It’s as though one guy keeps writing the same online dating site profile: ”Fun-loving, easy-going guy who loves sports.” ”Duh!” says an exasperated Lisa Nunes. What man doesn’t like sports? ”They are all generic,” says Nunes, a 35-year-old San Jose escrow officer looking for love on Match.com….Press: San Jose Mercury News (CA)
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There was a time when people didn’t admit to using dating services or personal ads. That was back when people cooked their own meals, managed their own finances, married younger and died younger - and back before we got really, really busy. Now, people are spending hundreds of millions of dollars annually on dating services, […]
Kulesa Public Relations (for eHarmony) Robin Bulanti, 650-340-1986 robin@kulesapr.com eHarmony, the Internet’s premier relationship service, today introduced a CD series for singles, Finding the Love of your Life. Continuing to break new ground in the online dating industry, eHarmony developed the product as a means to self-awareness and preparation for healthy, long-term relationships. Each of […]
After her five-year marriage ended, Liz Kelly found herself in a new and different dating world, where people hooked up in online chat rooms, had five-minute “speed dates” and turned to Internet matchmakers to find Mr. or Ms. Right. Rather than sit home on a Saturday night, Kelly decided to dive in. And she took […]
The longer I do this online dating thing, the more I learn about the rules. Most of which have to do with not offending anyone. Ever.Recently, I decided I would reply to nearly everyone who responds to my ad. No small feat, mind you. On a Web site that attracts more men than women (craigslist.org), […]
Strong disagreements about the presidential candidates have cast a pall over more than a few dinner parties this fall, and I’ve even heard of one that almost erupted in a food fight. But the real question is: Can passion for the politics of 2004 eclipse the budding passion of true love?Especially with so much focus […]
After her five-year marriage ended, Liz Kelly found herself in a new and different dating world, where people hooked up in online chat rooms, had five-minute “speed dates,” and turned to Internet matchmakers to find Mr. or Ms. Right. Rather than sit home on a Saturday night, Kelly decided to dive in. And she took […]
SALT LAKE CITY — Online dating services geared to members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints are popular places for Mormons to meet.But some officials are cautioning women not to be lured into a false sense of security because of the connection of the sites to the faith.The warning follows reports from […]
True.com, an online dating site, offers what it advertises as “safer” dating.Because I have an innate fear of the kind of person most likely hiding behind online anonymity, I think safer online dating is an oxymoron. (Well, maybe not, as long as the dates are confined to online.) For the record, I know a couple […]
Wendy Peikes was tired of dating guys who vanished when they met her housemates - three hairy, energetic dogs. So she took to her computer keyboard and found an online dating site where pet aversion is not tolerated.Now, she’s one of many who’ve found happiness with dating services that won’t tell you if you should […]