March 2012
2 posts
3 tags
Mika Doyle on PDA
There was a time in the not-so-distant past when online dating was considered taboo. Dangerous, even. One of the most common reasons people warned against it was because you never knew who was actually on the other end of those private messages you were getting.
Nowadays that way of thinking seems antiquated; after all, we’ve all become web-savvy enough to navigate our way through what’s fake and...
6 tags
Online Dating No No
Below is an article written by Huffington Post blogger Pamela Gross detailing 10 things that no-one wants to see on an online dating profile.
I want to add a few things to this list:
a) Negative statements - I really hate seeing people rant and moan about all the bad experiences they have had on their dating profiles and writing lists of things they don’t want. One guy wrote a whole...
February 2012
1 post
9 tags
Love and a Mercedez
It didn’t seem fair that I was having all this fun dating while my lonely, single friend suffered through a non-existent love life. So I decided that ,as a friendly gesture, I would help her find love in 2012. Although she had previously sworn that she would rather stay single than date, she jumped at the chance to be set up on dates. So, I conducted a ‘call’ with her to find out a bit more about...
January 2012
3 posts
7 tags
Can a Personalised Dating Service Find You Love?
Written by Helen Croydon for the Metro newspaper.
I’m a big advocate of convenience. Shops gift-wrapped all my Christmas presents; professional packers helped me move and my supermarket shopping gets delivered.
So imagine my excitement when I heard about a scheme that could manage my dates.
Personaldatingagent.com is part-online dating, part-traditional agency. You get access to as...
9 tags
Too Many Bellinis!
I was invited out by another match.com user to a restaurant in South Kensington. It didn’t start off well as I got lost trying to find the place. The hotel is tucked away discreetly in a quiet residential area. Not to mention it was in the evening, quite dark outside and I’m not great with directions. I wandered around the area and distracted myself by messaging a friend. “Don’t know where the...
7 tags
Date with an Amateur Hypnotherapist
Yesterday I went on a date from Match.com. It was a last minute decision and I admit, as I wasn’t entirely sure about him, I was quite nervous beforehand and almost cancelled! Often a face-to-face meeting with someone you’ve only engaged with online takes getting used to, and even when you’ve been dating for a while, you can still feel nervous with every new person you meet. I called two of my...
December 2011
7 posts
Life after the City: The duo that started a dating... →
"London based entrepreneurs and the founders of... →
Great article from Good! Eight red flags she... →
London - Dating Scene - The Painted Heron
I recently went again to the Painted Heron in Chelsea. Indian food hardly seems like an obvious choice when it comes to setting up a date, but this restaurant is quite incredible in that respect. A chic staff, soft lights, well appointed tables make this restaurant ideal for a first date or an evening with your loved one.
Even though the Painted Heron is elegant and original, it’s quite...
21 tags
An Agent on a Mission
So I’m on a mission to find the love of my life. I’m not too sure what or who my dream man is but of course like every woman, I do have criteria that I’m not willing to be flexible on but I also have rules that can be bent every now and again.
For instance, he has to be taller than me. Very superficial, I know, but I’m thinking genetics here and I’m just a humble 5’4. But, if he doesn’t quite...
“Some ten per cent of internet users have tried online dating, research has...”
– According to the Pew Research Center, the medium is increasingly being used.
“Before I barely had enough money to pay for food, after using Match.com I found...”
– -A Business Insider trend piece explores the dark world of “food hooking,” revealing one NYC girl’s story of how she used online dating to score herself free meals. Um, just ask Holly Golightly, this “dating for meals” concept is nothing new.
November 2011
7 posts
Online Dating: a successful way to find love
Online Dating: The solution to debt relief? →
Chronicles of CsAr~: How to Write the Best Online... →
Had to reblog this.
psytian:
Pick Your Pics
Pictures are the most important aspect of your profile. Men don’t read and if they did they definitely don’t remember what they read. So, take some good shots of yourself. A primary photo that says something about your uniqueness will grab a man’s attention. It definitely…
13 tags
Online Dating Safety
Most people you’ll meet online are normal,ordinary people. However, normal, ordinary people can include the sweet, the polite, the kind, the good, the honest AND the rude, the offensive, the aggressive, the liar and the creep.
The Internet makes it easy for people to put on a façade and pretend to be something they’re not. When reading people’s online profiles you’re more likely to see: “I’m a...
Personal Dating Agents at Your Service →
27 tags
The Dark Side of Dating
Dating - the often necessary route into companionship, love, or even a quickie.
We’d all love dating to be stress-free, simple, easy etc but for most of us mere mortals, it’s not.
It can be fun at the very best of times but it can also be annoying, tedious, nerve-wracking or a complete failure.
Whether its getting food stuck in your teeth, enduring sweat-inducing long periods of...
