Year: 2013
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The Top Ten Places To Propose
For the most part, we’re all here looking for The One – someone to share our lives as we toddle along into the sunset and concentrate on having the time of our lives. For many people, there’s nothing more romantic than getting dressed to the nines, heading out to a restaurant and dropping to one…
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First Date Safety
Well, we’ve mentioned safety a few times and talked about some great ideas for places to go, but let’s talk specifically about that first date and some of the things you can do to make sure it all goes well. Wherever you decide to go, make sure that you meet somewhere safe. If you can,…
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The Appeal of the Bad Boy
There’s something quite special about that rugged and brooding loner that just hits all the check boxes for some of us, and what’s not to love? Confidence and rebelliousness can just open so many doors in many people’s eyes – and of course when it comes down to it, it’s often just make believe. What…
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Ten Cocktails You Can Order Without Getting Embarrassed
Taking someone out to a swanky bar can be a bit of a minefield, and nobody likes having to wait too long at the bar while waiting to pay for your shout. That can only get worse if you take a look at the cocktail menu. Between complicated recipes and suggestive names, you can find…
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Ten Australian Relationship and Dating Statistics You Might Not Know
A couple of years ago, people started to get interested in how on-line dating was changing the way we date and conduct our relationships. The improved access to like-minded people that comes from new technologies has changed a lot of things, but in many ways we Australians remain quite conservative. Here’s ten Australian relationship statistics…
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Are Aussies Drinking Less?
According to the National Drug Strategy Household Survey Report, one in eight Australians has never had a drink. This number has apparently doubled over the last twenty years, and in a lot of younger circles it would seem that choosing to drink lemonade rather than lager is becoming fashionable. With high profile groups like Hello…
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Is There Such A Thing As Mature Dating?
A friend of mine recently took offense to being called a ‘mature dater’. He said he took great offense to it, because it made him sound like a cheese. I suggested that perhaps thinking of it in terms of a bottle of wine that has got better over time was more acceptable. For many mature…
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Helping Yourself Find A Date
Dating is fantastic, it’s fun and if you’re doing it right it’s just a little bit scary – because let’s face it, dating is not exactly the most normal thing in the world, is it? Let’s stop a moment and ask ourselves “What is dating?” Well, my take on it is this. Dating is meeting…
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Ten Top Pick Up Lines
We can only speculate what the first caveman said to the first cave woman as a pick up line. I suspect it was something about wanting to go clubbing. Since then we’ve all used or been on the receiving end of a number of more or less successful chat up lines. I can’t think of…
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What types of photo work?
When you look at people’s profiles, you’ll see that the most popular ones are the profiles that have photos on them. People like to be able to put a face to the name on the screen. It’s only human, and helps make a connection after that initial contact is made. What sort of look should…
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Writing That First Message
I think there are few things quite as daunting as that blank field waiting for you when you write your first message to someone. If you’re anything like me you catch sight of someone who looks good and go to read the profile. If they’ve done a good job of that and shown there’s a…
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The Evolution of Australian Dating
If there’s one thing you can learn from talking to people around the world, it’s that attitudes to dating vary widely. Some countries and cultures are more conservative than others. Taiwan, for example is much more conservative than our more freewheeling dating culture, with partners mostly set up through their friends. Someone coming from a…
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Four Million Reasons to be safe Online
A report by the Government of West Australia this month underlines how important it is to pay attention to your safety when dating online. An estimated four and a half million Australian Dollars was defrauded by organized criminals in the last six months. Their chosen victims were vulnerable people online with whom they pretended to…
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How Important is Good Grammar in Your Profile?
You might think that taking the time to check the grammar in your profile, or in the messages that you send, was pretty obvious. Unfortunately though, a quick check across profiles out there suggests that perhaps this has not been people’s highest priority. Some recent research by professional proof-readers has thrown up some interesting snippets…
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Happy Valentine’s Day
Well, its finally here – Valentine’s Day 2013 – and we hope all your plans are coming together. Whether you’re splashing out on a big night out with your date at one of our many high quality restaurants, doing something a bit quirkier, or just having an intimate night in with some wine and a…