Tag Archives: online dating

The Dos & Don’ts Of Emailing Online Dating Matches

Wendy AtterberryDecember 31, 2011 //
Types To Avoid
There are a lot of great guy online -- just not these five types. Read More »
Your Profile Photo
The dos and don'ts of the all-important online dating profile pic. Read More »
Online Dating Lies
The top 10 white lies people tell on their profiles. Read More »

When a friend of mine who’s dipping her toe back into the world of online dating recently asked for three quick rules to remember when emailing potential matches, it occurred to me that if she needed a bit of a refresher course, some of you probably do too. After all, as convenient as it is, email is rife with opportunities to shoot yourself in the foot and hurt your shot at making a real connection. So after the jump, eight dos and don’ts to remember when emailing a potential online dating match. Keep reading »

Dating Don’ts: 5 Online Dating Types To Avoid

Judy McGuireDecember 30, 2011 //
Online Dating Lies
The top 10 white lies people tell on their profiles. Read More »
Your Profile Photo
The dos and don'ts of the all-important online dating profile pic. Read More »
How NOT To Kiss
The worst smooches ever. Read More »

Your passive-aggressive aunt bought you a Match.com subscription for Christmas. While your first impulse was to hit her with a brick, you’ve always been curious about online dating. “What the heck?” you figure. “I’ll write an ad and take a look around.” But when you’re on your own in virtual reality, the search for computer-generated love can be daunting. Here are the top online dating types to avoid. Keep reading »

The Top 10 White Lies People Tell In Online Dating Profiles

Laura BarcellaDecember 29, 2011 //
Your Profile Photo
The dos and don'ts of the all-important online dating profile pic. Read More »
How NOT To Kiss
The worst smooches ever. Read More »
Profile Screwups
online dating photo
Eight phrases guys should not use in their online dating profile. Read More »

Research has indicated that as much as 90 percent of people lie in their online dating profiles. Women in their 20s and 30s slyly deduct anywhere from five to 20 lbs. from their weight, while men tend to lie about income, education level and, yes, relationship status. Yikes.

Here, we count the ways regular folks get creative while creating sexier versions of themselves online. Keep reading »

The Dos & Don’ts For Your Online Dating Profile Photo

Julie GersteinDecember 22, 2011 //
Online Dating
John DeVore thinks it's a waste of time. Do you? Read More »
Technology And Dating
Technology and dating dos and don'ts. Read More »
Dating Good Guys
boyfriend photo
Not every woman wants to date an a-hole. Read More »

If we’re to believe the marketing geniuses at Match.com, one in five couples now meets online. We’ve been looking, and dang, have we seen some messed up profile pictures. Listen, it’s sad but true, but your online dating profile pic can make the difference between somebody asking you out or moving right along. We’re superficial, we know these things and are guilty of passing on perfectly nice guys because they looked stanky in their pics. As such, we’ve come up with a simple list of dos and don’ts for both men and women to follow when selecting their all-important profile images. These suggestions have been culled with the help of our picky dude friends who have looked at countless online profiles, too, so they know what they’re talking about.

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Before Online Dating, Eligible Single Men Appealed To Women Via Video Profiles!

Amelia McDonell-ParryDecember 13, 2011 //
22 Things About Dating
We wish we knew these 22 things about dating when we were 22. Read More »
Online Dating
John DeVore thinks it's a waste of time. Do you? Read More »
Dating Don'ts
How NOT to act crazy when online dating. Read More »
Watch Video

Last night, I was complaining to John DeVore about the horrors of online dating, specifically sharing choice lines from particularly appalling profiles. He, in turn, sent me this video. Point taken, JDV. It could be much, much, much worse.

“ANTM” Winner Whitney Launches Plus-Size Dating Site

Julie GersteinDecember 6, 2011 //
ANTM Does MJ
Photos from "Top Model"'s ridic Michael Jackson shoot. 10 Photos »
Missing "ANTM" All-Stars
The all-star cast is missing several favorites. Read More »
"ANTM" Ugly Duckling
Our fave "ANTM" type: the ugly girl gone fierce. 8 Photos »

In 2008, Whitney Thompson made waves when she became the first-ever plus-size winner of “America’s Next Top Model.” These days, she’s parlayed her win into a successful modeling career — and a turn as an entrepreneur. This past month, Thompson launched TheBoldandTheBeautiful.com, a dating site geared specifically toward plus-size women and the men who love them.  Keep reading »

Leftovers Dating Site: Swedish Online Service Pairs Up Suitors With Last Night’s Cuisine

Huffington Post Weird NewsDecember 5, 2011 //

Online dating has long catered to all sorts of people with strange quirks and bizarre habits. But now, there’s a dating service that matches people up to share their leftovers– as in food, not lovers.

Dubbed Restdejting, suitors are invited to enter five ingredients left in their fridge, reports Wired. The selected ingredients are then published on Facebook for other Restdejting singletons to see. Read more…

Adventures In Gold Digging

Jessica WakemanDecember 1, 2011 //
Get Out Of Debt
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Tips for how to get out of debt now! Read More »
Money 101
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How how meaningfully reduce your expenses. Read More »
Rehab Your Credit
Yes, you can fix your credit rating. Read More »
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For reasons unbeknownst to me, Business Insider has published a piece about a young woman in New York City who did something unethical, tempting and all-too-easy: she used the online dating site Match.com to score around $1,200 in free dinners paid for by dates. Keep reading »

10 Things I Learned About Men Through Online Dating

Tiffanie DraytonDecember 1, 2011 //
Snooping His Profile
online dating photo
If your man still has a profile up, there's trouble ahead. Read More »
Technology And Dating
Technology and dating dos and don'ts. Read More »
Online Dating
John DeVore thinks it's a waste of time. Do you? Read More »

Real world dating is tough. As a 21-year-old student in a busy city, it’s been hard for me to find Mr. Right. Curious about what single straight men are really looking for, I created an OKCupid profile and then tweaked different options to see how the way I presented myself affected the responses I got from men. Here’s what I learned… Keep reading »

Girl Talk: I Snooped His Online Dating Profile

Megan CarpentierNovember 28, 2011 //
Online Dating
John DeVore thinks it's a waste of time. Do you? Read More »
Men Inherit Cheating
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The impulse to cheat might be genetic, say scientists. Read More »
Profile Screwups
online dating photo
Eight phrases guys should not use in their online dating profile. Read More »
online dating photo

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 flattered. Keep reading »

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