Dating In The News: Girlfri3nds
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Girlfri3nds is a new series in which three single women of different ages, life experiences and backgrounds meet for the first time with a common goal— to find true love. As they search for a partner, they will share their lives and emotionally support one another during the dating and decision-making process?
The eight part series hosted by Emma Willis will offer an exciting twist as our singletons face a host of make or break decisions. At the end of each episode, the three girls and their ‘dates’ will decide if they wish to continue seeing each other, but the feeling has to be mutual?
Will this be a match made in heaven or just another dating disaster?
The new series will kick-start with an audition in which a hundred men from all over the country ‘pitch’ themselves to the three women. Each of the women will have to select six men who they would like to ‘date’ but the pressure is on as they will have only a few minutes to decide if they would like to get to know them further but will the men feel the same way?
Each week, viewers will follow our singletons as together they embark on a series of dating scenarios with their potential suitors. The series will follow their preparations, nerves and trepidation as they get to know more about the men they have chosen.
Three single girls are all on the search for their soulmate, 23 year old air hostess Amy, 29 year old single mum Sarah and 25 year old career girl Laura are brought together to whittle down 100 guys to their favourite man.
This week we see the first 50 men cross the threshold of the mansion house the girls will be living in, they must pick 6 they want to see again, which guys will come in and take the girls fancy and who will be shown the door?
With their fate placed firmly in their hands, each episode will culminate with an elimination as their ‘dates’ are whittled down until they have just one decision to make…. will our three single ladies finally meet their Mr Right or will they be left out in the cold?
Emma Willis said, “’I am beyond thrilled to be a part of Girlfri3nds. I love to watch a good romance blossom, so to be asked to be a part of that process is genuinely exciting.”
Download the pdf here and meet the three women. Girlfri3nds is a Studio Lambert production for ITV2.
Dating in the News
PerfectMatch.com Coupon Featured Today Offers 2 Free Months With 2 Month …. Houston Chronicle
The buy two get two free coupon is highlighted at the top of CouponBuzz.com’s tailored webpage dedicated to coupon codes and special offers from the online dating website PerfectMatch.com. A new PerfectMatch.com coupon targets single online shoppers …
Man accused of creating fake online profiles for his exes. Houston Chronicle (blog)
Carl Wayne McGraw, 30, is charged with online impersonation for two incidents surrounding two women he dated, according to court documents from Harris County District Court. McGraw met one of the women through OkCupid.com, an online dating site, …
New Dating Site Makes Matches Based on Food. LA Magazine (blog)
If you sign up with Match.com, EHarmony.com, or any number of other online dating sites, chances are you’ll spend as much time filling out the match-making questionnaire as you will actually dating. Relationship history, interests, faith, body-type, …
From Nigeria with love. The Age
In romance scams, victims meet fraudsters through online dating sites and part with money to buy airfares, secure early discharge from the army or help a sick relative of a person the victim believes is in love with them. The $5000 that Meredith Hoarey …
Dating in the News: Press Releases
West Coast Winx Launches Exclusive Market Research Test-Group. San Francisco Chronicle (press release)
West Coast Winx, a new and revolutionary, Central Valley based, dating network is pleased to announce the launch of its exclusive market research test-group. West Coast Winx is looking for 5000 single, Age 18 or older men and women to give feedback on …
Adultery Dating Website Banned from UK Wedding Shows. Benzinga (press release)
A dating website for married people seeking illicit encounters has been barred from exhibiting at the UK’s biggest Wedding Shows. UndercoverLovers.com, which is aimed specifically at married people seeking extra-marital affairs, were planning to …
Speed-dating event hopes to KickStartLove. Cleveland Jewish News
After writing online dating profiles for her friends, Averbach, 26, a Park Synagogue congregant, said they “were getting three times as many messages as before, going on more dates, and getting into more relationships.” Her friends convinced her to …
Russian Dating Site ElenasModels.com Releases Survey Results “Top 10 Countries Preferred by Russian Women and Ukraine Women Seeking Western Men for Marriage” PR Web (press release)
Dating site ElenasModels.com released survey results on country preferences of Russian women and Ukraine women seeking western men for marriage with UK, USA and Switzerland topping the charts. 75% of Russian women and Ukraine women in the survey said …
A Date With Diane. Vogue.com
Diane von Furstenberg is adding another string to her bow as she prepares to enter the relationship and dating arena – styling women embarking on first dates. The designer has joined forces with MATCH.COM for three events in New York, Dallas and Miami, …
Web series ‘Dating Rules from my Future Self’ premiers in January 2012. Bellingham Herald By STAFF – McClatchy-Tribune
A new web series focused on dating, starring Shiri Appleby (“Roswell,” “Life Unexpected”) will premier in January, according to EW.com. The nine-episode series – which will premiere in January – is being directed by Elizabeth Allen (“90210,” “The Vampire Diaries,” “Gossip Girl”) and follows a 29-year-old woman (Appleby) who gets text messages from herself 10 years in the future that serve as warnings that she has to change her dating tactics or she’ll end up alone and unhappy.
