Online Daters, Avoid These Mistakes
October 4, 2009 by Michelle Smith
Filed under Relationships
You’ve got an online dating profile up. You feel like you’ve presented yourself fairly well, but are confused by a lack of responses. You could be committing one of these “online dating sins” as described in The Globe and Mail, by Dakshana Bascaramurty…
Only one in three of the first messages sent by members of dating site OKCupid.com ever get a response (sorry guys, the rate is only 27 per cent for you).
According to dating experts, this is because people don’t realize that the same rules of engagement apply on the Internet. The team at OKCupid recently pored over 500,000 first …read more
Creating A Better Online Dating Profile
October 8, 2008 by Michelle Smith
Filed under Relationships
Lara’s post yesterday got me thinking…
We’ve all seen some pretty awkward profiles out there. The poster may be a nice enough person, possibly they are just a bit clueless. You only get to make that first impression once. If your profile is off-putting, you are selling yourself short and probably missing out on some good opportunities.
Some of the steps (well all of the steps that don’t involve checking boxes) can be a painful process. Getting it right is important, because don’t you stand a better chance of meeting Mr. or Ms. Right when you have a well-crafted profile?
Are you interested in learning how to build …read more




