A good friend of mine recently launched herself into the world of online dating. Like tons of singles -- especially single New Yorkers -- she's serious about meeting someone, but she's also incredibly busy. And as anyone who has launched a "find a soulmate" campaign on the web knows, the mission can turn into a full-time job. I've been there and so has Teen Mom's Farrah Abraham, who recently blogged about her tips for winning at online love. And judging from her advice, it sounds like she and I had similar experiences on JDate -- encountering many guys who misrepresent themselves.
Because it seems that even once you do carve out a solid chunk of time to focus on finding The One online, there are plenty of other obstacles that can get in your way. Like potential matches being total liars.
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Every culture has different sets of rules they follow. Everything from how we eat to how we do our hair is subject to social rules. Nowhere is this more apparent than when it comes to dating. Now some of the advice may not apply to you, some may be laughable, and some may make you roll your eyes.
Listen, if you're nervous about signing up for an online dating site, that's understandable. There's always fear of the unknown, but I'm sure once you get going, or talk to friends about their experiences, you won't be as timid. The worst thing you could do, though, is let that fear make you do crazy things; crazy expensive things that will leave you hundreds of dollars in the hole with virtually nothing to show for it.
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Did you resolve to meet someone special in the new year? Online dating is becoming a more and more popular way to meet prospective matches -- and a fair number of losers, too.
Everyone has a Facebook account these days. In fact, my brother's cat has his own account (although his updates are sadly lackluster). But along with learning who recently ate a burrito for lunch, it turns out that Facebook and other social networking sites are being named as cause for ruining many marriages.