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What one woman did to make her date good bad
I screwed up last night. Bigtime. I had a date with the last of the eHarms batch. Mr. Grand Finale and I had been playing phone tag for months. Finally we nailed down a date and time. 8:00, Opia Lounge. But first I pre-partied at a Glamour BBQ in the West Village, and that’s where the trouble began. Here’s what went down on my blind date.
Mistake #1: I showed up late. Is it possible I was 30 minutes late? I’m not sure. Granted, I called ahead, but still. It was a ten minute walk to the subway, then I missed … Read More
Great date movies, the pros of bikini waxing, eHarmony, and how to attend a party solo.
Love Bytes: Four must click love, dating and relationship links.
Boyfriend-Friendly Movies. [College Candy]
The Single Girl's Guide To Attending A Party Solo. [Glamour]
Find anyone you might know. Look for the host or someone you recognize. If it’s a work-related event, introduce yourself to the publicist or planner throwing it.
Head to the bar. This one is especially obvious. If you’re a quiet person, order a loud drink with an umbrella and use it as a conversation piece. If that’s embarrassing, how about a Kir Royale? People will say, "That looks yummy."
How A Bikini Wax Saved My Sex Life. … Read More
Jenn's dating again, don't diss your girlfriends and online dating woes.
Love Bytes: three must click sex, dating and relationship links.
How Jennifer Aniston took Rachel Greenwald's advice and snagged a second date. [LimeLife]
When texting trumps your girl time. [Divine Caroline]
At first, it was surreptitious. Someone would drop out of the conversation and look down in her lap as though she'd just lost an earring or suddenly felt an urge to examine her nails. Inevitably, though, her face would begin to glow an eerie blue, reflected off of the iPhone she held in her lap.
Cautionary tales from a failed online dater. [First Wives World]
Helpful hints: do not take a … Read More
Vermont and New Hampshire decisions are up next after gay marriage victories in Iowa and Sweden.
The Iowa Supreme Court struck down a same-sex marriage ban today, making Iowa the third state where same-sex marriage is legal. The Atlantic reported, "Iowa's Supreme Court ruled that the state cannot prohibit same-sex couples from seeking marriage licenses."
Across the pond, the Swedish Parliament voted that as of May 1, same-sex marriages will be granted there as well. The law was passed by 226 votes to 22, according to BBC News.
"The decision means that gender no longer has an impact on the ability to marry and that the law on registered partnership is repealed," the Swedish … Read More
EHarmony, getting over jealousy and unique online dating sites.
Love Bytes: three must-click love and relationship links.
Erin from Glamour's Single-ish blog tries out eHarmony and reports back: too many guys that don't live near her, lots of suspect photos. [Single-ish]
On the other hand, the slow, "guided communication" is a nice buffer (no stalkers make it directly to my inbox). And maybe I shouldn't diss anyone who has been matched with me based on 29 Dimensions (TM) of compatibility. I mean, 29!
Is it possible to get over jealousy and enjoy a threesome or swinging? [Ask Dan and Jennifer TV]
Terminally ill? Love smoking pot? Looking for a … Read More
eHarmony settles case out of court; agrees to launch gay-friendly dating service.
Conservative dating site eHarmony will launch an offshoot dating service catered to gays called Compatible Partners, the company announced today.
According to the settlement of a New Jersey discrimination lawsuit, the site must launch by March 31 of next year and be marketed in gay and lesbian media outlets. In addition to a large dose of pride from gay supporters, the man who filed the suit, Eric Mckinley, will receive $5,000 in damages. He filed a formal discrimination complaint against the site in 2005; a similar case against the company is underway in California. Whether or not the New Jersey … Read More
And PlentyOfFish.com is number 1. Weird.
Have you checked out PlentyOfFish.com lately? If not, you are in the minority. Almost inexplicably, comScore (one of many web statistic auditing agencies) showed that POF Dot Com was the most visited dating site in North America. And from there the list gets a little goofy. Singlesnet.com came in after POF Dot Com. The rest of the top 5 rounded out as expected with showings from eHarmony, Match.com, and Yahoo Personals. But things get a little goofy as we move push back the top 10, according to Beta News. It's free!
So, is … Read More
The things he (or you) should never say while fighting.
The folks at eHarmony.com had a tidy little list of things you should never say in the midst of an argument. Things you’ll regret. For real. Just a few that we whole-heartedly second:
First off, we don’t think anyone would say it quite like that. Might be more along the lines of size, enthusiasm, and/or ability, but we won’t get into that here. Suffice it to say, doling out a sex critique is almost impossible to recover from—for both parties. “Why Can’t You Be More like [insert … Read More
Into ferrets? Tattoos? Turns out there are online dating sites just for you.
If general dating websites have let you down, join the club.
One in five people who turn to eHarmony for matches receive a “Dear John” rejection letter, excluded for reasons such as sexual orientation and religious preference. Should you fail to find your fish in the big sea, try looking in a smaller pond: the über-niche dating site.
If your tastes are super-specific—we’re talking “Dewy Decimal Looking for a Naughty Bookworm” (SingleBooklovers.com) and “Golfer Seeks Birdie to Carry Nine Iron—On and off the Green” (DateAGolfer.com)—then this trend is good news for you. Here are some of our faves:
FarmersOnly.com: More than 70,000 … Read More