First Dates in the News
Diane Von Furstenberg is Giving First Date Outfit Advice on Match.com. Match.com – Fashionista By Dhani Mau Wednesday, Nov 2, 2011 / 3:27 PM
We can’t really think of a more magazine-prescribed “first date-appropriate” outfit than the DVF wrap dress. And over the years, Diane von Furstenberg has become a bit of a voice of wisdom for the fashion …
Vancouver: Where to Go On a First Date. Canadian National Newspaper
Your first date with someone may determine whether you go out with them again so the setting must be right. Don’t go out for a fancy dinner. Fancy dinners should be saved for special people and on a first date it looks like you’re trying too hard. …
First Date News for Online Daters
Men spend more on first date grooming than women. AOL Lifestyle UK
It appears men are so preoccupied with looking good on a first date that they now spend more on grooming products than women. According to figures released by dating website match.com, single men think nothing of spending almost a third more than women on …
My husband Cary Grant force-fed me LSD and it nearly killed me. Daily Mail By Dyan Cannon
My first dinner-date at Cary Grant’s home in Beverly Hills turned out to be as surprising as it was romantic. On that balmy night in 1962, I was 25, an innocent young actress trying to work her way up in Hollywood. …
Mitchell Gross: Author ‘duped Jewish dating website women out of $4.4m’. Daily Mail By AP
An author of legal thrillers and a fantasy trilogy was accused Thursday of bilking women out of millions of dollars after meeting them through an online Jewish dating service. Mitchell Gross, whose books include the suspense story ‘Circle of Lies …
Dating in the News
Cougar Dating Site Wants Madonna as Its Spokeswoman Cleveland Leader
She’s currently dating a 24-year-old dancer named Brahim Zaibat, and previously dated 22-year-old Brazilian model Jesus Lutz after he divorce with Guy Ritchie, whom was also younger than her (he’s 43, she’s 51). That makes her a woman who goes after …
Economy changes attitudes about dating. Columbia Daily Tribune
50 percent of singles would be open to dating someone unemployed if they found the person interesting. 46 percent of women said it doesn’t matter how much their potential partner spends on a date. 58 percent of women said they don’t want an expensive …
West Tennessee Has Its Own Private Dating Personals PR Web (press release)
West10Personals.com is a new dating personals website specifically created for individuals living in the Western Tennessee area. Since going live online August 16, 2011, a few of its current members have written the site creator to thank her for …
Often I Find That I Am Naked Australian Stage Online
Where are you at in your dating life? Trawling through nightclubs, or settled down with Mr/Mrs Good Enough? Unless you’ve had the luck of finding ‘The One’ on your first date, then we’ve all had those cringe-worthy ‘what was I thinking’ moments. …
Background checks may invite liability. Business Insurance
After a client of Match.com was raped by a man she met through the site, the dating site began screening its members for registered sex offenders. DALLAS—Internet dating heavyweight Match.com’s recent announcement that it has voluntarily begun …
Dating in the News
New twists to online dating. MiamiHerald.com By Joshunda Sanders
With hundreds of millions of users on Facebook, Twitter, Tumblr and Google Plus, how do you navigate dating on social networks? Some singles say they’re better than traditional dating sites at giving you a full picture of the object …
Mayoral clutter brings speed-dating campaign advice. Portland Daily Sun
