Hi y’all! Ready for your annual reminder of my thoughts on Valentine’s Day? 🙂 1) Valentine’s Day is a made-up corporate bullshit holiday that puts enormous unnecessary pressure on both single and non-single people! [icon-heart] 2) It’s really fucking hard to get a reservation! [icon-heart] 3) As Dan Savage likes to point out, it’s kind of high stakes to go …
Deep dive into different dating sites!
Hi y’all! Episode 6 of The Heartographer podcast, “Those People are Wrong,” went live on Monday, and it’s all about different online dating sites and what “flavor” they all have. ALL of the info here is a generalization, which as we know isn’t always perfect. But it’s a start! SO MANY people asked for this topic to be tackled, so I will …
Podcast going strong; “Podcasts” less so :(
Hey y’all! If you’ve been enjoying our Heartographer podcast about online dating and relationships, well, thank you and I’m sorry! Why sorry? Because there seems to be a weird bug in the iPhone Podcasts app that is making it hard for some but not all users to download or stream some but not all podcasts on their iPhone. The embedded …
Major upgrade for eHarmony
You might remember that I’m less than a  huge fan of eHarmony’s checkered political background. That remains true, but you know what? They still offer a great product for certain people. So despite my reservations, I continue to recommend that certain clients try eHarmony out. And thankfully, their service just got much better. Mashable reported on the many UI changes that …
Smartphone dating apps
Hey all, check it out! The wonderful Mark E. Harris reached out to me for input on this NextAvenue piece on smartphone apps for single Baby Boomers. It was a nice excuse to research quite a few apps in more detail than I had done previously. The trouble is, I really think apps aren’t up to part with their web …
Newsletters contain the juiciest advice
Hey daters! My April newsletter just went out recently, with some information and advice about common little white lies in dating profiles. And back in March, I covered phone etiquette with online dates, and some tips for social media management if you’re not super into dealing with your Facebook account. My May issue is coming soon, with practical detailed information …
Anne Lamott’s year of Match.com
Anne Lamott is an amazing writer. I was first turned on to her by Ali Basye, and later by Merlin Mann. Her book, Bird by Bird, is an amazing tool to become a better writer, and her voice is so delightful and funny. She recently wrote an article for Salon about her year on Match.com, and you should all go …
Good luck with that, guys
Some of you daters have probably already heard — Match.com is going to start checking its members names against a list of sex offenders, says CNN. For the record, I don’t expect this to go well. Why’s that? Because there’s no foolproofing online dating — or any kind of dating, for that matter. Dating anyone at all, ever, always carries …