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Wot Went Wrong: The Online Post-Dating Service

Not every online dater out there is lucky enough to find ‘the one’ right off the bat. Sometimes you won’t get further than a first date. Even when a relationship seems pretty good for a while, sometimes it can end as well. It’s just something that happens and you should move on – onwards and upwards. However, that doesn’t mean you shouldn’t try and learn from your failures.

There are a slew of online dating websites to help you find that special someone, but not many to console you once it goes to shit. New website WotWentWrong aims to help you answer their titular question.

The website acts as a sort of go-between between you and your ex/date. It helps you create a notification for them asking them ‘what went wrong?’ Then they can choose from predefine reasons and even add their own.

It’s a bit weird, but if it helps people shape up their act then surely it’s a good thing? It’s difficult to tell how successful it will be this early on, but it’s certainly a niche that can be fill. Next time you find yourself asking ‘what went wrong?’ why not try out the site and see if it works for you? It could help you find the answer you’re looking for.

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LoveStruck Gets Down to Business with New Profile Verification

The online dating website, LoveStruck.com, which bills itself as “the dating website for single professionals” (it’s the Mr. Pink of dating sites), has announced a new profile verification system.

The system takes a leaf from the books of other online dating services that allow Facebook functionality by users “enabling [LoveStruck] to cross-check their Lovestruck profile against various public Social IDs, such as Linkedin, Twitter and Facebook.” This is a pretty conclusive and fairly non-intrusive way of making sure people are who they say they are, and stopping pesky phishing bots from getting much of a hold on the dating service.

Once this is done, the user will receive a verification stamp. Of course most users will do this, as the sight of a ‘verified’ stamp on a dating profile is a welcome beacon of security to you not completely wasting your time. It seems to be a pretty sound verification system. What do you think? Should other online dating services adopt this approach? Do you think verification is unnecessary paranoia? Let us know in the comments below.

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Blind Date With Mr A

Last weekend, I had a date with a man who while chatting on the internet and the occasional phone conversation seemed nice. We had exchanged emails about likes and dislikes over the last few weeks and we agreed to meet up. Continue reading

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Dating Tips for Women – Cruise Control!

iStock 000011858263XSmall Dating Tips for Women   Cruise Control!What men do particularly well when it comes to dating is playing it cool; not making a rash decision and just seeing what happens. What women (and by women, I don’t include everyone, but do include myself and my dating female friends) do particularly badly in the dating game is being composed and aloof. Which is why this blog includes a few dating tips especially for women.

After my year of dating I have become very familiar with my flaws on the dating scene and as a young dating woman I have had to take some advice and some well-needed dating tips on how to be better at dating. “Dating tips for women” may sound patronising and condescending, but there’s nothing with accepting that you need a little help. I was aware that I did; I did not have cruise control, I had two gears: reverse and override! And I showed it, I wore my heart on my sleeve and was devoid of aloofness. Additionally, open mindedness isn’t something comes naturally to me so it took a lot of will power not to dismiss potential daters instantly.

Having said all this ladies, I have improved; a new year and a new me means I have wisdom to share…

Throw away the Checklist…

The older we get and the more date, it’s inevitable that desirable traits will get put upon a hypothetical list. However, this is an unhealthy way to start dating. People are dismissed without a look in – who knows what you may be throwing away because they are half an inch under the height requirement and you once went out with a short guy who had a big chip on his shoulder. That guy you just dismissed may have been kind, sensitive and generous and you shelved him because of half an inch!

Be honest!

Don’t be scared to say what you want. As women it’s in our nature to please, but don’t be afraid to let them know what your expectations are, otherwise how are they ever going to live up to them.  And if they don’t…

Give them a second chance.

Not a third or fourth, but definitely a second.  Men usually have to cross a line before they see it, so let them make a mistake once… And if they’re worth holding on to they won’t do it again.

Stop The Wedding Plans!

Instead of thinking “Is he husband material? “You should be thinking “Is he second date material?”  He certainly won’t be thinking any further ahead than next week, so why should you? There is so much fun to be had in the early stages of dating why would anyone want to waste time thinking about the future?

Dating isn’t easy; you are going to get knock backs, find new hang ups, put yourself under the microscope and feel vulnerable and exposed. All this takes courage, and it’s hard enough just “being yourself” under these pressures without considering everything else I’ve mentioned. But all of the above points link to one word… Relax! If you relax and enjoy it, for what it is, a meeting, a new person, an adventure…  Then you will be good at it.

