I Heart Online Dating

Last time I wrote, I dropped a bombshell about Adele and I.

I’m still recovering…. Read the rest of this entry →

Tags: adele, break up, change, eharmony, starting over, try again

Saturday. Seems like a while since my first eHarmony date. But it wasn’t of course. Yesterday I wrote about kissing Adele. Now it’s all I can think about. Read the rest of this entry →

Tags: adele, eharmony, first, flowers

We both drove to our date, so when dinner was over we were left in the parking lot together. She’d used eHarmony once before, and I told her I had too. We stood by our cars and she touched her hair. Read the rest of this entry →

Tags: adele, candlelight, eharmony, nervous, sushi

I was sitting at the bar when she showed up. Was I nervous? Sure. Did I bring flowers? Not this time. My first eHarmony date and she came up to me. I was sipping a seven and seven when I felt a tap on my shoulder… Read the rest of this entry →

Tags: adele, candlelight, eharmony, nervous, sushi

Thought I didn’t get nervous. Thought that enough presentations at work, enough tough projects, got rid of that. I’m not a kid anymore. But if that’s the case, then I have to wonder why I’m having trouble focusing. I checked her picture twice today. She’s still on the site, waiting. And tonight I meet her. Read the rest of this entry →

Tags: dating, eharmony, nervous, sushi

See the title. Today at work, I asked my secretary about my flower dilemma. Bad idea. I’ve now managed to have every woman in the office give me advice on what to do. They mean well. But it makes things more confusing.

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Tags: advice, confusion, eharmony, etiquette, flowers

• Sometimes Match is too good at what it does- after all, each time someone falls in love, it loses a customer.
• A couple that met on Singlesnet gets married on February 29th. Benefits? He only has to remember her anniversary once every four years.
• A daughter celebrates her dad’s one year anniversary of finding love online.
• eHarmony puts out a solid guide to going on your first trip as a couple.

Tags: eharmony, leap year, married, match, online dating news, singlesnet, vacation

Q: Do guys still get flowers? Might be showing my age. But when you spend your life in an office, you don’t know the answers. I’m a newbie. I had to learn about filling out online dating questionnaires. I had to learn about creating a relationship online. And now, thanks to eHarmony, I have to learn about how to date again. Hopefully, it’s like a bicycle.

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Tags: eharmony, etiquette, flowers, industrial design

Am continuing to write to my industrial designer prospect. She’s got an interesting personality, at least in her messages. You feel like there’s words between the lines. Things you’re missing. But she’s also got enough on the surface. Yesterday, she sent me another message… Read the rest of this entry →

Tags: eharmony, ephemera, heavy, industrial design

Didn’t mention one thing. When I was eHarmony messaged yesterday, there was a reason she talked to me. For one thing, I had this link in my profile. A little obvious, I know. But I love the guy- even a pro doesn’t have to be ashamed of that. And apparently that interested this woman. She wrote a short message:

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Tags: eharmony, frank lloyd wright, honesty, profiles

• eHarmony researches uncover another cool fact. When you’re in love, you don’t think strangers are as attractive.
• OKCupid wants people to put themselves out there- just look at the site.
• The Chicago Trib provides a hilarious outline of online dating cliches. Ladies, watch out- this article gives away some of your best secrets.

Tags: eharmony, features, funny, hot or not, okcupid, online dating news

Have a big project. The worst part is persuading clients to temper their ambitions. Seen this? It’s a pretty nice library. The client wants something like that. Great- I’m no Rem Koolhaas. And it’s for a glorified mini-mart. This is when I don’t like the job. Except for fifteen minutes after lunch.

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Tags: eharmony, grapefruit eyes, library

• Two Jewish girls find that online dating beats the temple. Now they’ve written a book, too.
• Online dating messages have their own set of pickup lines. Teddy Shabba runs through the dos and donts.
• Gian Gonzaga at eHarmony Labs reviews a paper that says fear and disappointment can create strong emotional bonds.

Tags: eharmony, jewish, online dating news

Of course- the day it wasn’t raining is the one I pick to do the questionnaire. And eHarmony is serious. Dead serious. It’s like the SAT. 256 questions, I think. So I get home after a long day at work. My hands are already pushing carpal tunnel. And I start taking the thing. There was one big surprise… Read the rest of this entry →

Tags: eharmony, hot chocolate, surprises

Well, I’ll take it as an omen. It’s not raining. About the first time that’s happened in a while, so it has to be a good sign. I’m in Seattle, you know, so that’s something. It’s humid though. It’s always a little humid here. But I’ll take what I can get. I took a walk outside and enjoyed not having to cover my head.

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Tags: eharmony, humidity, introductions, rain, tom hanks wasn039t a real architecht