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5 Ways Old School Dating Rules Lead To Online Dating Success
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5 Ways Old School Dating Rules Lead To Online Dating Success

Remember the old days when you and a posse of your best girl friends would put on your heels and go to a bar or disco to meet men? You would position yourself center of the room, scan the prospects and choose your targets. In today's dating world our brains have become so tech focused that we wonder if we have lost the art of dating and meeting men. We knew some things back in the disco days and these important old school dating rules can guide us to online dating success. Today's apps are the bars and discos of our past Our perfect perch on the bar stool was the online profile picture of today. Scanning the room then is just like looking through profiles now. Today's swipe left or right or is no different from turning our bar stool or our shoulder to invite or cut off conversation or l...
What’s Your Online Dating Beauty Rank? Take The Quiz!
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What’s Your Online Dating Beauty Rank? Take The Quiz!

Recently, I overheard my girlfriend Lisa leaving a babbling message on a guy's answering machine after a first date. Even though things went well, Lisa was a bundle of self-doubt and nerves as she talked herself into thinking he might not call again. I was dumbfounded at the confusing, negative voicemail. The long and short of it is that Lisa ended up spoiling things with this new man before they even got started. Are You Sabotaging Your Love Life? When I asked my girlfriend what that message was all about, Lisa shrugged her shoulders and said it wasn't going to last anyway. If I had been coaching Lisa, a beautiful, smart, funny, independent woman who is a great catch, I would have asked how she felt about herself before posting a profile on the dating sites. To me, she had some clear b...
Online Dating Description Examples For Men
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Online Dating Description Examples For Men

One thing you can do to enhance the chances that you can find love online, or that you can meet a man or woman who will share your life and your love and make you happy, is to write a great profile. A profile that stands out will intrigue a few women and make them want to find out who the guy behind that profile can offer to them. Accordingly, here are some online dating description examples for men to help you in that regard, if you are a man. 1. Let The Women Know What You Love And Why You Love It Show what you like instead of just stating it or just telling it. It will give the women who visit your profile the impression that you are an interesting guy who is communicative and who likes having fun. Research also shows that showing what you love makes women feel that you are an adventur...
Dating Tips For Women In Their 40s – Starting A New Relationship
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Dating Tips For Women In Their 40s – Starting A New Relationship

If you're a single woman in her 40s and you've recently started dating a great guy who you think might be the man for you, congratulations! You've successfully navigated meeting him and going on the first date plus a few more. Perhaps you two have gotten past the initial small talk and have started discussing a relationship together. Now what? First of all, now that you're in your 40s, remember, you have all the time in the world. There is no need to race to exclusivity. Before you commit yourself to a relationship with this great guy, ask yourself, "Am I ready to take myself out of the dating pool?" Before you remove yourself from the "after 40" dating scene, you want to make sure you've done a few things to be certain about what you're doing. How Many Mature Men Have You Considered? Hav...
How To Find Love Through Dating
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How To Find Love Through Dating

You want to find love whilst dating, right? You want to meet a man or woman who will cherish you and make you happy, right? Then you have to look in the right places, and do the right things. In this article, I want to show you where you can go to meet a lover, as well as what you can do to develop that strong emotional connection. 1.Join A Local Charity Which Espouses Your Interests A study published in the journal Evolutionary Biology has revealed that people who do charitable deeds are widely regarded as being great for long-term relationships. Joining a charity will increase the chances that you will meet a generous, kind, considerate person. A person with these qualities is very likely to show deep, lasting love. In fact, a study on the psychology of love done in the UK revealed th...
When Does Dating Become A Relationship?
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When Does Dating Become A Relationship?

When I talk about dating, I refer to initially meeting a person that there is an interest in, then getting to know and learn that person mentally, intellectually, and eventually romantically. More often than not, dating begins with two individuals being physically attracted to each other. This is usually the first step. Those two people then begin talking. The conversation gives each person an indication of how the other one thinks and rationalizes, although that is only a small indication. The initial conversation usually determines whether future conversations or interactions will take place between the two. Sometimes it only takes two minutes for someone to realize that they are not interested in getting to know the other person any further. Therefore, it stops right there, even though ...
Downward Dating – What It Is And Why It’s Harmful
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Downward Dating – What It Is And Why It’s Harmful

Are you dating people that you cannot afford to be with? I don't just mean fiscally, I mean mentally, emotionally, socially, educationally, spiritually and or economically. When you choose someone new to date, are you on an equal playing field? Dating on an unequal playing field is a source of frustration and can become out-and-out upsetting. I have coined the phrase "Downward dating." Downward facing dog is a traditional yoga pose that Stretches and strengthens the whole body while relaxing the mind. Unlike downward dating which only eats away at your sanity and puts you in a pile of confusion. In the end, you wind up blaming yourself for the relationships demise. As with many of life's choices there is no one to blame and many lessons to learn. The way your dates treat you and the oppo...
Win The Ladies Over With These 5 Online Dating Profile Tips
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Win The Ladies Over With These 5 Online Dating Profile Tips

5 Online Dating Profile Tips to Win the Ladies Over. Whether you’re new to the world of online dating or you’ve been in the game for a while, making a profile is tough. How do you explain what you’re looking for without using cliches? Should you be yourself or play it cool with a few suave pickup lines? And should you really mention that your friends say you look like George Clooney? Don’t worry. We’ll cover all that and more. Here are five online dating profile tips guaranteed to win the ladies over. 5 Online Dating Profile Tips 1. Just Say No to Selfies It’s true that selfies are a huge part of our culture. And on Facebook and Instagram, selfies are fine. But not on your dating profile. You don’t have to run to a studio for professional photographs, but you do want to show that you c...
The Secret Formula To Successful Online Dating
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The Secret Formula To Successful Online Dating

If it seems as if everyone you know is online dating, you’re not alone. According to recent surveys, more than 40m single people out of 54m singles in the US have signed up to an online dating site such as Match.com and eHarmony. In the UK, 9.1m people have used an online dating site and one in every five new committed relationships starts online. There’s someone out there for everyone. _dChris, CC BY If it seems as if everyone you know is online dating, you’re not alone. According to recent surveys, more than 40m single people out of 54m singles in the US have signed up to an online dating site such as Match.com and eHarmony. In the UK, 9.1m people have used an online dating site and one in every five new committed relationships starts online. With more users, comes greater demand for t...
Why Is It Always Women Who Must Improve, When It Comes To Dating Advice?
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Why Is It Always Women Who Must Improve, When It Comes To Dating Advice?

“Therapy-speak” advice on relationships and dating is widely available outside of the psychotherapist’s office. Much of this advice places responsibility on women for managing their emotional reactions to problematic dating and relationship experiences. The advice women are given about dating, relationships, and finding love largely falls into three categories. 1. How to not attract emotionally unavailable men Instagram is full of relationship advice that tells women to take responsibility for their “healing”. It advises them on attachment styles, co-dependency, and emotional wounds, as well as how to deal with avoidant and narcissistic partners. Such advice varies in quality from patronising and exploitative, to nuanced and compassionate. Some of this advice is helpful, much of it is not...