Bryn Mawr love!

I really should’ve blogged about this ages ago — I’m terribly delinquent in my Loveblogging. (Does it make it better if I tell you that it’s because most of my writing energy is going into thinking about turning my online dating advice into a book? Let’s hope yes.)

Back in March (GOD I’m delinquent) I [...]

Good luck with that, guys

Some of you daters have probably already heard — Match.com is going to start checking its members names against a list of sex offenders, says CNN. For the record, I don’t expect this to go well. Why’s that? Because there’s no foolproofing online dating — or any kind of dating, for that matter. Dating anyone [...]

Please stay safe, daters!

A couple recent security issues have cropped up — enough to remind me to beg all you online daters to stay safe and sound!

Recently, Gawker Media’s entire username and password database was compromised. So please, be prudent and switch up your passwords for all of your email accounts and online dating sites (as well [...]

Guided Communication — a surprise hit

When I recently discovered eHarmony’s new Guided Communication feature, I thought it was a total flop. After all, 90% of my advice revolves around highlighting the dater’s wit and originality, not falling back on canned multiple-choice answers!

However, it seems like this feature is surprisingly successful, especially for guys who are having trouble nudging [...]

Mixed Bag

Just the other day, I was explaining to a client that Craigslist can be something of a mixed bag. For example, while you may get 300+ replies just for being female and having a pulse, frequently only 25 or so are worth really considering, and then only 10 or so worth actually writing back to. [...]

Still got it

Man, I get a little rush of relief and joy when I see that people are still posting ads like this one and this one on Craigslist. I love being reminded that, despite the bad press and whatnot, Craiglsist continues to serve as a great source of somewhat “alternate” personal ads — and free ones [...]

83 and in love all over again

Man, I have been MIA! Wanna know why? A: Because EVERYONE is getting married this year. Seriously, I think my fiancé and I are headed to my seventh (his eighth) wedding of the season next week. Yowza! We’ve barely had a second to do any planning of our own wedding, let alone consulting or blogging [...]

Change is in the wind

Social networking sites have morphed a lot over the past couple of years.  Back when Friendster was all there was, I know a LOT of people who found love (and lust) on that site, as well as friends, business networking contacts, etc. etc.  But now that the social networking stratosphere is significantly fuller, things get [...]

Aah, the pre-conceived notions.

Whee, I’ve finally managed to make the time to get the blog working right for this site! It’s not much yet, but at some point I will likely start porting content over from my Seattle P-I Reader Blog, so keep an eye out for that in the coming weeks.

The main thing I’m excited to [...]