Few of these grassroots candidates are employing political consultants or polling experts, so they can learn much from the rules of speed-dating. It was easy to find some “do and don’t” lists on the web. You just have to translate from speed-date to …
Lesbian Cougars Now Have a Dating Site to Hunt for Cubs. SheWired
There is a new dating site ready to help mature lesbians who are looking for young Sapphic love. According to the website, Lesbian Cougar Dating is for women who “enjoy being in the company of lesbian cubs who are willing to experiment and let go”. …
Staten Island gets the big kiss-off in Match.com poll of New Yorkers. SILive.com
Web dating site Match.com surveyed more than 1000 city singles on their dating preferences, and discovered that only 8 percent of singles from Manhattan, the Bronx and Queens would be willing to make the trek here to go out on a date. …
15 second pitch: Dottie Ricketson, Dating & Relationship Coach Daily Camera.
The company’s pitch: Utilizing the Intentional Relationships Methodology, Dottie works with singles who are struggling to find that special relationship and can’t figure out what is standing in their way. This proven system helps identify patterns, …
4 Ways Job Hunting and Dating are Similar. Learnvest Living (blog)
Dating and job hunting both have their ups and downs, and sometimes both of them can feel like emotional rollercoasters. It’s really hard to find a job that’s just right for you, and the journey to find it can be as hard as looking for love. …
Speed Dating – Older men younger women. Antipodate.co.uk
These speed dating evenings are great fun. For best results we recommend you come along with an open mind and don’t take it too seriously. You’ll have a great time, you’ll meet lots of single people and you might meet someone special. …
Dating in the News
Irish dating advice – the top ten things that Irish women hate in a man. Irish Central
The eternal question which weighs heavily on the minds of most men- what do women want? A recent poll conducted by the Morning Crew on Dublin radio station 98 FM has finally unearthed the answer, or at least offered some suggestions as to what Irish …
Twitter unites all first date sufferers. Times of India
One of the common reasons that led to a terrible dating experience was the lack of restaurant etiquette. “Went on date with guy who said, ‘Seeing as I’m paying… we won’t have starters and we’ll drink tap water’,” one tweeter added. …
How to Avoid the Biggest Online Dating Problems. Market Press Release
Have you ever experienced online dating problems? These days a lot of people are going for an internet relationship. In case you are wondering what an internet relationship is all about let us first elaborate upon that…
Firefighter faces discipline for posing with fire gear on dating website. FireRescue1
A Pennsylvania firefighter may face discipline for wearing fire department equipment in a dating website photo. Liberty Fire Company No. 2 volunteer Firefighter Ernest Hase III, based in Bangor, posted a picture of himself wearing a firefighter helmet …
How Is New York Not in the ’10 Most Promiscuous Cities’ List? Village Voice (blog)
19 2011 at 2:43 PM Dating site OkCupid, which comes out with interesting sex and dating data every now and then, has dropped some new knowledge on us: a list of the 10 most promiscuous cities in the US The metric is based on how many OkCupid users’ …
Match.com Ordered to Prove it Screens for Sex Offenders. NBC Los Angeles
