Lesson #1: You don’t have to start out as a prince or princess to find true love.
Lesson #2: That being said, true love doesn’t happen everyday so be ready for it when you do find it!
Lesson #3: It’s easier to be ready for true love when you know what you want. So, like Inigo Montoya… Continue reading
Posted in Advice for Girls, Advice for Guys, Dating, Humor, Online Dating
Tagged Dating, Inigo Montoya, love, match.com, online dating, Princess Bride quotes, relationships, Top 10, true love
I came across an interesting TED talk today. In it, “Paradox of Choice” author Barry Schwartz talks about why our multitudinous plethora of choice is making us miserable. Of course, I immediately applied the concept to dating. Is it possible that we’ve raised our level of choice to the point that there is no way to be truly satisfied with the person we choose? Continue reading
For most online dating sites, there are two predominant factors in how a potential dater perceives you. The pictures you post and what you write. If you are a complete novice or just scared of online dating, I posted an article on basic red flags and navigation tactics that you might want to check out. For everyone else, some quick tips on standing out from your competition… Continue reading
Posted in Advice for Girls, Advice for Guys, Dating, Finding a Date, Online Dating
Tagged life, love, online dating, online profile, Pictures, relationships, writing
As defined by the Mayo Clinic, narcissistic personality disorder is a mental disorder in which people have an inflated sense of their own importance and a deep need for admiration. Those with narcissistic personality disorder believe that they’re superior to others and have little regard for other people’s feelings. But behind this mask of ultra-confidence lies a fragile self-esteem, vulnerable to the slightest criticism.
I guess the standards police for the DSM-V took a look around and decided that this behavior was common place enough to not be considered a “disorder” anymore. The New York Times recently reported that Narcissism has been removed from the personality disorder spectrum.
I don’t know about you, but as alarming as I find it that narcissistic behavior no longer falls into the “disorder” category, it doesn’t surprise me all that much. Just take a look at a few of the more common tools we use these days to connect with potential dates… Continue reading
Posted in Culture, Dating, Humor, Online Dating
Tagged bad dates, date, Facebook, match.com, narcissism, narcissists, obsession, online dating, relationships, selfish
A quick tip for the online daters:
Re-read your profile and ask yourself the following: Am I describing the relationship I want or the person I want?
I’d recommend describing the relationship you want and here’s why… Continue reading
Posted in Advice for Girls, Advice for Guys, Dating, Online Dating
Tagged life, love, match.com, online dating, online profile, relationship
A friend sent me an article today titled “The Top 10 Places To Meet Single Men Or Women.” The usual roster ensued… work, school, mutual friends, bar, etc. No surprises there. But it did get me thinking.
You all know I’ve been interviewing singles and asking invasive, personal relationship questions for years, but my all time favorite question ever is “How did you meet?” I ask new couples, I ask married people, I ask divorced people. I even ask people how their parents met. Pretty much, I ask everyone how they met the person they are with, were with or whatever.
My informal poll has revealed the following information… there are really only three ways people meet a potential love interest.
Posted in Advice for Girls, Advice for Guys, Dating, Finding a Date, Online Dating
Tagged Dating, friends, interests, marriage, match.com, meet new people, miracles, online dating
Picking up where we left off, guys in the 30-45ish range still need adventure, but their focus has shifted more towards building. They want to build their career. They want to build their skill levels. They want to build their relationships. They are focused on creating the framework in which their future will rest.
This guy is all about finding a quality girl who can help him with that process. Continue reading
Posted in Advice for Girls, Dating, Finding a Date, Online Dating
Tagged 30's, 40's, Alison Armstrong, life, online dating, romance, sex
These guys in their 20′s and early 30′s are looking for adventure, fun and a challenge. They live life in the present and tend to be very passionate about interests, dating and life in general. Talking about “settling down” will not only be the kiss of death in your online profile, it will also be met with resistance or even blank stares when out on a date.
Not all guys in this age range fit into this “stage,” so you may be surprised by a few who start talking babies and marriage. But for the most part, if you write a profile targeting this stage, you’ll attract guys in this time of life. Alison Armstrong calls it the “Knight” stage. (For a broad overview, check out the first post in this series.)
How to focus your online profile to attract this guy’s attention: Continue reading
Posted in Advice for Girls, Dating, Finding a Date, Online Dating
Tagged 20's, adventure, Alison Armstrong, fun, knights, match.com, online dating, profile writing
If you’ve ever tried online dating, you know about purgatory. Yup, I’m talking about the place where you spend time thumb twiddling after you send an email/wink/what have you to that particular person who caught your eye. Your email may have been worthy of being stand up material for Seinfeld, your pictures are all that and then some or you two have so many things in common that you think this must be “IT”… and yet… they don’t seem to agree.
Day after day of empty email box. Or maybe not so empty, but missing that critical reply email which means it might as well be empty for all you care.
I’m sure you think this is where I’m going to tell you that it’s your obligation (as someone who has received these hopeful missives) to reply and let the poor person know that you aren’t interested. Well, I’m not. In fact, Continue reading
Posted in communication, Dating, Etiquette, Online Dating
Tagged emails, etiquitte, magical thinking, online dating, reply
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