You probably have tried hundreds of times to join an online dating site to find your soulmate but have been unsuccessful every single time. You are also wondering how that one friend of yours managed to find the perfect partner through such a website while you did not find even a single one interested in […]
I did an interview with CNN Live about Leonora Epstein’s article, “Automatic Online Dating Dealbreakers.” (You can watch it after the jump, if you’re so inclined, but please know the style department will be doing more about my hideous under-eye circles and lighting the next time around.) That same day, Julia Allison, blogging “sexpert,” was […]
People just love to get engaged at Christmastime. I imagine this is a result of a combination of factors, from feeling more family-oriented than usual (although the holidays have the opposite effect on many of us) to the celebratory atmosphere at large and increased presence of shiny objects generally. I spent Christmas Eve “liking” a […]
Most of you probably Google a date’s name before you go out with him — some of you probably Google his name before you AGREE to go out with him (I know I would)—but how many of you Google a date’s email address? If you think that’s a crazy idea, too stalker-ish or whatever, have […]
Less than an hour after I (mostly) finished filling out my Match.com profile, my first email arrived: “Hey. You have a great profile. I like what you have to say. You should post a picture!” I suppose if it had been someone other than the man who’d been calling himself my boyfriend, I would’ve been […]
Dan had a big grin in his profile picture, like he’d just said something super funny. He liked foreign novels, old buildings, and could spell in complete words. He looked like a cute professor. Could this be … my guy? I’d been online dating for a few months – long enough. There were the guys […]
One of the hazards of writing on the Internet for a living is how everything will show up on a Google search. On a day-to-day basis, I’m mostly an open book writing about my opinions, my sexuality, my depression, and even my love life. My private life is private, but a lot of topics that […]
Have you seen your friend taking out his/her phone in the middle of a party, opening an online dating app, and swiping photos left, and right? Shocked as you are watching her girlfriend dancing on the dance floor, you can’t help but think, what’s all this hookup leading to? Is it only for a one-night […]
Dater, beware: steer clear of these tell-tale online dating profile warning signs. 1. He makes the case for how uninteresting he is If he describes himself with the phrase “I’m just your average guy…,” take his word on it. The online dating profile is the place to sell yourself, so if he has nothing impressive […]
