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Choosing the Perfect Online Dating Profile Photo

Choosing the Perfect Online Dating Profile Photo

First impressions count, a picture says a thousand words, so makes sure yours says the right thing!

If you've entered the wide world of on-line dating, and are getting all the wrong sorts of replies to your profile, you may need to think about what your profile says about you. The first thing anyone will look at when they stumble across your on-line dating profile is your picture. Forget about how amazing your personal description is, or your tag line. 99% of people unfortunately will judge a book by its cover and make a snap decision whether or not they want to learn more about you by what they see from your picture.

Writing an Online Dating Profile That's Really You

Writing an Online Dating Profile That's Really You

Your profile isn’t the product of a marketing plan. It’s a way of introducing yourself.

Someone said to me recently that writing her online dating profile felt like standing in front of a mirror naked trying to find her best side in florescent lighting. The word vulnerable comes to mind. I recently read an article that talked about how a profile is simple a tool to “market” yourself. By the end of the article even I had sweaty palms and a tight chest, and I left my online profile days behind me four years ago when I met my husband on Match.

10 Reasons to Give Online Dating a Try

10 Reasons to Give Online Dating a Try

The negative stigma attached to online dating is a thing of the past and it's time to give it a shot

If you’ve been reticent to try online dating because you like to do it the “old fashioned” way or you’re afraid of internet predators, it’s time to put your hold-ups on hold and get in the game. Once you get started, you may find yourself pleasantly surprised by the options available for your online trysts, not to mention the sheer number of people who are looking for love. So boot up, log on, and start searching for “the one”. Here are a few reasons to try it.

Top Five Tips for Writing a Winning Online Dating Profile

Online dating is now the most popular way to meet new people. What once had the stigma of being questionable or even scary, is now the norm. If you are dating, or looking to date, chances are very high you are online, or thinking you should be. What stands between you and online dating success? Writing a winning profile.

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Online Dating: 7 Reasons She's Not Responding

Are the women online not responding? Here's why.

Did you know that when it comes to online dating, it's a chick's market? Apparently, dudes get shut down left and right, and women get winked and emailed to death. If you check out OnlineDatingMatchMaker.com, you'll see that it's men who are sending out plenty of emails, but rarely do they get a return email.

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Online Dating: Should I Lie About My Age? [VIDEO]

A dating expert helps a reader decide whether or not to lie in her online dating profile.

Dating expert Evan Marc Katz offers up a creative solution to a middle-aged woman who is conflicted about whether or not to lie about her age in her online dating profile.

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Love Test: The Trait Singles Want Most In A Date

What's the number one trait singles want in a date?

They say it is better to give than to receive. When 'they' means real-live scientists, it must be true! A recent study gathered 150 women and 155 men and asked them to rank the attractiveness of various people's dating profiles. Profiles that revealed volunteer activities, altruism and all-around generosity were ranked as more attractive than neutral and non-generous-seeming people.

Look For These Red Flags In Online Dating Profiles

Look For These Red Flags In Online Dating Profiles

Don't just click - scroll past these profiles in your online dating search.

Online dating was supposed to make it easier to meet and screen potential dates, but sometimes it seems as if it’s just added one more layer of effort that requires you to filter out the crazies to get to the good ones. But the good ones are indeed out there, and luckily, the bad ones usually reveal themselves early in the process.

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The Best Of The Web: Mistresses & Sugar Mamas

Third base is illegal in NOLA? And why you shouldn't date actors?

A mistress messes with her man in Times Square. Third base is still illegal in New Orleans, really. Finding a sugar daddy. Sugar mamas are finding their feet. Do unemployed men cheat more or less? Reasons not to date actors. A simple trick for getting more online dates. 10 more things guys don't want to hear. Sometimes guys get aroused when hugging. Sex advice from homebrewers. How to meet a man in a bar by a professional wingwoman. Finally, reasonable New Years resolutions.

5 Rules for Online Dating - Part I

5 Rules for Online Dating - Part I

The Eventful Dater provides 5 keys to an eventful, successful online dating life. Go forward and from now on, have fun and flourish! This is what you want to do to widen your net BEFORE settling down...