In the past, we’ve written about writing a good first contact email. Most of that was simply common sense, but now, thanks to a study by OkCupid, we actually have data to support our claims! You can read the article in full, along with several colorful and handy charts, but I noticed that most of [...]
Emailing Women On Dating Sites: Can You Send a Second Email?
16 Sep By 3 Comments
The Anon-O-Box has gotten no fewer than 10 emails asking variations on the same question: If you email a girl and she doesn’t reply, is it cool to email again? And if so, when and how? I’d been planning to write a post about it, and then the lovely Jess Hartley wrote it for me [...]
Dear Anon-O-Box: Hating The First Contact Email Numbers Game
11 Sep By 5 Comments
Dear Anon-O-Box, I’ve been on and off dating sites for 8 years now. I’m finding it much more difficult to get women I write to respond. I know it’s a numbers game but I’m really getting frustrated needing to contact 20-30 women and hope to get one date out of it. So what advice can [...]
J’s Soapbox: Online Relationships Are Not Fairy Tales
9 Sep By 4 Comments
Off the top of my head, I can think of at least three married couples I know who met originally through the Internet. What makes their stories even more special is that they were all international – one of each pair had to leave friends, family and country behind to be with the one they [...]
