/xml.rss 2012-05-21T01:42:32+01:00 /article-16--a-womans-dos-and-donts-of-online-dating.html A Woman’s “Don’ts” of Online DatingThere are some things that women should never do while engaged in an online relationship with a man. These things are certain to put a quick and final end to any further communications with him.While chatting online or by email do not write your life story. His eyes will glaze over and he will fall out of his chair. Keep it short and sweet until he asks for details…then provide them slowly and only answer the questions he asks. For instance: If he asks how many siblings you have, he is NOT asking for the details of your interaction with them. He really just wants to know how many you have. Say you have 2 (or whatever is true) and then ask how many he has. For every question he asks you, you should ask one of him. Nothing turns a man off like a long- winded woman who just doesn’t know when to shut up or how to listen. /article-16--a-womans-dos-and-donts-of-online-dating.html /article-datingwebsitesonlinegiveyourlovestrategyaboost.html Dating Websites Online Give Your Love Strategy a BoostThe love letter generation, the chocolate giving period and the long courtship age is long gone; written in the historypages of dating. A lot of people now prefer to browse dating websites online. These types of sites are the newest and /article-datingwebsitesonlinegiveyourlovestrategyaboost.html /article-24--the-advantages-of-online-dating-for-women.html The Advantages of Online Dating for WomenIn the past, i.e. the 1990’s, online dating was a brand new idea. Unlike today, most people did not own PC’s or even have access to the internet. Times have changed. Online dating is not only IN the mainstream, it IS the mainstream. /article-24--the-advantages-of-online-dating-for-women.html /article-05--popular-online-dating-activities-for-men.html Popular Online Dating Activities For MenHeads up, gents. Online dating can open up new doors of opportunities with a little help from real world dating tips that work. Spice up your matchmaking with some of these ideas.Looks CountComment on how attractive she is. Yes, women do want to know they are pretty, even if they’re online and you can’t see them and have no idea. So in your communications, ask questions that would help you know, but in an unobtrusive way like – how do you wear your hair? And then say how attractive that must look. /article-05--popular-online-dating-activities-for-men.html /article-14--online-flirting.html Online Flirting – A New Art FormMany of the same things work for online flirting that work for “brick and mortar” flirting and all relationships begin with successful flirting. Flirting is an art that requires oozing confidence without being OTT. If you go too far, she will label you “slimy” If you don’t go far enough, she will label you “wimpy”. So how do you achieve that point half way between slimy and wimpy and do it online without using eye contact or body language? All you have is a computer an internet connection and membership in an online dating site, right? /article-14--online-flirting.html /article-04--online-dating-activities.html Popular Online Dating ActivitiesAll types of everyday activities are growing in popularity online these days like sharing photos and greeting cards. In fact, both of these even go hand in hand with online dating opportunities, one of the most popular online activities for singles today. /article-04--online-dating-activities.html /article-11--online-dating-for-single-men.html Online Dating For Single MenNo matter what your age, height, weight or physical appearance, there are thousands of women out there eager to meet you and eager for your company…whether short-term or long-term relationships are what you want. If you have found yourself suddenly “on-the-market” again after a relationship has dissolved or are just too busy with your work to spend a lot of time looking for a lady to keep you company, online dating can open the door to the dating scene for you. /article-11--online-dating-for-single-men.html /article-09--nice-guys-do-it-too.html Nice Guys Do It, Too!I’m talking about online dating, of course. When the phenomenon of online dating sites started several years ago, they were a haven for perverts, sexual predators, nerds, and weirdoes of assorted varieties.That is just no longer the case. All the stigma of online dating is gone. Online dating has gone main stream and is, not only acceptable, but expected. Online dating has become the primary tool of single people of all ages to generate an interesting and rewarding social life. /article-09--nice-guys-do-it-too.html /article-15--3-online-dating-mistakes-to-avoid.html 3 Online Dating Mistakes to AvoidWhile you search the internet for that special lady…the one of your dreams…your soul-mate…the other half of yourself, you can do a lot of things right. Sadly, you can, also, do a lot of things wrong….things that will guarantee failure and a broken heart. Out in the “real” world, being aggressive, demanding perfection and even little white lies are all ingredients for success. However, those same qualities are killers when you are dating online and off line, too, for that matter. /article-15--3-online-dating-mistakes-to-avoid.html /article-christianrelationshipadviceforyoungadults.html Christian Relationship Advice For Young AdultsSound Christian relationship advice is even more important today than it was just a few decades ago. Let’s face it, these days navigating the dating minefield is hard enough even for those who do let Hollywood movies and popular magazines dictate their opinion. When you plan to stick to moral values that sometimes go against today’s