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Online Dating Newsletter
Volume 2, Number 6 - May 4,
2005
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Table of Contents
1. From the Editor
2. Creative Date Ideas: The Jungle
Date
3. Online Dating Tips: First Date Finished;
Now What?
4. Relationship Tips: Create a "Special
Moments" Calendar
5. Relationship Quote of the Week
6. Inspirational Quote of the Week
7. Romantic Ideas: Bottle and Note
8. News: Private Telephone Service
Offered to Online Daters
9. Online Dating Newsletter Updates
From the Editor
I recently received an email from a PR firm that was
probing my interest level in covering a new online
dating site where people could provide reviews of
online daters. So let's suppose you're coolwoman3498
who just went out with theone372 that you met on
Match.com. Now let's say that your experience was
that "theone" looked 10 years older than
his picture and he talked a lot about his ex-girlfriends
during the date. Well, you could go to this new online
dating site and post a review about "theone372" from "Match.com".
Then other people can use this site as a sort of "detective" service
to learn more about a potential match.
I'm on the fence about what I think of this new service.
A part of me thinks it's a good idea because it helps
expose "frauds". But then another part of
me thinks it's a bad idea, for several reasons. What
happens, two months down the road, when "theone372",
who has 13 reviews on this new site, leaves online
dating and is eventually replaced with someone else
who takes the username "theone372"? Also,
how would you feel if you were on a date where the
person was "rating" and "reviewing" you
for a public post they were prepared to make when the
date was over? Also, what about the ex that is only
out for revenge?
It's interesting to see what new concepts (like this
one and the one mentioned in today's news story) emerge
as online dating continues to grow. While concepts
like dating services that allow you to rate members
photos ("hot or not") do a disservice, new
ones like this review service are a bit more borderline.
I'd be interested in knowing what your thoughts are
about this new type of service. Please email me your
opinion at jtracy@onlinedatingnewsletter.com. I look
forward to exploring this more with you in the future.
Wishing You Good Reviews,
Joe Tracy, editor
Online
Dating Newsletter
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Creative Date Ideas:
The Jungle Date
This is one is kind of goofy, but cute, romantic, and
exotic all at the same time. For this you will need to
gather together various stuffed animals. Borrow them
from someone you know who has kids or from a younger
sibling. Alternatively, go and buy them. Set the stuffed
animals up in the yard around your picnic area. Get some
fruits such as grapes and strawberries so you can treat
your significant other as a jungle king/queen by feeding
them. Have a fruity non-alcoholic wine available to quench
your thirst. Have your picnic area under the shade for
those hot humid days. Now for the fun part; make a grass
skirt or dress up as some jungle native and have your
partner do the same. (SOURCE: This Creative Date Idea
was submitted by "tarzan". Go here to submit your creative date idea!)
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Online Dating Tips:
First Date Finished; Now What?
If you're looking for a serious relationship through online dating you may
be very excited when you decide to meet your online match in person for the
first time. When your first face-to-face meeting ends, don't feel pressure
to go on a second date if you end up not enjoying his or her company. While
becoming a professional online dater is not something to strive for (see the
following Online Dating Magazine article - http://www.onlinedatingmagazine.com/features/professional-online-dater.html),
don't feel that the first date you go on has to lead to a serious relationship,
either. Even if your chemistry with your online match is fantastic through
email and online chat, that spark may fizzle out when you meet each other in
person. That's perfectly normal...some people just don't click when they meet
face to face.
The point of dating, including online dating, is to
find someone you are compatible with and enjoy spending
time with in person. If you don't feel that with the
person you have met, you have every right to go with
that feeling. Just make sure you are honest with your
date about it, because he or she may think that your
face to face date was just as wonderful as your past
virtual communications. Being honest with someone you
went on a date with will earn you respect, whereas
just disappearing will earn you disrespect. Also, remember
that sometimes chemistry won't develop until after
a few dates. If you feel a mild connection with your
date in person, it may be worthwhile to pursue it a
bit further, until you are sure it will or won't work
for you. Just remember to be honest with yourself and
your dates and you will know when you have found the
right relationship partner.
