Halloween is my favorite holiday, which makes perfect sense as I love both dressing up and chocolate equally. It’s also the perfect opportunity to put on something fun, sexy, or scary (your pick!) and hit the town. Buffy Summers explained it best when she told Willow that Halloween was “come as you aren’t day.”  It’s the one day year when you are expected to get a bit wild. (Just a bit).
I did some research and here are some Halloween events for singles around the U.S.  I hope you find something fun near you.
*Halloween Party Extravaganza for Singles (Couples welcome, too)
When: Friday, …read more

Speed dating. Have you ever tried it? I haven’t, but I’ve always been curious about it. There’s a company called 8MinuteDating that offers speed dating events in 70 cities across the US.
The way it works is this – 1 night, 8 dates that last 8 minutes a piece.  You sit down, you chat for the allotted time, then you move to the next person. You do this 8 times. If both parties express an interest in each other, then 8MinuteDating provides contact information. They guarantee that you will meet someone that you’d like to date again or your next event …read more

A friend of mine sent me a link to U.S. Military Singles.com this morning. She thought that readers might be interested. What a great idea.  The service is free at sign up and it’s “powered by TangoWire.” If you become a member of TangoWire, then you have access to a huge pool of single people.
TangoWire is a network of more than 70 online dating communities. Each community targets “both general and specialized areas of interests.”  They make a big point of saying that they will never share or sell your private information and you will receive no spam.
It says that the membership …read more

Events and Adventures, a club for singles, hosts events in various locations across the US and British Columbia. It’s not a dating service, instead the club offers opportunities for singles to interact with each other while taking part in fun events.
At Events and Adventures we have a different philosophy – Create a naturally fun environment, where you can relax and be yourself along with 20 or 30 other singles who also are there to have fun.  When you are relaxed, having fun, and NOT comparing marriage resumes, it is WAY easier to find someone worth dating.  Sounds counter intuitive, but its true.  …read more

Chemistry.com is having a free communication weekend this weekend. It runs September 18 through September 20, 2009.  Chemistry.com’s online dating process starts with a Chemistry Personality Profile, which was designed by Dr. Helen Fisher. Dr. Fisher is a biological anthropologist and author of books including, Why Him? Why Her?, Why We Love, and the Anatomy of Love.
For the next step, Chemistry.com will send you up to 5 matches a day. These matches are suited to your personality, as identified by your Personality Profile quiz. In addition, they will notify you when someone is interested in meeting you.
After that there’s the 1.2.3. …read more

I’ve been seeing a lot of ads lately for True. True is an online dating service that is endorsed by Psychology Today. Here are a few of  True’s features:
*They already have “Millions of members”
*They offer scientific compatibility testing
*They screen members for martial status
*They screen members for prior criminal activity (Felons need not apply. They are serious. They run members through a US Criminal Database before allowing them to contact other members).
We require that members provide their legal first and last name, as well as their date of birth (they must also certify that the information they provide is correct). We …read more

I haven’t posted any regional dating events in awhile. I guess I better remedy that… If you are a single resident of Northern California, take a look at Nor Cal Singles Events.
They share info on events for Marin, Sonoma, Napa, Mendocino, and the San Francisco Bay Area. The events include parties, dinners, vacations or day trips. There are events planned for Single Parents. If you are local and interested, an event is going on today in Sausalito.
Sausalito Sunday Singles
*Sunday, August 23, 2009
*1pm-3pm
*All ages welcome
*Cost is $10 at the door
*Activities include a Mixer Game to break the ice
*Recommended dress is described …read more

What’s the next big thing in online dating?
It’s LawDate, the “Attorney Dating System.”  Today is the official launch date for the new service that was founded by Wendy C. Freedman, CEO of The Dolce Network, Inc., and an attorney herself.
The Dolce Network, Inc., was created to help eligible professionals meet other people in their field (and beyond). Other online dating sites that will be launched shortly include TheDrDate.com, CapitoHillDate.com, and EntertainmentIndustryDate.com.
The purpose of the service is to match up singles with like-minded interests, personality, and I’m guessing lifestyle, since the name of the company and the target client – lawyers -  is right there …read more

Sarah and I started reading “The Care and Keeping of Friends” last night. So far we’ve covered where to meet people, what sort of friend to look for, and how to be yourself. It occurred to me, while reading, that making a new friend at 11 is very much like trying to meet a potential date as an adult.

As singles, we have to figure out what sort of relationship we are looking for – something serious, something casual, something long term. We have to get out there and meet people and places like club meetings, the park, or while doing …read more

Aly, one of the other realtionship writers here at Blisstree, wrote about an issue that came up with her friend the other day. She was confused and unsure how to handle the situation.  Adult friendships can be tricky.  There’s not always a clear path to take, it’s easy to misread things or second-guess yourself. 
Remember when you were a kid, how easy it was to make friends?  You were offered up a new selection every Fall when you returned to school or you could hang with the kids in your neighborhood. Either way, there were so many options and the rules …read more