social norms, though, it gets even more complicated. /article-christianrelationshipadviceforyoungadults.html /article-22--online-dating-for-the-single-30-something-woman.html Online Dating For the Single 30 Something WomanLife isn’t fair. Men get all the breaks. You’ve devoted all of your 20’s to getting your career off the ground. Not that you haven’t been dating…you have, but not seriously. Now here you are…30 something and there is no long term relationship in sight. You can actually hear your biological clock ticking. You have a precious few years to find a man to fall in love with, make him fall in love with you, get married, and have a baby or its lights out. You already know all of the men in your social circle. Not that they aren’t nice guys…some of them…but none of them are your soul mate. What’s a girl to do? /article-22--online-dating-for-the-single-30-something-woman.html /article-03--more-popular-online-dating-activities.html More Popular Online Dating ActivitiesA couple of popular online activities are sharing recipes and bidding at auctions. And both of these easily fit well into online dating opportunities, one of the most popular online activities for singles today.To help many dates get better acquainted online, here’s what potential cyber-dates do. /article-03--more-popular-online-dating-activities.html /article-13--online-dating-safety-for-men.html Online Dating Safety For MenAlmost everything you read about online dating safety is directed at women but men need to be concerned as well. Perverts, sexual predators and weirdoes come in both sexes, all sizes, and all ages…as do, liars and cheaters. So men need to stay on guard, too. /article-13--online-dating-safety-for-men.html /article-19--how-do-i-choose-the-right-site-for-me.html How Do I Choose the Right Site For Me?With the explosion of online dating sites has come a virtual smorgasbord of choices. There are free sites… I don’t recommend those but if money is a real concern, they are better than nothing. There are the large paid sites with many and varied features like chat, IM and even matching using profiles. There are the less expensive paid sites with few features. There are special interest sites for almost any thing you can think of...outdoor enthusiasts, couch potatoes, religious, non-religious, gays, lesbians…like I said…almost anything you can think of. So what’s a girl to do? A girl should choose the site or sites that best fit her needs. /article-19--how-do-i-choose-the-right-site-for-me.html /article-17--a-womans-guide-to-writing-a-great-profile.html A Woman's Guide to Writing a Great ProfileOK…the time has come. You have joined an online dating service or two. Now you must write that all-important profile… the one that will attract attention and reel in the man of your dreams… but where to start? Maybe writing isn’t even something you think you do all that well. Even so, you can do this. /article-17--a-womans-guide-to-writing-a-great-profile.html /article-datingservicewomenperspectiveononlinedating.html Dating Service Women Perspective On Online DatingHave you ever thought about using a dating service? Women and men both use these services, but the ratio is that more men will pay to get hooked up with a gal.For instance, on Match.com, a dating service, women made up 40 percent of the dating pool while men made up 60 percent according to a recent survey. Also, men are more likely to pay for dating services with many paid programs allowing women to register for free while men have to pay a hefty fee. /article-datingservicewomenperspectiveononlinedating.html /article-01--establishing-online-dating-relationships.html Establishing Online Dating Relationships: Safety FirstOnline dating can be fun. But don’t neglect safety and common sense when you try to hook up with a mate. At minimum, take caution in the following areas.Protect Your ComputerTake care of your equipment and systems before you head out into the Internet realm. You need to have a firewall and anti-virus protection for your email and for when you search websites and interact online. At the bare minimum, you may want these two solutions that are offered at no charge to home computer users (i.e. not for commercial use): /article-01--establishing-online-dating-relationships.html /article-acloserlookattheanatomyofadatingreview.html A Closer Look At The Anatomy Of A Dating ReviewThe growth of people posting a dating review can directly be attributed to the growth of online dating services and websites. As more and more people are signing-up for online dating services and websites, more and more dating review websites come into being on the internet. /article-acloserlookattheanatomyofadatingreview.html /article-21--nice-girls-do-it-too.html Nice Girls Do It, Too!It is absolutely true that when online dating sites first started they were populated entirely by perverts, sexual predators, weirdoes, social misfits and emotional wrecks but that is no longer true. Online dating has gone mainstream and has lost all the social stigma it once suffered. Single people of all ages, races, religions and both sexes do it. Short people, tall people, thin people, obese people do it. People from every developed country in the world do it. Nice girls do it, too. The reasons people join online dating sites are as varied as the people who join but mostly they join for three very good reasons: (1) Time (2) Money and (3) It works. /article-21--nice-girls-do-it-too.html /article-12--online-dating-is-not-a-contest.html Online Dating is Not a ContestOnline dating is not a competition between competing males for the attention of a female. Grow up. Change your mind set from “winning” to “searching”. This