[overthinking filter] Should I pay for match.com platinum? [more inside]
posted by mercredi on Aug 3, 2009 - 18 answers

Good online dating sites in the UK that aren't cheap and tacky? [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Jul 14, 2009 - 8 answers

Good UK online dating sites for people who can spell?
posted by humblepigeon on Jul 14, 2009 - 14 answers

We met on eHarmony but live long distance from each other. After a few weeks of great emails and phone calls, we travelled to the same city to meet in person, had a wonderful time and had sex. [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Jun 16, 2009 - 15 answers

Unemployed and dating... Advice! [more inside]
posted by IAmBroom on Mar 16, 2009 - 36 answers

Do you talk on the phone before you go on first dates with people you meet online? [more inside]
posted by dyslexictraveler on Dec 9, 2008 - 30 answers

I'm not a bad writer, but I'm really, really bad at writing online dating emails. Please give me some tips on how to write an excellent online dating email. [more inside]
posted by Sloop John B on Oct 20, 2008 - 43 answers

Online dating issues. How close is too close *before* you meet someone in real life? [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Aug 8, 2008 - 18 answers

Occasionally, I respond to online personal ads that do not have a picture attached. I ask for a picture, and sometimes, when I see the pictures, I'm not attracted in the least to the person. Shallow, I know, but physical attraction is important to me. What is a polite way of saying this without hurting their feelings?
posted by angiewriter on Jun 13, 2008 - 33 answers

Widow in her mid-thirties would like some dating tips... [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Feb 7, 2008 - 35 answers

How to send that first email in the world of online dating. [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Jan 28, 2008 - 47 answers

Dating sites: Some seem to work better than others. By work I mean getting interest/dates out of them. There's a lot of variance in design and functionality amongst these sites. I'm inclined to believe in the cases where the site totally didnt work there's something fundamentally flawed about them. [more inside]
posted by browolf on Nov 8, 2007 - 13 answers

Have you used Chemistry.Com? eHarmony? Match? Etc.? [more inside]
posted by WCityMike on Sep 20, 2007 - 48 answers

I met a really great guy online, talked for hours (30+) across 4 days. We've got a lot in common, but the first in person meeting/date (dinner & a movie) went horribly when I forgot how to interact with human beings. After a couple of days of not talking we're back up to where we were: several hours of conversation a night. I'd like to ask him out again. Any suggestions on what to do or where to go? Any tips on how to actually remember to talk on a date? [more inside]
posted by aristan on Aug 13, 2007 - 11 answers

OnlineDatingFilter: what's up with the non-meet-up? [more inside]
posted by violetk on Jul 11, 2007 - 44 answers

What should I put in my first email to someone I found on an online dating site? [more inside]
posted by anonymous on May 1, 2007 - 32 answers

This question is for women who have used online dating : What are your most common reasons for breaking off an email exchange with a man who you met through online dating? Also, once you have given the man your phone number, and he calls you, what are your most common reasons for not returning the phone call? [more inside]
posted by kenoshakid on Dec 13, 2006 - 41 answers

I have to fill out one of those lovely online dating questionaires, and am having trouble coming up with witty, charming things to say about myself. How to overcome this particular form of writers' block? [more inside]
posted by kenoshakid on Nov 14, 2006 - 18 answers

What's the best online dating site? [more inside]
posted by otherwordlyglow on Sep 7, 2006 - 63 answers

What are your favorite subtle questions to ask, while in the early stages of dating, that'll help reveal some insight into the real personality of your potential S.O.? [more inside]
posted by peewee on Jun 22, 2006 - 50 answers

So you met someone online and experienced the technological equivalent of the "thunderbolt." You found yourself in love, based only on text, knowing it was crazy. Then you met in person. How did it go? [more inside]
posted by helcat on Dec 1, 2005 - 52 answers

Match.com question for the straight guys in tha hizzouse. [more inside]
posted by tristeza on Aug 22, 2005 - 31 answers

Half-past Thirty Dating Filter: Here I am dating at 34, and it sure is a drag. But online dating sites make it strangely easy also. I'm curious about how people think about dating etiquette. [more inside]
posted by OmieWise on Jul 22, 2005 - 33 answers

What are your experiences with online dating? [+]
posted by slipperywhenwet on Feb 12, 2005 - 29 answers

Online dating diplomacy. If you decide after an email or two that you are not interested in the other person, either because the conversation is uninspiring or the pictures they send are unappealing, should you actually write to tell them "sorry, but I'm not interested?" Or is that worse than falling silent and letting the correspondence die? Some people persist if you don't respond, and ask "what's the deal? you didn't like my pic?" I honestly don't know what's the best thing to say, if anything. Honesty is not the same as full disclosure, and I just feel that random people really don't need to hear that I find them undesireable / uninteresting. I figure if I just stop writing, most people will simply write me off and move on. What do you think?
posted by scarabic on Jan 31, 2005 - 38 answers