One of the toughest things about a paid dating site like Match.com is figuring out if someone has a paid subscription or is just a free member. There’s no marking on their profile to indicate if they’re paying, and if you email someone who hasn’t paid, they can’t see their inbox. Your perfectly crafted first [...]
Free Communication Weekend at Chemistry.com!
15 May By Leave a Comment
If you’re tired of doing all the work of finding your own matches and writing tons of emails and getting no responses, you might want to give Chemistry.com a shot. They’re the Match.com version of eHarmony. There’s a nifty personality test and then the system sends you compatible matches and holds your hand through the [...]
Why Do Women Have Online Dating Profiles If They’re Not Going to Reply To Emails?
1 May By 12 Comments
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.
If A Hot Chick on Match.com Wants To Show You Her Sexy Video, It’s a Trick. Get an Axe.
9 Apr By 5 Comments
There’s a new virus going around the match.com circuit, but you’d really have to be an idiotic horndog to pick it up. (You, my darling boys, may be horndogs, but you’re certainly not idiots.) According to this article I saw on Twitter today, there are some people sending out look-alike match.com emails with links to [...]
Dallas / Fort Worth Geeks! Are Your Radio Personalities Down To Earth?
30 Mar By Leave a Comment
DownToEarth.com, a free online dating site in the Match.com family, is launching DFW’s “Most Down-to-Earth Radio Personality” contest today. Five radio personalities are competing to win $5,000 for their designated charity. The personalities were nominated because they exemplify what it means to be down-to-earth. Now, I’m not anywhere near DFW, but our gamer girl surveys [...]
E’s “New” Venture: Online Dating Profiler, Dating Profile Writing & Coaching for All The Beautiful People of the Internet
17 Mar By 8 Comments
You’ve heard me hinting about it on Twitter. For the lucky few, you’ve heard me hinting about it on Facebook. For the RPGBloggers, you got a preview of it a couple days ago via our mailing list. But now, I’m ready for the world to see! Go check out my new digs at OnlineDatingProfiler.com. (You [...]
Personal Ad Makeover Contest: Joshua (AFTER)
23 Feb By 1 Comment
Joshua’s original profile was Tarzan-themed and was scaring all the Janes away! His current profile is: Much shorter Includes information about his personality and background in the main body of the profile Asks TWO questions that potential matches could email him about Hints to the Tarzan bit without it being overwhelming (Who else wants a [...]
Personal Ad Makeover Contest: Joshua (DURING)
21 Feb By 3 Comments
Welcome back to Joshua’s profile. Tarzan’s treehouse is pretty rickety. There are boards that look loose, nails sticking out everywhere, and I’m pretty sure that’s not the blood of an animal in that corner over there. I know, you’re scared. But we won’t learn anything unless we go in and really examine the crime scene. [...]
Personal Ad Makeover Contest: Joshua (BEFORE)
19 Feb By
I have to say, geek friends, that Joshua was a winner hands-down as far as needing this makeover. Good thing the dice agreed with me! (There are no coincidences!) Joshua’s profile is long, full of spelling mistakes, and has a Tarzan theme that really needs to either totally go or be toned WAY down. He’s [...]
e’s Quick Fix: Transferring A Match.com Account
17 Feb By 3 Comments
So, your buddy has a match.com account with 3 months left on it and he’s met the girl of his dreams. If you’re really lucky, maybe it’s YOU that met the girl and your buddy who is lacking in love. Either way, you want your money’s worth, right? Why waste a perfectly good pre-paid subscription!? [...]
