I’m not setting them up to go on a blind date. I’m not even giving out contact information to hook them up! I’m simply opening up an opportunity, or bridging the gap if you may, for them to get to know one another. I just want them to see the possibilities I’m seeing!
Okay. I’m sounding overly defensive about what I’m about to do, er, at least the other half of ‘the plan’ but I know you guys will say, “here goes Sasha again with her meddling in our people’s dating life” Eeep. I just want my single friends …read more

I found some good tips on what NOT to do when you enter the world of Online Dating over at ZDNet.com earlier and I immediately thought that I should share it with you guys who are into this kinda’ thing.
These tips focused on your dating behaviour, your expectations and initial impressions, and your methods of procuring a date.

Don’t lie about your civil status or your police record.
Dating is for single people! If you’re already married, stop signing up for those dating sites! It’s unethical of you — not to mention, unsafe for unsuspecting users! — to not disclose important things …read more

Happy Dave of London, shares his good fortune in his post about finding Princess Valium of Colorado, who is now his fiance. Yes. He recently popped the question that garnered him a “Yes” from her. Who would’ve thought that Flickr can bring these two people together? It’s such a sweet story.
Flickr is a digital photo sharing website and web services suite, and an online community platform, which is generally considered an example of a Web 2.0 application. [Wikipedia]
In his post, he narrated the relevant events in their relationship like how and where they met online, how, when and where …read more

“Here I am, ending my employment, packing house, and moving halfway around the world with my cats, no less, to marry a man from a different culture, different race, different religion, I’d known him online for less than two months, and I’d never met him in person.” — Laurie
You’ll always remember that time when you first see him or her, when you first kissed, and of course the day you say, “I do.”
What if I tell you that Laurie had experienced that in a span of one day? Well, she did. I’m NOT kidding.
My first thought was — she must’ve …read more

I’ve known so many people who have met on the Internet, have created very nice working relationtionships via the net and have transformed those relationships into a normal “real life” relationship.
Personally, I don’t think I would ever be the type of person that could do such a thing because I am so programmed by society to have my physical gratification NOW – not meaning the sexual aspect – but the touching, holding hands, hugging and of course the kissing.
To me those are very much a part of a relationship and when a relationship has too many miles between them, I …read more

I came across an article that discussed some of the finer points of interracial dating. It caused me to ponder on the topic further. It may have been directed to American readers but I [not being an American] was able to understand how this kind of dating can demand and effect changes in a person’s life.
Perhaps I did not grow up in a country that suffers from an issue such as this one so I cannot fully comprehend the consequences of such an act. However, I am aware of what really separates races. Uh, skin colour. Call me naive or …read more

Over the last several years I’ve seen so many couples meet through various online venues who were literally hundreds or even thousands of miles apart – and yet somehow managed to make it work.
I believe in order to make long distance relationships work, the couple has to be very creative with their methods of communication and to learn how to bring the other into their everyday world.  With the lack of that physical connection, it’s tough.
How far do you think is to far?  If you were to consider a long distance relationship, how far would you be willing to go …read more

Infatuation: absence makes the heart grow fonder – of somebody else!
In infatuation Sue and Sam have been interested mainly in each other’s physical equipment. That is, what they can see, hear, smell, taste or touch about each other. Such interest is hard to sustain when a thousand miles are separating the couple. Since only a few things attract them to each other, the roots of the relationship are thin. It won’t last long unless it gets nourished by a lot of face-to-face contact.
After the infatuated couple is apart for a few days or weeks, …read more