Month: April 2013
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Gimmicky Dating Sites
Another week and news of another dating site giving itself a gimmicky focus hits the deck. There’s something about taking the open opportunities and free access of a dating and finding ways to narrow it again that somehow seems to chime with the wider public. Rather than putting your interests in your profile as something…
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How To Dump Someone And Still Look Yourself In The Mirror
It’s fair to say that no one likes getting dumped. Those four little words: “We need to talk” are among the most fearsome in the English language. But there’s one thing more stressful, and that’s being the one needing to do the dumping. Having someone break up with you is relatively simple after all. You…
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Flirting Online
I can’t deny that flirting online is fun. The freedom you get from not having to be in the same room as someone to have a great time with them can’t be understated. The stress levels just fall away and when you’re being a casual flirt you can pick whatever personality and background you like.…
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Dating When Ill
I was talking with a friend who is fighting a quite serious illness and he was moaning about how difficult it is to date under these conditions. I was somewhat bemused by this and told him most people would rather concentrate on just getting better. Indeed, many people with serious illnesses lose their libido quite…
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Deal-breaker Moments
We’ve all had them – that moment where you’re all ready to jump into the fray and move from on-line flirting to meeting them in the flesh for that first date. The banter might be good. They can make you laugh with their cheeky ways. You get that little buzz when you know they’re on-line…
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Should You Respond?
I have to admit I was a bit thrown the other week when someone I’d sent a quick message to actually came back to me. I wasn’t thrown because they responded (I’m not that bad at this), but more because of what they said. The email said simply: “Hey, no thanks, but good luck, keep…
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Aussies Prove Size Matters – But Not How You Think
Australian researchers recently showed that guys who are well endowed really are more attractive to women. Just like any other physical attribute, male genitalia are subject to sexual selection, and certainly before we all started wearing clothes it really would have all been out, front and centre for prospective mates to assess. This is why…
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Casual Dating Isn’t A Dirty Word
There’s a lot of people who, if you ask them about casual dating, will tell you that it’s just a way of looking for a cheap thrill. There can be an expectation of sex being pretty much laid out on a plate and that casual daters embody everything that’s wrong with the dating scene. There’s…
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Eight Mistakes You Might Be Making While Dating
It’s never easy to throw yourself into the dating game, but if you’re finding that it’s all turned into a bit of a grind, it might be worth stopping and taking stock. A lot of the mistakes we make when dating are really quite obvious to everyone else – but it’s a lot harder to…