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Dating in Outer Space

It’s safe to say that online dating has been growing in popularity worldwide over the last few years. It’s a great way for people to actually meet other people that they would like to date. But what about making it more than worldwide. You know, like dating goddamn aliens.

alien from the movie Dating in Outer Space

Two mouths for twice the Frenchin’.

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Missed Connections and iTiggy

New online dating website on the block, iTiggy, is claiming to be turning the online dating game on its head with a “reversed approach” to online dating. The idea is that instead of meeting people online and then offline, to meet people offline and then online.

Missed connection services have been around for a long time. They’ve been in the backs of newspapers and magazines, and there’s also a fairly popular section for them on CraigsList. They sort of feature as a beacon of hope, like Gatsby’s green light (except he got shot), for people who believe they caught someone’s eye when they were out at the supermarket or whatever but didn’t do anything about it. Maybe you should have. You know you should have. But you panicked, memories of Hayley flooding into your head. She only left you a year and a half ago. It’s too soon. What would you be like hitting on girls now? So you run. You run from the supermarket, cauliflower and baguette clutched in hand. Only at the McDonalds drivethrough, as they hand you the large strawberry milkshake you ordered for comfort, do you realise what your life has become. You realise you’re just throwing your life away pining for a lost love. These wounds won’t heal on their own. You should seize the day. And that girl you saw in the supermarket would have been great AND GODAMMIT YOU FUCKED UP. So you go home and write a missed connection and feel better about yourself. Maybe she’ll see it, maybe not. Probably not. But it’s a sort of release just putting it out there. This is a Missed Connection.

The cool thing behind the concept of iTiggy is that its a Missed Connections specific online dating website. It hopes to build on the recent waves of success for online dating in general. You know what that means? That whole part in the explanation above about how people don’t usually actually rekindle these missed connections? Well, no longer! If people actually get on this, it could become a big thing. It even uses GPS check-ins to cross-reference reported missed connections and it is such a clever idea. It could make missed connections actually work. Now is definitely the right time in the market to try something like this. What do you think? A silly or cool idea? Let us know in the comments below.

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Online Dating Profile Tips – Stand out from the crowd!

singles party 1 477 cropped2 Online Dating Profile Tips – Stand out from the crowd!When browsing on a dating site, if you’re reading the online dating profile you’re no longer looking at the superficial things like their age, location or their hair style in the profile picture, you’re reading their profile because they’ve caught your eye and you want to know more about them. You’re looking for a reason to get in touch – or a reason not to! That’s why your dating profile needs to be more than a list of likes and dislikes, or a barrage of achievements; it’s not about showing off, it’s about showboating. Continue reading

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The Singles’ Night – The Meat Market

On Friday I went to a singles night in the nearest city. I went with 3 other women who had been to this particular club’s singles’ night before. I was assured that the club was always packed and that there are lots of good-looking men that go there. Unfortunately this was not the case. The standard of the men was definitely below par.

So no potential boyfriends there. To put it bluntly, it was like a meat market. The whole environment was sleazy. The men where looking women up and down and grabbing them. I saw more than one man get slapped in the face.

Even though from a dating point of view it was a total wash out, we did end up having a really good laugh and I made some new female friends too.

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Make Internet Dating Work For You – Part Two

iStock 000011060793XSmall crop Make Internet Dating Work For You – Part TwoThere is so much more to internet dating than signing up to a site and putting up a profile. If you want to find your perfect match online, you’ll need to commit some time and effort to using the site, find some potential dates and start chatting to people.  Although this can all sound pretty straightforward, it’s easy to make mistakes along the way without realising it and end up further away from your goal than when you started.

Read part two of my top ten tips and increase your chances of success in finding love online. Continue reading

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Message Me If You’re Into Scat- NO I MEAN JAZZ SCAT.

The radio station Jazz FM is collaborating with WhiteLabelDating.com, a sort of generic online dating service that works with individual websites for customised online dating. The Jazz FM dating service will feature the standard online dating features, such as instant messaging, status updates, member feeds, video dating and dating diaries.

The main thing to take away from this is that its a dating service designed specifically for the listeners of a particular radio station. Often people find they like to date people with similar music tastes, which is the whole premise of some online dating sites.

How do you feel about localised dating services like this as opposed to generic web-wide ones? It does help build on connections that are already established, and also adds a sense of community. On the other hand it could be chaotic if every service had an attached dating feature. Let us know in the comments section below.

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