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Online Dating 101

Online Dating 101

Introduction tips and advice for newbies considering online dating

Although a highly recognized practice of finding a partner for a relationship, online dating is still a new arena for many. If you have decided to give online dating a try, here are a few starter tips to help with getting started. 1. Identity Crisis – Creating an online profile poses a lot of various easy to answer questions such as your name, gender and age. However, it also challenges you to put forth a clear and concise understanding of who you are in limited characters.

Think Outside The Cafe: 5 Creative First Date Ideas [EXPERT]
Are you tired of boring first dates?

Think Outside The Cafe: 5 Creative First Date Ideas

Abandon the boring coffee date and have an adventure instead!

The secret to having great dating experiences is to make each and every date an adventure. A memorable, enriching event that gives you the chance not only to explore possibilities with a new prospective partner, but also to engage in an activity that will be inpiring and worthwhile, whether the person you're with is a keeper or not.

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Have you ever tried playing Cupid?

The Rules Of Playing Matchmaker For Your Friends

One writer plays Cupid to her two good friends, and talks about the boundaries she will not cross.

Matchmaking is an old practice. On the frontier, because farms were far apart and it was hard to meet other eligible singles, families used dances to set up their children. In medieval times, Catholic clergymen and Jewish rabbis played Cupid within their communities. For centuries, European royalty consistently matched up their heirs-to-the-throne with heirs from other countries for diplomatic alliances. So this matchmaking business? It's not a new thing.

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What do mean really want for Valentine's Day?

What Men Really Want For Valentine's Day & Other V-Day Statistics

Tips for the perfect gift, date and romantic gesture this February 14th.

If you've been living under a rock without a calendar and access to our website for the past week or so, you might have overlooked the fact that Valentine's Day is right around the corner.

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The history of Valentine's Day, in a nutshell.

Why Chocolate? And Other Valentine's Day Questions

Chocolate, flowers, and cards: Oh my! Why we give these gifts on Valentine's Day.

Ever since we were in pre-kindergarten, Valentine's Day has been marked by cards, flowers, chocolate, and—depending on your luck—that One Special Person. But do you know why Valentine's Day is the way it is? Like 'em or loathe 'em, here we explain the holiday's most popular traditions.

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Matchmaker, matchmaker...

Angry Single Blogger: Lessons From My First Matchmaking Event

Plus, 7 tips on making it through your first matchmaking event.

The art of matchmaking has been around since at least the 1600s. In a society where everyone is being pressured to pair off, for some, matchmaking services seem like the best way to find love. I had neither met a matchmaker nor attended a matchmaking event until recently.

Ancient Archetypes of Mars & Venus

Ancient Archetypes of Mars & Venus

Women are from Venus. Men are from Mars stems from Greek mythology; the goddess, Venus & god, Mars.

Men and women can be so completely opposite sometimes in how they think, act and communicate. They might as well be from different planets! We’ve all heard the old saying, Women are from Venus. Men are from Mars. Well there is a lot more to that aphorism that dates back several centuries – not suggesting that we come from other planets, rather our universal gender traits stem from ancient archetypes from Greek mythology; the goddess Venus and the god Mars.

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Would You Take Dating Advice From A Celebrity?

What does Jennifer Love Hewitt have to say about love that's so important?

Jennifer Love Hewitt is the latest celebrity to offer up her opinion on "the new landscape of modern dating." After breaking off her engagement to Ross McCall and rebounding with co-star Jamie Kennedy, it seems that Jennifer, or "Love" as close pals call her, wants to make the world a better place by enlightening women everywhere on "what men really want."

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Kristin Cavallari Is Open To Dating And Drama

The newest member of The Hills says she's willing to let producers play cupid.

“I’m a completely different person than Lauren," Cavallari told EW.com earlier this week. "I have a lot more energy. I’m more outgoing. I’m a little more spontaneous. And she has a boyfriend so she’s not dating on the show. I’m very open to dating and finding a guy.”

No Fuss Dating

No Fuss Dating

This website gives speed dating a whole new meaning.

There are a ton of internet dating venues out there from the all-inclusive Match.com to niche sites like Green Friends and FarmersOnly.com. But here's a different sort of niche made for "social, outgoing and adventurous people" as a solution for those times "you just want to go out immediately with reckless abandon!"