Love in the Dumps » datedispatch http://loveinthedumps.com Just another WordPress weblog Tue, 07 Sep 2010 18:49:27 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 Match-less http://loveinthedumps.com/match-less/ http://loveinthedumps.com/match-less/#comments Thu, 11 Mar 2010 15:20:28 +0000 Cliff Golden http://loveinthedumps.com/?p=617
If nothing else, internet dating serves an important psychological purpose – making you believe that your love life isn’t stuck in the mud, even if it most definitely is.

Shameless plug: dating sites are lame because you can’t get a sense of someone by a few pictures (which usually isn’t how they really look anyway) and generic ‘about me’ statements. Date Dispatch brings a dynamic, Facebook approach to flirting / dating, and is a lot more fun.

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If nothing else, internet dating serves an important psychological purpose – making you believe that your love life isn’t stuck in the mud, even if it most definitely is.

Shameless plug: dating sites are lame because you can’t get a sense of someone by a few pictures (which usually isn’t how they really look anyway) and generic ‘about me’ statements. Date Dispatch brings a dynamic, Facebook approach to flirting / dating, and is a lot more fun.

But Wait! There’s More Like This:

]]> http://loveinthedumps.com/match-less/feed/ 0 5 profile pictures that will get you nowhere fast http://loveinthedumps.com/5-profile-pictures-that-will-get-you-nowhere-fast/ http://loveinthedumps.com/5-profile-pictures-that-will-get-you-nowhere-fast/#comments Tue, 09 Mar 2010 20:30:34 +0000 Cliff Golden http://www.loveinthedumps.com/love-dev/?p=364 Asylum has interesting commentary on OkCupid’s study on what makes a good online dating profile for guys; these include pictures showing off muscles, drinking with friends, and pictures with animals. But what about bad dating profile pictures? These landmines are hard to avoid, so we provide a handy list:

1. You hiking, ice climbing, or doing some other activity that involves sweat and B.O. Ok, it’s cool that you’re into nature, but sweaty pits are the last thing one wants as a first impression.

2. You with your parents. Unless your parents are insanely hot, it’s not a good idea to show someone what you’ll look like in twenty or so years.

3. You at work. Hey! It’s me, under florescent lights, in my depressing cubicle where my ass is getting fatter by the day!

4. You taking a cell phone picture of yourself. No matter how good you think you are, these shots are always weird. Your eyes are looking to the far right, and your smile is askew and awkward.

5. Professional…
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]]> Asylum has interesting commentary on OkCupid’s study on what makes a good online dating profile for guys; these include pictures showing off muscles, drinking with friends, and pictures with animals. But what about bad dating profile pictures? These landmines are hard to avoid, so we provide a handy list:

1. You hiking, ice climbing, or doing some other activity that involves sweat and B.O. Ok, it’s cool that you’re into nature, but sweaty pits are the last thing one wants as a first impression.

2. You with your parents. Unless your parents are insanely hot, it’s not a good idea to show someone what you’ll look like in twenty or so years.

3. You at work. Hey! It’s me, under florescent lights, in my depressing cubicle where my ass is getting fatter by the day!

4. You taking a cell phone picture of yourself. No matter how good you think you are, these shots are always weird. Your eyes are looking to the far right, and your smile is askew and awkward.

5. Professional head shots. No matter how good they are, these pictures just come off as cheesy and narcissistic. However, if you’re a cheesy, narcissitic person, this might be a good way to go.

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]]> http://loveinthedumps.com/5-profile-pictures-that-will-get-you-nowhere-fast/feed/ 0 Breaking news: meeting through friends slips in polls http://loveinthedumps.com/breaking-news-meeting-through-friends-slips-in-polls/ http://loveinthedumps.com/breaking-news-meeting-through-friends-slips-in-polls/#comments Fri, 12 Feb 2010 01:29:58 +0000 Cliff Golden http://www.loveinthedumps.com/love-dev/?p=292 You can always count on USA for a good bullshit poll, and this one is no exception. According to the “study”, the best way to meet someone is through friends, but the web comes in a close second. “The Internet is the one social arena that is unambiguously gaining in importance over time,” the study finds.

LITD went on the beat, speaking with thousands of singles about this curious trend.  By our account, the fall of meeting through friends and rise of the Internet is captured in this quote by Sarah Williamson: “Getting set up by friends is okay, but it makes the ‘ol one night stand thing pretty much impossible. With the ‘net, I have no one to answer to but my own conscience.” And, she added, “my conscience is a lot easier on me than my friend Nancy.”

We forecast the fall of the dating site – where you browse for people like lentils at Whole Foods – and rise of the flirting site, which is more like buying someone a…
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]]> You can always count on USA for a good bullshit poll, and this one is no exception. According to the “study”, the best way to meet someone is through friends, but the web comes in a close second. “The Internet is the one social arena that is unambiguously gaining in importance over time,” the study finds.

LITD went on the beat, speaking with thousands of singles about this curious trend.  By our account, the fall of meeting through friends and rise of the Internet is captured in this quote by Sarah Williamson: “Getting set up by friends is okay, but it makes the ‘ol one night stand thing pretty much impossible. With the ‘net, I have no one to answer to but my own conscience.” And, she added, “my conscience is a lot easier on me than my friend Nancy.”

We forecast the fall of the dating site – where you browse for people like lentils at Whole Foods – and rise of the flirting site, which is more like buying someone a shot of Jameson from across the bar. Date Dispatch is the first in this flirting site revolution, and is sister site to LITD. Check it!

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