How Would Online Dating Change If You HAD To Write a “No Thanks” Email?
E asks, “If we required daters to be upfront and honest, would it be a major revolution or a major disaster?”
Dear Anon-O-Box: Recently Separated and Being Asked Out Already
July 24, 2009 by Anon-O-Box
Filed under Geek Love
Dear Anon-O-Box,
Soon after the word got out that my spouse wanted a divorce, I started getting asked out. While I’m flattered (and need to be flattered) right now, the divorce isn’t final yet and I don’t know what’s appropriate. It’s understood that I’m not looking for a new relationship yet, and while I think going [...]
Why Do Women Have Online Dating Profiles If They’re Not Going to Reply To Emails?
A common complaint that I’ve heard from men is that they don’t receive reply emails from ladies.
“Why do they even HAVE a dating profile if they’re not going to write back?”
There’s no one answer to this question, but here are a few that I know are true.
It Was Trash From First Hello: Fix Your Dating Email Subject Lines, Guys!
Still wondering why nobody replies to your online dating emails?
You’ve read her profile!
You’ve mentioned stuff about her profile in the email!
You didn’t cut and paste!
You came up with a pretty cool question that she should be dying to answer.
But yet, nothing.
In fact, she hasn’t even OPENED the email.
What’s gone wrong?
First Contact Emails: Don’t Thunder Toward The Castle At Full Speed
“OH MY GOD! HE’S COMING RIGHT AT ME!! AAAAAAAAAAA!”
This is the thought that you want furthest from the mind of the women you email, right?
Too bad your email makes her think that very thought.
What? Really, e?
Really, Geek Friends. Really.
Online Dating Etiquette 101: What If She’s Not Like Her Picture
Let’s imagine together, geek friends…
You’ve found this great girl on your favorite dating site. She’s beautiful, she’s funny, she’s got similar interests.
You talk for hours on IMs and then on the phone. Things are looking pretty good.
You set up a date. As you’re walking towards the coffeehouse you see her. Or well, you think it’s [...]
OMG, You’re Naked! Or, Online Dating Privacy
People worry about privacy when it comes to online dating. This statement counts twice when the person in question has a high profile job.
So what do you do when you want love in your life but can’t risk the wrong people getting the wrong idea?
As a former high school teacher, I have been there. Here’s [...]
Poll & Comments: Would You Get Rid of Your Pets for a Significant Other?
Would you get rid of your pets for your significant other?
Is it “me or the dog“?
Has there ever been a time when you had to make that choice?
Poll after the break!
Dipping The Pen In The Company Ink
There is an age-old adage that warns “Don’t dip your pen in the company ink.” There is another adage that relates the same concept to excrement and food, but I won’t go there. (Or maybe I just did?)
Either way, there are lots of questions when it comes to dating and co-workers:
Should you date someone you [...]
Match.com Mysteries: Why Do The Ladies Ask You To Email Them And Then Not Respond?
I see you, Reader.
I see what you Google to get here. That’s right, I’ve been watching you while you’ve been Googling. Tsk Tsk.
It’s okay! Everyone Googles.
Here’s a search string that made me want to reach out and write a post: “Why do girls ask you to email them and then not write back?”
I’ll tell you [...]