isn’t high school. You are all grown up and have been for quite some time, now. Your attitude is the most important asset you have. You should like yourself and not concentrate of all of the things that aren’t YOUR idea of the perfect guy…the one the all women want. /article-12--online-dating-is-not-a-contest.html /article-18--blind-date-vs-internet-date.html Blind Date vs Internet DateYour friend has decided that you need help with your social life so she sets you up with a blind date….a friend of a friend of a friend. You, foolishly, accept. Now there you are. It’s less than one hour since you were introduced. You are sitting in a Thai restaurant and you hate Thai food. The entrée has not yet been served. His idea of enlightened conversation is who will be in the final four…you aren’t into sports. He knows the weekly TV schedule verbatim….you haven’t sat through a movie in months because you run marathons and volunteer at the local food bank. He says, “Volunteering is a waste of time because you can’t help ‘those people’ anyway.” You look at your watch; see that it’s only been 10 minutes since you last looked at it the last time and wonder how long it is before you can gracefully remove yourself from the situation. Been there? /article-18--blind-date-vs-internet-date.html /article-07--ask-the-right-questions-first.html Ask the Right Questions FirstOK. You have joined a couple of dating services and written a killer profile. You’ve uploaded a good picture and now you are going to chat with a contact. What now? How do you start separating those who have real potential and those who don’t have any potential at all? You need to find out something about who this strange woman really is and not just who she wants you to believe she is. It would be nice if women wore labels like “Gold Digger” or “Daddy’s girl”….but they don’t so it’s up to you to find these things out and you can’t just ask direct questions. You need to know what mistakes you can avoid making and how to impress this lady if you decide you want to do that. /article-07--ask-the-right-questions-first.html /article-02--growing-online-dating-relationships.html Growing Online Dating RelationshipsJust like regular real-world relationships, online relationships need tending, to grow over time. Here are some quick growing tips.1. Take time and make time. Does your online date get in touch with you regularly? Do you do the same? Neglecting virtual meetings can be considered abuse or neglect, so treat each other’s time with respect. If it’s lacking, might mean time to move on. /article-02--growing-online-dating-relationships.html /article-ariesasaboyfriend.html Aries As A BoyfriendWhen you have an Aries as a boyfriend, there are some things you need to know. Your Aries guy is all man and he wants a feminine girlfriend. So, get out the make up, put on the short skirts, and play up your Scarlett O’Hara. That’s what you do when you have an Aries as a boyfriend. /article-ariesasaboyfriend.html /article-10--online-dating-can-be-tough.html Online Dating Can Be ToughHere’s a little secret that those of the female persuasion keep from us guys: Women, even very beautiful women, like to be approached by a confident and interesting man. Are you surprised? It’s true…and confident and interesting are much more important than looks to ladies of all ages, too. That’s true for internet dating, as well as, dating in your brick and mortar world but we’re talking about internet dating here…so back to the subject at hand. /article-10--online-dating-can-be-tough.html /article-adviceforabrokenhearthealslikemagic.html Advice For A Broken Heart Heals Like MagicAdvice for a broken heart can work like magic and help to heal you provided you’re willing to listen and take the advice to heart. The primary thing is to use your common sense as you evaluate the words of wisdom given to you. Read on to find common sense words of healing that come from the heart as well as the brain. /article-adviceforabrokenhearthealslikemagic.html /article-23--online-dating-safety-for-women.html Online Dating Safety for WomenOnline dating can be a fun and certainly a rewarding experience for women of all ages. Maintaining your safety while doing it is simply a combination of using common sense and exercising good judgment. Online safety rules are the same as real world safety rules. /article-23--online-dating-safety-for-women.html /article-08--honesty-really-is-the-best-policy.html Honesty Really is the Best PolicyWhen you join an online dating service, you are looking for a girl that you can like…even come to love. That girl is looking for a guy that SHE can like or even love. What you aren’t looking for is a girl who would like your best friend or your idea of what the perfect guy looks like or talks like or thinks like. So, in order to find the right girl for you…and she IS out there…you need to be completely honest with yourself about yourself when writing the online profile, during the dating process and beyond. /article-08--honesty-really-is-the-best-policy.html /article-06--a-mans-secrets-to-successful-online-dating.html A Man's Secrets to Successful Online DatingPeople have taken to online dating like a duck takes to water…because it works…or, at least, it can work. Women are, in general, terrified of meeting a man that she has been chatting with online. All they have heard about are the scary things that can happen…and, I must say, they have a right to be careful to the extreme. That’s not only wise but vital. So what’s a nice guy to do? You aren’t a pervert, a sexual predator, or a weirdo. You are just a nice guy looking for “the” girl for you. /article-06--a-mans-secrets-to-successful-online-dating.html