A woman who claims she was raped by a man she met on the dating website Match.com has filed a lawsuitagainst the dating website. She is demanding that Match start screening for sexual predators. A Los Angeles judge Friday ordered an attorney for the …
How to Avoid Online Dating Scams. Reader’s Digest Version
Common sense will tell you that sending money to a stranger is a bad idea. Here are more tips to protecting yourself from a scam…
Dating in the News
Lolo Jones goes speed dating. ESPN
Jones’ favorite aspect of speed dating? “They have to talk to me,” she says. Even though these bachelors don’t have time to be shy, average Joes fear that the two-time-defending indoor world champ won’t pay them any mind. What about stars? …
Dating Guru Carlos Xuma Reveals The Secret to How To Attract A Woman Like The …. San Francisco Chronicle (press release)
“They take the bull by the horns,” says dating guru, Carlos Xuma. “They take the lead. They let other people buy them drinks. They tease beautiful women instead of fawning all over them. They aren’t afraid to have drastically different opinions than …
Dating and disability; an adventure online. ABC Technology and Games
Is online dating a good way for people with disabilities to find love? Credit: RapidEye (iStockphoto) Dating, for all intents and purposes is the art of self promotion. People put on clothes that highlight their strengths and not their flaws, …
Single? Literate? Try Library Speed Dating!. NBC Bay Area
Literary speed dating has led couples to success, so much so that the San Francisco Public Library will host its second round of literary speed dating at the Main Library’s Larkin Street location on Tuesday. Specifically, this go-round will be for the …
Let’s work to help reduce teen dating violence. Idaho Press-Tribune
A lot of the stress and pain during those turbulent years is due to abusive dating relationships. Current statistics are: 1 in 3 teens in a dating relationship have been verbally, emotionally, sexually or physically abused; 1 in 2 teens have …
Online Dating Sites Know You Better Than You Know Yourself. Jezebel
Dating online involves doing awkward stuff like describing your taste in music and explaining what your hypothetical “perfect” match would be like. But when it comes right down to it, what you say you want is not necessarily what will make you happy. …
Is there a way for a guy to easily make his online dating profile more attractive? – Business Insider
We utilize the popular online dating/rating website HotOrNot.com whereby users rate the “hotness” of strangers. The website is designed almost specifically for rating attractiveness, and offers a platform to obtain high N values from a naturalistic …
Dating Advice From Match.com: The Ukelele Works Every Time. Adweek
If this dork can get himself a girl, then how useful is any dating site, really? And that’s to say nothing of how ads like this embolden buskers. When the Ad Standards Authority inevitably weighs in, I’m sure they’ll agree with me.
Online dating profile advice. Antipodate.co.uk
Ensuring you have the best possible photos on your online dating profile is essential to making a success of online dating. According to the founder of thedatingdoctor.co.uk, Peter Spalton, online daters should take their time choosing photos which are …
Dating in the News
Young adult dating trend slows road to marriage. Reuters
Young adults are slowing the road to marriage with “stayover relationships,” a dating trend that allows them to enjoy committed relationships without living together, new research shows. A study from the University of Missouri-Columbia revealed that as …
Ellie: Don’t let pressure push you into marriage. Toronto Star By Ellie Advice Columnist Q.
