All posts tagged with online dating mistakes
Your online dating site membership. Be informed.
Did you know that some online dating sites have profiles up that appear to be full members when, in fact, they might not be active or paying members? That is, sometimes a profile is up but the user doesn’t have all the privileges of membership and therefore can’t contact you. So if you try to contact someone and don’t get a reply, don’t feel too dejected. It might be that they don’t even know you’ve tried to make contact. So,… read more →
Online dating. More on writing that first email.
To make your email stand out among the others, think up an interesting subject line. After all, your online love interest might get a lot of messages in a day so your subject line has to be an attention grabber. Ideally, try to base it on something you both have in common. Keep your first email short but informative. I’ve had emails sent to me that said “Hi. How are you?” or, “Hi. Tell me about yourself.” I find that… read more →
How to break ice with an online love interest.
Can’t figure out what to talk about in those first few emails. Here are some tips: First, be sure to read the person’s dating profile. There should be some mutual interests that you can zero in like movies, music or activities. Better still; look for the fun quirky aspects of your online love interest. Does he or she have unusual taste in music or food that you can ask about? What about you – do you have a silly quirk… read more →
Online dating and safety.
People hear bad stories about online dating then assume that it’s unsafe and filled with perverts. Fact is, everyone has had a bad date whether they met online or not. This is not just an online phenomenon. If you think about it, there are horror stories about everything from restaurants to hotel bed sheets (sorry) but we overcome, right? Consider this: when you take up online dating, you know you’re dealing with strangers. As such and thankfully, most of us… read more →
If your online date doesn’t turn out, blame chemistry.
Presumably wisdom comes with age. I guess I must be eternally youthful because no matter how old I get, I still don’t understand, and can’t explain, chemistry. I’ve been attracted to men who were not at all physically attractive and I’ve not been attracted to men who were good looking. Chemistry is inexplicable. As such, it’s also a great scapegoat for singles online dating. If your online date wants a second date and you don’t, you can always minimize the… read more →
When your online date doesn’t turn out to be anywhere near “the one”.
You’ve sent emails back and forth through your dating site. You’ve spoken on the phone a number of times. Now you’re there – you’ve made it to the first date with your online suitor. Great, right? Not really. For some reason the chemistry isn’t there. Sometimes there’s nothing “wrong” with the person but there’s nothing really “right” about the person either. So now what? I say, show class and see the date through. If they aren’t creepy, scary, vile or… read more →
