dating profile. Read More »
Snooping His Profile
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If your man still has a profile up, there's trouble ahead. Read More »

Last week, The Frisky told you about the New York banker who was charting the waves of Match.com and came up with a novel way to keep the women he was talking to on the site straight—he made a spreadsheet of the eight women he was corresponding with. He included their name, a photo, his initial impressions after viewing their profile, the dates when they’d exchanged winks, the dates of when they’d exchanged emails, and impressions of their first date. He color-coded the women according to who he wanted to “monitor closely ASAP” and who he wanted to “monitor casually.” He, of course, gave each woman a numerical score based on her appearance, getting so specific as to dole out three 7.5s and a 9.5. For one woman, he wrote, “Ok girl, but very jappy; one and done for me.” Keep reading »

Match.com Date Defends Finance Dude’s Spreadsheet O’ Ladies

Jessica WakemanApril 20, 2012 //
Be My BF: Spreadsheet Guy
This guy made a spreadsheet of all his Match.com dates. Read More »
I Found A BF Online
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How I found a boyfriend online dating. Yes, it really happens! Read More »
Online Dating Lies
Here's some of the whoppers people use in their profile. Read More »

I am not the only one who finds Dave The Finance Guy Who Kept Track Of His Match.com Dates On A Spreadsheet adorably well-organized. One of the ladies he met off of Match.com is now defending Dave’s speadsheet o’ ladies, which leaked to the press earlier this week— and she’s pissed at the woman who leaked the list in the first place.   Keep reading »

Is Your Dog An Online Dating Dealbreaker?

YourTango.comApril 17, 2012 //

Have you ever come across a gorgeous man’s profile picture who seems to have everything you’ve ever wanted in life — except he has a cat? How about that handsome, mysterious James Bond type who claims the hobbies of cliff-diving and extreme snowboarding excites him? Crap … he’s into exotic snakes.  In the online dating world, these mini-factoids may fall into a category called dealbreakers.

Because dealbreakers are exactly that, the question comes into play, “Where do pets fit into your dating profile?” Most of the traditional sites have a spot where you can share your animal likes and dislikes, and these usually allow free-form writing. However tempting it may be to share the poem you recently wrote honoring Fluffy, my best advice is to keep this to a simple list. Read more…

Ask A Dating Expert: What’s The Least Awkward Way To Turn Down An Online Date?

Sparkology.comApril 8, 2012 //

Each month, Sparkology.com, a quality-driven, luxury dating site for young professionals, asks a curated panel of dating experts for their advice on a single hot topic as requested by our members.

THIS MONTH: “Is there a good way to say ‘Thanks, but I’m not interested’ to someone that messaged you?  How can you respond without making it awkward?”

Check out how the dating experts responded after the jump. Keep reading »

An Open Letter To The Guy Who Called Me “Crazy”

Jessica WakemanApril 6, 2012 //
Dating Red Flags
guys
These red flags should send you running. Read More »
Do Not Date These Guys
12 guys you shouldn't date this year. Read More »
Dating A Douche?
Thirteen signs that you're dating a douche. Read More »
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Dear Guy Who Seemed Cool On Our First Date But Freaked When I Said I Wanted To Take Sexual Stuff Slowly And Sent Me A Barrage Of Douchey Text Messages Which Culminated In Pronouncing Me “Crazy”,

I feel as if we have gotten off on the wrong foot.  Keep reading »

6 Types Of Guys To Avoid Online

Tiffanie DraytonMarch 28, 2012 //
Types To Avoid
There are a lot of great guy online -- just not these five types. Read More »
Do Not Date These Guys
12 guys you shouldn't date this year. Read More »
Your Online Profile
Do's and Don'ts for your online dating profile. Read More »
online dating photo

I received over 600+ messages from men while registered with OKCupid and PlentyOfFish. I have a fair amount of horror stories, possibly enough to include in an HBO series called “Internet Dating Tales From The Crypt.” I am not saying that there aren’t a good deal of great guys looking to meet great girls online, but when you aren’t expecting to be bombarded with messages from creeps, freaks, jerks and everything in between, the online dating world can be a bit shocking — and not the sexy man popping out of a birthday cake kind, either. In any case, even my bad online dating experiences can be learned from. Afterall, creepo internet dudes can be avoided if you know what to look out for. Here are the six types of guys you should definitely steer clear of while man hunting online. Keep reading »

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