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When to Give Out Your Phone Number | Online Dating

2. March 2009

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When to give out your phone number to someone you have met on an online dating site? One way to decide when the time is right is to ask yourself who you would hand your phone number to in an offline situation. If you met someone in a bar and chatted for half an hour [...]

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5 Tips Before You Reply to Online Dating Messages

15. August 2008

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So you joined an online dating website and spent three days trying to get your profile right and then waited for people to contact you …. and waited …. and waited. At last your message box says you have a new contact … woohoo the game is afoot and you reach for the reply button….. [...]

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Dating and Talking about the Ex Partner

26. July 2008

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If you are thinking about dating online then go and write out 100 times ‘I must not talk about my ex’. This subject is now taboo for you, your ex is your past and you are about to embark on your future, so don’t drag your ex with you. I cannot count the times I [...]

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Online Dating – Be Thick Skinned

18. July 2008

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It is difficult to look into a persons eyes and say “gosh you’re really fat” or “are you honestly that stupid” but in online dating sites there is no eye contact so some people feel free to insult others. This is simply their own insecurities showing through, perhaps they were bullied at school or are [...]

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Can you fall in love online?

13. July 2008

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My brother met his wife of four years online, so without doubt you can meet people and fall in love through online dating sites. However the question is can you fall in love with someone you have only spoken to online and not met in real life? The simple answer, in my opinion, is a [...]

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4 Reasons Not to Put Your Children’s Photo on a Dating Profile?

19. June 2008

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I am not a parent so would not tell anyone how to be a parent or protect their child from internet dangers. However the dangers, however remote, are very real and in bringing this issue to your attention I hope you will consider how you display your child or childrens photos while online dating. As [...]

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8 Common Mistakes Women Make with Online Dating Profile Photos

16. June 2008

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Following on from my last post with 8 common mistakes men make with online dating profile photos let it never be said that women always do it right. Women also make a number of common mistakes with their profile photo for their online dating profile. As with the men, the main photo on your profile [...]

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8 Common Mistakes Men Make with Online Dating Profile Photos

14. June 2008

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There are a number of common mistakes that men make with displaying an online dating profile photo. Most online dating sites will now allow you to have a number of photos on your profile but the most important photo is the one that first shows when your dating profile opens and this should be of [...]

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Online Dating Tips – getting started

12. June 2008

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Online dating is a different animal to offline dating, you don’t have little nods, winks and smiles to indicate interest in someone. Subtlety simply doesn’t work online and being proactive is called for. Getting started isn’t easy unless you are brimming with confidence but sitting quietly in the corner waiting for someone to sweep you [...]

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