j’s Soapbox: You Can’t Be Successful If You’re Self-Loathing, Syfy

I get on twitter today and see someone saying something about the Sci-Fi channel changing… its image? Its name? So I hop on the news and see this headline: Sci Fi Channel Aims to Shed Geeky Image With New Name.  I read that the new name is Syfy. And my blood pressure skyrockets.

YOU FAIL: Flirting With Strangers

As I was driving home, I was feeling guilty for not having a post ready for today.  Then, the gods provided me with one. How convenient! Guys, I’d like to give you a real life example of how NOT to flirt with a woman.  Here we go, an actual example of… YOU FAIL: Flirting With [...]

e’s soapbox: Am I Peddling Lies and Deception?

Sometimes I get a comment so intriguing or interesting that I want to address it in a full post.  This is such a case.   On the thread, Don’t Drink and Date, visitor Greyface had this comment: Unless she’s reading the advice on your website as well, and hiding her normal way of doing things in [...]

e’s Soapbox: “There is no more vulnerable person than someone who wants to fall in love and find a mate”… except maybe a stupid person.

People are stupid. People looking for love can be some of the most stupid people around. So when I started reading articles like this about legislation to prevent people from being sweetheart swindled online, I wanted to smack someone. Can our legislation focus on something more important, like perhaps finding ways to better fund our [...]

Why you SHOULDN’T use Facebook or Myspace for Online Dating

Found this article by Victor Williamson and just had to put in my two cents. The only people who should be using Facebook or Myspace for trolling for a date on Saturday night are high school and college students. Facebook makes this fairly easy with their networks. However, those of us who are older and [...]