I’ve been dating someone for three years. Originally we were just good friends and developed into dating. Even though I know she’ll make a great wife and mother, I don’t feel love and excitement to marry her. …
Olivia Wilde’s Dating Story And Nude Scene. allvoices By sanain
Hollywood’s emerging actress Olivia Wilde, in her recent interview, shared that she finds new methods of dating very unappealing. The 27- year-old actress recently came out of a very long relationship and therefore impresses that jumping back …
Pakistani Dad Guns Down 6 Daughters Over Suspected Dating. News One
Arif Mubashir, 40, shot the teen-aged girls after his son told him that they were dating boys who attend a nearby college in Faisalabad. Mushabir unregrettably admitted to police that he had killed his daughters because they were both “without honour. …
How to Set Up the Perfect Online Dating Profile. Gizmodo
Why not try online dating? We pulled our team of experts together to guide you. Online dating might seem scary, anxiety-inducing, embarrassing, or complicated. Sometimes it is. But it doesn’t have to be. I’ve stormed the beaches and talked to the …
5 Dating “Sharks” To Avoid Falling Prey To. The Frisky (blog)
Here are five dating “sharks” to avoid falling prey to. How To Identify Them: It’s tricky! These sharks are excellent at camouflage, and able to look and act exactly like a single-person. Often only the sharp eye of an acquaintance will be able to …
Inside Match.com It’s all about the algorithm. Slate Magazine
On a hazy Monday in June, I came to meet Mandy Ginsberg, the president of Match.com US, the world’s largest online dating site. Petite, preppy and freckled, with long brown hair, Ginsberg was wearing sandals, tight black jeans and a loose blouse. …
6 Ways To Tell That You’re The Rebound. RedEye Chicago (blog)
However, if the person you’re dating is displaying any of the following 6 qualities, you might have cause for suspicion. Is it two weeks in and you’ve met their parents? Are they throwing around words like “forever” in the first four days? …
Things you should know before dating a journalist. Albany Times Union (blog)
When I saw this story today — the five things you should know before dating a journalist — I nodded throughout the piece (well, except for the zoning laws/politics part — I’m terrible when it comes to those topics). I even said “yes” out loud, …
ProfilePro: Match.com March Marathon
If you think of yourself as “less-than-perfect”, how well do you think you’d be able to write about yourself in a positive light?
Besides public speaking, one of the categories that is hardest to be talkative in is when you have to talk about yourself, share intimately your positives and minimalize your negatives and still come across as a nice, caring and loving person that someone else would want to meet.
Yes, describing yourself out loud is a very hard task for many people. Describing yourself to an anonymous and judgemental audiance can be “deer in the headlights” frightening.
This is where Match.com has you covered, they offer a professional writers service that can fine tune and offer some critical elements to your profile that will help others (people that have not yet met you) find a level of attraction in you by emphasizing your good qualities without being egotistic or self-involved beyond redemption and show you off in the best possible light. This is a great feature/service!
Match.com ProfilePro Feature
You do have to pay for this service and you’ll have an expert profile writer to review your existing profile, ask you some questions (if needed) and make the most of what you’ve told about yourself into a profile that becomes an interesting mini-bio about yourself that you would have written if only you knew how.
You don’t have to use the profile that is written for you but there isn’t a refund of the service cost if you decide not to. As well, you may be asked to have a better main profile picture of you made available for your updated profile and that could include Match.com suggesting professional photographer services to you, again at an additional fee.
Most people are anxious when they have to talk about themselves about their deepest desires and personality traits. It’s good to know that there is a professional waiting in the wings if you need help.
You don’t need to be a premium member (subscriber) to use this service, obviously you’ll receive the most attention and be able to communicate more with other members if you are a subscribing member of Match.com.
You can join here and receive a 7 day free trial premium membership today.
Who Has Seen You?: Match.com March Marathon
This is the tenth day of our Match.com March Marathon. We’ve taken a good look at the online dating service Match.com and a lot of the features that are offered there.
Who Has Seen Your Profile?
An interesting feature is this one that allows you to see who has visited your profile page called “Who’s Viewed Me”.
Now, this feature is sometimes offered free at online dating services but you do need to be a subscriber here. One way or another notifications that tell you who has visited your profile page is used as an incventive foir you to pay a membership fee, so Match.com isn’t out in left field asking you to pay for this priviledge and, of course, you receive all of the other premium member benefits too.
So if your curiosity is about to kill the cat, pay the fee and see who’s behind door number 1, 2 and maybe even 3.
Join here now and receive a 7 day free trial membership; this offer is only for new members only.
matchMOBILE: Match.com March Marathon
One great fetaure that you should take advantage of, whether a free or premium member, is the matchMOBILE service.
matchMOBILE
This feature allows winks (for free) and email messages (for premium members only) to be sent to your phone. This is a great way to stay up-to-date with your account and know what’s happening at any time. It’s a simple download that installs an app that connects to your profile. The best way to download the app is by having the download link sent to your phone from the matchMOBILE page, as shown in the picture above.
