I remember when online dating was in its infancy, and enjoyed the attention I got online as a geeky gal, because it was the only place I had access where i felt truly supported as a young intelligent woman. Never mind the fact that there weren’t a lot of women in those days using the […]

I have an addiction to the things that make me feel good. Yet my vices are nowhere near normal. Alcohol and drugs have never truly appealed to me; I distinctly remember telling friends in high school when they’d proffer me something temptingly illegal, “Why should I pay to act stupid when I can do that […]

About five years ago, I met a guy through CasualKiss (a free dating site geared towards the under 35 set) who advised me “Lavalife is a lot better”. At the time I wasn’t partial to the paid dating sites, as few were heavily populated in Canada at the time. But recommendations go a long way […]

A former Long Island officer will avoid jail time and three years of probation if he enlists in the army within the next nine months.
Michael Valentine, 29, hacked into his ex-girlfriend’s Match.com account and contacted seventy men on her behalf without her knowledge. Some of the men showed up unannounced at the ex-girlfriend’s house, expecting […]

MTV, in conjunction with Wine Gums candymaker Maynars, is creating a new online dating reality TV show called Date My Playlist, where contestents looking for a date are judged based on their music choices (aka playlists).
Scheduled for release in April, potential contestants can sign up at the Playlist website now (although I’ll admit I couldn’t […]

When initiating a conversation with someone from an online dating website, a tip to the wise: make sure your note is something personal and specific to the person whose interest you are trying to attract. This online dating tip applies doubly to men than it does for women, unfortunately.
Why? Women, on average, get twenty times […]