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How To Avoid An Online Romance Scam

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I am currently married, but I dated extensively online before that. For those of you that have been readers for a while, you may have read about my online dating woes. If not, you can read all about my online dating experiences here. I've experienced manipulators, scrubs, being catfished and, my personal favorite, a man I started dating who I met online who couldn't be bothered … [Read more...] about How To Avoid An Online Romance Scam

How Men And Women Really See Each Other When Online Dating

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Online dating is different there are many facets to it. It may appear the same for men and women. But men and women dating patterns are very different. Online dating for men can be based on simple objectives such as looking out for a compatible partner, trying to know different people and much more. Whereas online dating for women can be to find a genuine love interest, get rid … [Read more...] about How Men And Women Really See Each Other When Online Dating

The Gamification Of Online Dating

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I am definitely no stranger to online dating. In my 20s, I used Yahoo Personals and Match. I even met my husband Jay on Yahoo Personals. We were married throughout my entire 30s, then we split up, and I have been dating again, online, in my 40s. And believe me, online dating is quite a different monster than it was in my 20s. I think the gamification of online dating has killed … [Read more...] about The Gamification Of Online Dating

Getting Down And Dirty With The Basics Of Online Dating

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For people of a particular generation, the idea of online dating seems terrible. It brings to mind images of an underworld of dodgy date prospects and risky situations. As such, we’d never even consider this as a way of meeting men. But, when you’re on the dating scene in the modern age, online seems to be the way to go. We’ll say from the off that this method isn’t for … [Read more...] about Getting Down And Dirty With The Basics Of Online Dating

Online Dating And The Fallout Of Being Catfished

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When I moved into the dating pool, it was after a sudden ending of a relationship I had been deeply involved in. Sadly, it was also a start and stop relationship. We’d be intensely into each other, then have a falling out, then try it again. When it ended, however, there hadn’t been any falling out. One day it was fine and the next day I got a text asking if we could talk. She … [Read more...] about Online Dating And The Fallout Of Being Catfished

I Was In A Controlling Relationship And Didn’t Even Know It

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Last month I ended things with a guy who I had been seeing for a few months, on and off. I say on and off because that's exactly what it was. We would be on one week, off the next. Constantly. It was really quite ridiculous and childish, looking back, and I am not quite sure why I kept wanting him back after he would constantly block me on social media and his phone, refusing … [Read more...] about I Was In A Controlling Relationship And Didn’t Even Know It

Online Dating And My Personal Catfish Experience

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I feel like most of you know what catfish means as in terms of dating, right? If not, check out this show stat from MTV and then get back over here. So, anyway, I have been dating online for years. I did it in my 20s, then I was married to Jay for the entirety of my 30s {who I also met online} and now, at 40, I am doing online dating again. Well, I was. I no longer have any … [Read more...] about Online Dating And My Personal Catfish Experience

Why I Shut Down My Online Dating Profiles

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As many of you have probably already read about, I decided to try online dating again after being out of the dating pool for about 12 years. We also try to keep it fair over here, so if you haven't already been following along, be sure to check out Rafe's experience online dating as well. Rafe and I have been friends since we were teens and I can attest, he is a catch, ladies, … [Read more...] about Why I Shut Down My Online Dating Profiles

The Guy Side: Starting Online Dating at 40

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Recently, Dawn announced she had returned to the dating pool and started writing about her experience with the world of online dating. At the same time, she asked to see if she had any friends who wanted to write about the topic from the male perspective. This was an incredibly wise move on her part - not because it gave me the opportunity to write for her, but because the male … [Read more...] about The Guy Side: Starting Online Dating at 40