Once on the Match.com mobile site you can:
* Search and view profiles for FREE
* Sign up for a new profile for FREE
* Send and view Winks for FREE
* Send and receive email (Requires a Match.com paid subscription and access to http://m.match.com)
* Receive SMS alert messages whenever you receive a Wink or a new email in the US only, other counties a fee may apply, check your subscription status for full fee details.
If your phone is capable of connecting to your account on the internet then you can also access your profile and match.com online, but this is available for premium members only.
The caveat is that this service is US only (so far) and regular text and data charges from your carrier apply, Match.com does not charge you for this service. Other countries please see the subscription page for fees and rates applicable.
Join here now and receive a 7 day free trial membership because this offer is only for new members.
Search Formats: Match.com March Marathon
Day 7 of our Match March Marathon and we’re going to take a look at the member search options you’ll be using.
Section 1
This is the basic search area usually prepopulated with the last search you did or your preference settings from your profile. Click “Search Now” and start browsing the results. As well, with this particular search feature there are some customizing you can do to the results, such as the appearance, interests, background/values, life style and optional keyword choices. What sems to be a simple search becomes an advanced search that very few other dating services could offer thier members.
Section 2
This area of search (found under “Section 1″) offers three additional search options: Mutual Match (You’re searching for each other); Reverse Match (They’re searching for someone like you); Online Now (Online and within a set distance from you). Three great ways to move your serach beyond the standard search functions.
Section 3
This area shows the profiles of four new members that are in your area, matching by city or postal/zip code. It also has a “search by username” in case in a chat you get someone’s name but maybe it’s a bit wrong, you can try to find somoen using this search function.
And there you have it, the main search features to help you meet other singles at Match.com
Match.com Profile Searches
Join now and receive a 7 day free trial membership because these search tips work best with premium membership features unlocked but still are for all members to use (free and premium).
Match.com March Marathon: Profiles
Day 6 of our Match March Marathon where we take a close look at the Match.com Personals dating service member features. Today we’re going to look at the “Profile” page you arrive at after clicking “Profile” on your member home page. The word “Profile” is in the same place on both pages so it’s easy to find (top right corner).
Moving across the page, from left to right, you will first see the main picture of your profile, and you can change the photo and add more photos to your profile from a link to the right.
Under your photo is a “Profile Help” link that invites you to have a professional profile editor work with you to bring the best of yourself to words. If you’re flummoxed about how to describe yourself to others, this might be an advanced (paid) feature you’ll want to take a second look at.
From this next right sction of this page you can view your main profile editor. This is the place to update the words that other people see first, like your headline. You can add photos and change your primary profile picture by clicking the “Add/Edit Photos” link, just a smidge more to the right.
You can see your profile as others will see it, three different ways: private view (your eyes only); public view (as others see it); in search results. Directly underneath that is your “Visibility” and you can selext to hide, or show your profile here.
The next link down allows you to be “Put me in the spotlight” (by clicking ‘consider me’), which is another free feature that gives your profile “feature” status, higher search placement and you may even show up on Match.com advertisements anywhere on the Internet. The long for this type of advanced visibility to long, so don’t be surprised if you don’t get picked. Alternatively you can click the “don’t consider me” to not be selected for this type of personal promotion.
The next link down (These links so far in one column, see picture below)is another repeated link from other pages and has already beed discussed, the “Like at first sight” quiz. Hey, got a minute? Take it again now.
The third “column” section starts off with “Review Your Matchwords?”, “Matchwords” are rather like “blog tags” single words that are used to describe yourself. These words that you choose are also shown with your main profile and you can easily add/delete words from this page.
Well, that is a very active page with a lot of important links to follow, visit it often and visit it more often with the intention of editing several areas if you’re not getting many messages or winks.
Match.com Profile Edit Page
Join now and receive a 7 day free trial membership because these profile tips are only for members (free and premium).