(SOURCE: Online
Dating Newsletter - www.onlinedatingnewsletter.com)
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Relationship Tips:
Create a "Special Moments" Calendar
Have you ever forgotten an anniversary or other day that was very special to
your significant other? If not, you're lucky. If so, you know how bad it makes
you feel. Make sure that you don't miss another important anniversary by having
a "special moments" calendar.
Purchase a small organizer with a yearly calendar
in it and write down the anniversary date of the special
days that are important to you and your partner. Make
sure you put in the major dates like the anniversary
of your first date, your first kiss, and your partner's
birthday. But also try and get a little more specific,
like the anniversary of the first time you told each
other "I love you" or the anniversary of
the first day you met. If there is an area in your
organizer for notes, write down specific details about
the special day (where you went on your first date,
who initiated the first kiss, etc.). Glance at the
calendar each month to make sure you won't forget an
important date. By taking extra effort to remember
those special anniversaries you are showing your significant
other that you want to continually celebrate your relationship.
It is also a great excuse to surprise your partner
with an unexpected gift. You get mega-bonus points
if you're a guy and do this. (SOURCE: Online Dating
Newsletter - www.onlinedatingnewsletter.com)
***
Relationship Quote
of the Week
"An archeologist is the best husband any woman can have; the older she
gets, the more interested he is in her."- Agatha Christie
***
Inspirational Quote
of the Week
"The test of a first-rate intelligence is the ability to hold two opposed
ideas in the mind at the same time, and still retain the ability to function.
One should, for example, be able to see that things are hopeless and yet be determined
to make them otherwise." - F. Scott Fitzgerald
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Romantic Ideas:
Bottle and Note
We've all seen movies where someone is stranded on an island and sends a note
in a bottle for help. Take that same concept, but turn it into a romantic gesture
for your partner. Offer to "draw a bath" for your partner then leave
a love note in a bottle floating on the water for them. A clear wine bottle
(remove the label) works best. Be sure to cork it. This creative and romantic
gesture will really leave your loved one on cloud nine, as will the relaxing
bath. (SOURCE: Online Dating Newsletter - www.onlinedatingnewsletter.com)
***
News: Private Telephone
Service Offered to Online Daters
(May 4, 2005 - onlinedatingnewsletter.com) PrivateTel, a new company focused
on privacy-oriented telecommunications solutions, has launched a new identity
management service called MyPrivateLine. MyPrivateLine provides people with
a way to receive phone calls while protecting their real phone number. This
may prove to be particularly useful for online daters that don't want to divulge
their phone number to someone they have not yet met in person.
MyPrivateLine is a prepaid telephone service that
uses toll-free numbers to route all incoming calls
anonymously and safely to another, hidden phone number
of each user's choice. In this way, users of the service
are protected from divulging any personal or professional
phone numbers to people who are not fully known to
them.
"With online dating services, social networking
sites, chat rooms and instant messaging, it is possible
to meet dozens of strangers in a short period of time,
and you really have to be careful about divulging personal
information, especially your phone number," according
to Fred Davis, CEO of PrivateTel. "In addition,
personal classified ads, auctions sites, and e-commerce
provide additional ways for your phone number to be
disclosed. The danger is that online telephone directories
allow your phone number to be used to locate your name,
home address, and other personal information that you
may not want to reveal until you get to know the other
person better."
With MyPrivateLine customers can receive their own
personal toll-free phone number, and have that number
forwarded to any other phone number they want. It is
a pre-paid calling service in which incoming call minutes
are deducted from the account balance. The call is
free of charge to the caller.
MyPrivateLine is
launching their service with a promotion on the MyPrivateLine.com Website
that offers people a free trial period in order to
demonstrate its effectiveness
for Internet users who want to safely exchange information
with people they meet online. During the trial period,
users will receive 30 minutes of free MyPrivateLine service.
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Online Dating Newsletter
Updates
A new "Clicking Together" cartoon, number
12 in our 20-week series, has been uploaded to the
Online Dating Newsletter Website. Click
here to view it.
A new joke has been added to the Online Dating
Newsletter Dating Fun Zone. Click
here to view the
new Dating Jokes section.
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