I dropped onto this guy’s web site the other day and it started playing a tune and some animated video. It’s about being blocked by an online dater and to my surprise I continued to listen and watch - (I tend to switch off within 2 seconds of most home made animation).
Now, bear in mind I’m tone deaf! But in my humble opinion it’s absolute genius. The name of this little gem is unsurprisingly “She Blocked Me”.
Go check it out at ebaum’s World.
You’re looking for the first date or perhaps the second, and you’ve found a profile or person that interests you, now it’s time to make that move. But how do you do it? A nervous phone call, a text, through a friend, or via email?
Email is a great unobtrusive way of getting in touch (if you don’t bombard them that is!). Dating sites also allow you to use their mail system to get in touch.
Although more cowardly than a phone call, the idea of communicating with them before or after a date is all about ‘damage limitation’, basically you don’t want to be rejected. Anyway, enough of the negative, let’s concentrate on getting you that date.
This article focuses on getting back via email rather than other means. Therefore you NEED to get your email read. Emails with crap headers are too easy to delete, so it’s vital that you use something that presents a little bit of wit and personality. Remember to get creative with your writing and headers… this is pretty much all the other person can judge you on. Stay away from cheesy and cringy… you know how they make YOU feel!
Here are some great subject openers:
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FACT – Men outnumber women 2 to one on most dating sites. This scary fact means that if you are a bloke… then you have some serious competition to contend with. There are approximately 16 million singles online that are looking for love, with 11 million of these being men.
Get this - A good looking female profile will get more than 100 winks and 50 messages in a single day. This is what you are contending with fellas.
SO… how does a man get noticed I hear you say? Well, it’s down to your approach of course. Posting a picture and a good profile is one thing, and once you have this sorted you only need worry about the very first email.
A good email response.
This is make or break guys and you need to make every approach individual in order to attract the attention of a particular person. Don’t make the worst mistake – emailing the same crap to loads of different girls (scattergun approach) as when women read this they will be able to tell that you have just done exactly that (they aint stoopid!)
Remember to look your best when it comes to the photo, check out this online personal stylist service for more style advice.
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Pretty much every dating site gives you advice as to how to write a profile, and generally they say the same thing which is encouraging. I have reviewed loads of dating sites and condensed the following 6 ‘essential tips’ for uploading your profile:...
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Interesting post here from Mashable.com outlining some new software for MySpace which tracks the dating status of users.
No doubt this will be the first in a long line of dating plugins for Myspace.
