Forbes publishes a (rather arbitrary) list of the 10 “best cities for singles” every year, and this year the big winner is San Francisco. Not surprisingly, two other California cities made the list as well: San Francisco New York City Los Angeles Atlanta Chicago Washington D.C. San Diego Seattle Fort-Worth Philadelphia I haven’t been to…
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Just found a really good post by Kathy about internet dating — namely, advice for men regarding their profiles. Here’s a snippet: 5. Don’t start by saying “I can’t believe I’m doing this.” Believe it, buddy! First of all, saying that is insulting to me. I’m doing this, are you judging me for being here?…
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Apparently, science has it out for singles. New research shows “that people who never marry face an even greater chance of dying early than people who have been divorced, separated or widowed. All of these groups had shorter survival prospects than people who were currently married.” This is according to an article in HealthDay by…
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What do you think about game-playing? Here’s what Natalie Krinsky (author of “Chloe Does Yale“) thinks (courtesy of the MSN Dating site): Rule #1: Game-playing can be exciting, not evil For starters, my friends told me that I had to get over the idea that games are for insecure, manipulative liars out to destroy the…
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I read an interesting article today that asked the question: “Are you better off single?” Author Dawn Yanek makes a strong cased for the singletons, I must say. Here are her top ten benefits to being single: 1: You have a better body Yep, I’d have to agree with this. You care more about how…
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You’ve found a great dating site. You’ve written up your profile. Now, the hard part… uploading a picture. Don’t panic — you might not be the most photogenic person alive (who is?), but there are ways to make your mug look marvelous. Here are five suggestions: 1. Dress in comfortable clothes that fit well and…
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Are you a woman who’s always wanted to make the first move, but never knew just what to say? Here are 10 suggestions from dating coach David Copeland, coauthor of How to Succeed with Men: 1. The friendly approach: Hi. 2. The small-talk approach: So, who do you know here? 3. The open-ended question approach:…
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Here’s the meat of a recent dating article by Kimberly Dawn Neumann: Myth: There’s no such thing as love at first sight. Reality: Actually, there is… and it happens more often for men than for women because men are much more visual. Myth: Men should always pay for a first date. Reality: If a woman…
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Here are some good tips from successful online daters: List your deal-makers—and don’t waver “I think too many people don’t go after what they really want in a relationship and settle for someone early on. Then, they get deeper in and realize it was a mistake. I avoided that by writing down what I wanted…
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Samantha Daniels, author of “Matchbook, the Diary of a Modern Day Matchmaker,” has penned a list of 10 dos and don’ts for blind dates: 1. Do say yes to all the blind dates people offer to send you on. My grandmother always told me, “If you get invited, you go; you never know who you…
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