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My name is Shimrit Elisar and I am the author of Everyone's Guide to Online Dating , the UK's first online dating book. This is where I write about the online dating industry, rant about relationships and also offer tips and advice to the general Internet dating population. If you're new to online dating, feel free to check out my introductory online dating advice. |
Here’s a hilarious, tongue firmly in cheek Youtube animation dealing with the more annoying, frustrating site of online dating. Cupidian Raphsody is a story about dating on OKCupid.com, narrated by spoons, dressed as Queen.
Continue Reading Add comment July 31st, 2010
Here’s a new relationship compatibility test to try. It’s not a part of a dating site, but a standalone site. It’s been developed by Dr. Robert Epstein, an American psychologist, author and editor specialising in behavioural sciences.
He is interested in the study of love and motivation and this alone is quite fascinating.
You can read an interview with Epstein here where he raises some interesting theories about falling in love.
The compatibility test is free to take and is available here.
Add comment July 28th, 2010
eHarmony.com (United States site) is having one of their famous free communications weekends starting this Friday 23 July. Only this time it’s not a weekend, it’s 10 whole days!
Continue Reading Add comment July 21st, 2010
Tomorrow night, July 21st from 6PM – Midnight, you can try out
DatingDirect.com for free! Yeah, that’s right, if you’ve never used it before and sign up during that time, you’ll be able to use all the features of the site for free.
Continue Reading Add comment July 20th, 2010
After posting about common online dating scams, this blog has become a bit of a hub of activity when it comes to exposing scammers. The blog posts regarding this issue have become very busy with comments and I think they are becoming difficult to read.
Because of this, I have started a basic forum where things will hopefully be easier. If you’ve come across a scammer, been a victim of online dating fraud or suspect the person you are falling for may in fact be a scammer, please go to the forum and post over there.
The link is:
http://www.onlinedatingbook.co.uk/forum
1 comment July 17th, 2010
This will be more relevant to you if you’re in the UK. There’s a very good offer coming up on the 21st of July. I won’t give any more details just yet, but check in on Tuesday to find out what it is.
It’s to do with one of the UK’s biggest dating site and a really good free trial offer!
Add comment July 17th, 2010
Well well well, it seems that online dating profile advice such as the kind I offer on this blog has finally made the BBC news headlines.
They have an article talking about the industry of helping people with their profiles and asking whether it’s good or bad, i.e. whether it’s a legitimate thing for people to want to do or whether it’s fraud.
Continue Reading Add comment July 11th, 2010
If you’re looking to settle down with someone special, you don’t want to be wasting your time. Marriage sites are now extremely popular in the UK and cater for people who are tired of the dating game and want to meet someone who is also looking to find love and a long term relationship, leading to marriage and often children.
Marriage sites both in and out of the UK are often more expensive and use various methods of helping you get matched up on a deeper level than mere physical attraction. Whether or not you believe in the various claims of scientific compatibility tests, astrological matching, attraction of opposites, etc. doesn’t really matter. What matters is that by joining a site designed specifically for people who want to commit, you’re increasing your chances of finding someone with the same life goals as you. UK marriage sites may actually be the best place online to meet serious UK singles who mean business when it comes to finding love.
Check here for a list of Marriage sites in the UK.
You could also try big sites like match.com, as not everyone who’s looking to marry will turn to compatibility testing sites.
Add comment July 9th, 2010
Can you guess what time it is? Yes! It’s yet another free comms weekend from the American eHarmony.com site!
It’s happening right now until Monday.
So sign up over the weekend and start getting your matches through. You’ll be able to message them for free.
Unfortunately, it can take time for the site to match you up with suitable people, but maybe you’ll get lucky, or at the very least get a taste for what the site is all about without having to pay. If you do want to sign up. check up the special offers on the sidebar of this blog and you can save up to 20% off subscription costs.
The UK site doesn’t seem to be doing a free cooms weekend right now, unfortunately. You can still visit eHarmony UK and sign up to take a look around the site.
Add comment July 2nd, 2010
