Sorry I’ve been a little absent, lovebirds! Grant and I have relatives coming to stay with us this week, so I’ve been running around cleaning and organizing and laundering and scented candling (as you do). I believe I can call my efforts triumphant, but I’ve still got a bit of work ahead of me. So instead of a huge deep …
The truth about lies
There’s a recent study out about how a bunch of guys tell a bunch of lies in their dating profiles. Specifically, the creepy-to-me auction-style online dating site What’s Your Price conducted a “study” which found that 30% of men in NYC lied in their online dating profile. They go on to rank truthfulness by major metro areas across the country. …
A broader definition of online dating
Most of the consulting I do relates to online dating sites, such as Match.com or eHarmony. However, lots of people meet through media that are a little less obviously online-datey. In fact, a pal of mine just got married to someone that she had met via an AOL chatroom from her teenage years! I’ve also seen marriages from World of …
On managing your sexy pics
Today on Episode 8 of The Crossover was an important discussion on sexual harassment.* Well-known UI designer and speaker Sarah Parmenter experienced some seriously vile treatment during a conference she spoke at last year. Some jackass faked porn pictures of her, posted them publicly, and went out of his way to notify everyone in her professional circle about their existence. …
The inevitable Manti Teʻo post
In light of the Manti Teʻo scandal(?), I felt like I should weigh in but I wasn’t quite sure what to contribute. I have no idea whether the guy was lying about whether his online relationship with Kekua was a hoax or not, and the ultimate truth or fiction determination isn’t what interests me most in this story. I’m no sports …
Crazy Blind Date by OKCupid
Have you guys toyed with Crazy Blind Date, the new OKCupid service? No pics, just pick a time and place and agree to meet up. Forbes covered this launch, and OKCupid wiped the photos from all regular online dating profiles on Tuesday to promote the new service. From the Forbes piece: For both men and women, the main pain point …
Please stay safe, daters!
A couple recent security issues have cropped up — enough to remind me to beg all you online daters to stay safe and sound! Recently, Gawker Media’s entire username and password database was compromised. So please, be prudent and switch up your passwords for all of your email accounts and online dating sites (as well as all the other big …
Technical Incompatibilities
I just came across this article about technical incompatibilities with dating, and it definitely struck a chord. I can’t stress this enough, daters: Make your level of tech comfort clear from the beginning! Folks who hate email or texting are likely to wind up insanely annoyed by folks who can’t get enough Twitter in one day. And daters who are …