Online daters choose wrong people

That’s according to a study conduted by the University of Taiwan. And the reason why so many people are getting it wrong?

The Dark Side Of Online Dating

Online dating can be a lot of fun. However…

Online Dating Makes Me Her Want to Hurt Herself

The Catherinette Chronicles:

If my knight in shining armor isn’t going to come knocking on my door, then I guess I have to do something to let him know I exist…seeing as how sitting on my sofa doesn’t seem to be doing the trick. My profile has been up and running on one of the online dating websites, but no one has really piqued my interest…until recently.

Internet dating unplugged

Tanya Gold, The Guardian:

I’ve been internet dating for three weeks and I feel mixed – like a cheap cocktail. Part of me is dazzled by the possibilities. There are so many men: surely one of them is right? But I also feel sleazy and slightly vulnerable. I am asking for love, but I have no idea whom I am asking.

The Pitfalls Of Online Senior Dating

by Pauline Go

Dating can be as much fun-filled experience for seniors just as it is for people of any other age groups. Senior dating involves partners with a certain degree of maturity, which makes the dating experience more pleasurable. Senior singles, who are actively looking for a date, are usually on a lookout for like-minded and compatible partners.

The Internet is perhaps the easiest source for such information and the best place for the senior singles to look for like-minded partners. However, there are many pitfalls associated with senior dating that one needs to look out for.

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Suffering From Unfreedom Of Choice?

Karen Salmansohn @ Huffington

Unfortunately, in today’s online world, it’s very easy to become a “love maximizer” with the tempting smorgasbord of dating choices constantly available. With so much choice, it’s so easy to fall into the temptation of seeking an “upgrade”–even when your sweetie is total sweetie! Or you can wind up with “choice paralysis” and not be able to get into a relationship at all.

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Online Dating-Why We Can’t Find Our Soul Mate Online

by Vivian Johnson

Some of us singles feel like our life is incomplete without our “soul mate”. So we are on a mission to find this illusive person!

Why we can’t find our soul mate online is that we do not know what characteristics our soul mate will have. We may be ignoring our soul mate everyday!

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On Line Dating: They Faked You Out

by Daryl Campbell

Today was the day. After all of the chats and online conversations, the two of you decided to meet. There’s a lot of excitement and anticipation in the air which is of course to be expected.

But you remembered one of the key rules for on line dating

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Deadly Sins of Online Dating Profile Pictures

From e at Geek’s Dream Girl:

In the last post in this series, you saw the first set of Deadly Sins for your Online Dating Profile Picture.

We saw Disembodied Arm, Blurred Out Girl, and Blacked Out Friend!

Let’s look at some more sins for your photos… Ladies Man, Drunk Man, and Lewd Man!

Definitely worth a look

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Complaints about dating Web sites increase

The Post Bulletin:

Consumer complaints filed with BBB on dating services increased 73 percent in 2006 over the previous year, reaching 2,525 complaints altogether. While final complaint numbers for 2007 are still forthcoming, early analysis shows that the number of complaints in 2007 are expected to again reach record-breaking levels for the industry

I wonder how many of these are the result of not having any success with a particular dating site?

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