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How to Create a Heart-Catching Online Dating Profile

How to Create a Heart-Catching Online Dating Profile

Spend thoughtful time in developing your profile because what you put out there is what you attract

10 Tips that Guarantee You'll Stand Out When it comes to online dating, your profile is the initial factor in determining the type and quality of men you'll attract. Spend thoughtful time in developing or updating your profile because what you put out there is what you'll attract. Here are 10 tips for creating a profile that will catch his eyes and heart.

4 Myths About Online Dating

4 Myths About Online Dating

For those of us tinkering with online dating, it's good to know that everyone else is doing it, too!

Recently a reporter interviewed me for a piece they were doing on online dating. At first I was a bit stumped. As a couples therapist I tend to deal with people who already have a partner, and many of my individual therapy clients report a great variety of positive and negative dating experiences, whether they started online or off. So rather than purely going by anecdotal evidence, I reviewed a few formal studies, and especially the findings of a 2011 German study are worth sharing.

6 Tips To Avoid An Online Dating Disaster
Protect yourself while online dating.

6 Tips To Avoid An Online Dating Disaster

This week assault victim Mary Kay Beckman filed a $10 Million lawsuit against Match.com.

Mary Kay Beckman wanted to find love online but instead she found a lunatic named Wade Ridley.

3 Online Dating Tips To Keep You Happily Meeting Men

3 Online Dating Tips To Keep You Happily Meeting Men

3 things to keep in mind as you travel on your journey meeting men using online dating.

You can meet the spectacular, special man who is going to be your life partner using online dating. I met the love of my life on www.match.com, so of course I recommend it to all my friends, coaching clients, in my workshops…really to anyone who will listen!

How to Save Money When It comes to Online Dating

How to Save Money When It comes to Online Dating

Join a dating website without paying an arm and leg for monthly subscription.

It's said that life is better with company and that is very true but what if you can't find your soul-mate? What you can't find that perfect someone? Well some people hit up the bar scene hoping to find "the one". But most people now of days try their luck with online dating websites such as eHarmony and Match.com. With more and more people looking online to find their perfect match its no surprise that the online dating business is a billion dollar industry and growing.

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"Hey buddy, what's the Giants score?"

10 Reasons Men Get Married Even If They're Not In Love

A new study found that 25 percent of men will commit even if there's no love or attraction.

Just when you think the world is full of love and sunshine and rainbows, yet another study comes along and smacks you in the face to prove otherwise. Turns out that a lot of men don't enter into commitments like marriage out of a genuine bond toward a woman — they seem to do it just because. Let's explore, shall we?

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A new Chemistry.com study reveals online daters' photo and profile preferences.

Online Dating Study: Men Want To See Less Writing, More Boobs

In celebration of National Singles Week, Chemistry.com releases a new online dating study.

Online dating is a lot like a job in sales. Only rather than convincing potential customers to purchase a product, you're persuading them to invest their time in getting to know you. The reward? A few dates and, if you're lucky, a serious relationship.

Up All Night: Top 10 U.S. Cities With Sleepless Singles
Chemistry.com is hosting an all-night event for singles tonight, Aug. 30!

Up All Night: Top 10 U.S. Cities With Sleepless Singles

Sleepless in Honolulu? Match.com found the cities with the most single night-owls.

In promotion for their upcoming "Up All Night" event (it's free!), Chemistry.com did some investigating into which cities are more likely to have singles prowling the streets looking for love between midnight and 6 a.m. Although most people would think New York City would make number one on the list, it didn't even make it into the top 10 — although (no...sleep...'til) Brooklyn did!

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Who wins the gold when it comes to the Dating Olympics?

Dating Olympics 2012: Which Country's Singles Win The Gold?

American singles go on the most dates, according to Match.com's recent survey.

The 2012 Summer Olympics in London officially kick off tomorrow, but the United States has already taken home gold. Dating gold, that is.

Dating Olympics 2012
Let the dating games begin!

Dating Olympics 2012: Who's The Hottest In The World?

Match.com surveyed singles in six countries on their dating habits.

With Olympics fever in the air, maybe we can take a lesson or two from other countries when it comes to dating. Match.com recently surveyed singles in the U.S., U.K., Australia, Japan, France and Canada to see just how different, or the same, dating is in these countries. Let the (love) games begin!

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Is it important to like the same foods as the guy you're dating?

Food & Dating: The Surprising Turn-Off Most Singles Have

TODAY.com and Match.com polled singles on their eating and drinking preferences.

Could you only date a fellow meat-eater or a fellow vegetarian? TODAY.com and Match.com recently got together for a survey of 4,000 singles called "Love Bites" that investigated the correlations between eating, drinking and being merry when it comes to dating.