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Online Dating Newsletter
Volume 2, Number 5 - April
27, 2005
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Table of Contents
1. From the Editor
2. Creative Date Ideas: The Special
Date
3. Online Dating Tips: Look Better
Than Your Photo
4. Relationship Tips: Walk for Love
5. Relationship Quote of the Week
6. Inspirational Quote of the Week
7. Romantic Ideas: Give a Photo Card
8. News: More Groups Oppose Online
Dating Background Checks
9. Feature Link: Writing a Profile
That Increases Your Attraction
10. Online Dating Newsletter Updates
From the Editor
Many people who participate in online dating for the
first time generally keep their guard up, not really
knowing what to expect. As time progresses, however,
it is easy to let one's guard down. This is also
true of those who gain a false sense of security
from dating sites, like True, that lead you to believe,
from promotions and their home page, that you're "safer" with
them because they run background checks. Yet, such
a false sense of security may leave you vulnerable
for a potential bad experience. Even True has hidden
this message several clicks deep into its Website,
regarding its background checks:
"Criminal background checks are not a guarantee
of safety. It is possible for criminals to circumvent
even the most sophisticated background search technology.
Lack of prior criminal record is not a guarantee that
a person won't commit a crime. Every criminal has a
first victim."
It's important to simply practice safety at all times
in your online dating experiences. Don't give out personal
information too soon and never meet for the first time
at the other person's house. Meet in a very public
place. For more tips, read
Online Dating Magazine's Dating Tips Advice column
titled "What
are the Dangers of Online Dating?"
Have fun and date safe,
Joe Tracy, editor
Online
Dating Newsletter
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Creative Date Ideas:
The Special Date
One of the best resources for creative date ideas is
right under your nose - local events. There are a couple
of ways you can keep track of special events coming to
your area. The first is to monitor Ticketmaster (www.ticketmaster.com).
Check the listing of events by local venue. I do this
often and once saw that Champions on Ice (with some of
the best ice skaters in the world, including Michelle
Kwan) was going to be playing locally. So several months
in advance I ordered tickets (to get the best seats)
and when the event came to town I was able to use it
as a great surprise date.
Touring events, like Champions on Ice (www.championsonice.com),
have wide mass appeal. The audience really gets into
the performances, which adds an aura of success and
enjoyment to the evening for both you and your date.
Another source to find local events is your newspaper
or newspaper's Website. The only drawback to this is
that you usually won't get as much advance notice.
However, for short notice events and quick date plans,
it's a great resource.
Finally, contact all of your local theaters and arenas
and ask to be placed on their mailing list. You'll
get notification months in advance of what cool new
events are coming to your area. Then find the events
you think your current dating or relationship partner
would most enjoy and purchase tickets. You'll be able
to surprise your partner with an amazing night of fun.
(SOURCE: Online Dating Newsletter - www.onlinedatingnewsletter.com) ***
Online Dating Tips:
Look Better Than Your Photo
When it comes to looking for love online, your gut instinct may be to post
the most attractive picture you have of yourself in your online profile. While
this may get you more profile responses, it can lead to disappointment if your
picture makes you look different than you actually are. When meeting for the
first time, you want to impress your date, not let them down by misrepresenting
yourself. There's a wise saying that goes, "you never get a second chance
to make a good first impression." A great way to impress your date is
to show up looking even more attractive than expected.
Of course, don't post an unflattering picture of yourself;
this may hinder your online dating success. But, do
make sure to post a realistic and recent picture of
yourself and then, once that picture is up, work daily
on improving upon your current image. Perhaps you could
start a new exercise program, start drinking more water
to add that glow to your complexion, or try a new hairstyle.
The point is to improve yourself not only for your
own self-confidence, but to make yourself even more
attractive than your date is anticipating you to be.
You will feel good about yourself when meeting and
your date will be pleasantly surprised. (SOURCE: Online
Dating Newsletter - www.onlinedatingnewsletter.com)
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Relationship Tips:
Walk for Love
With everything going on in our busy lives, it may be hard to find quality
time to spend with your partner, free of distractions. A great way to get away
from all the hustle and bustle of the day is to take a short walk together,
free of cell phones, every day. Try to go to a place quiet and relatively secluded
like a park or peaceful neighborhood street. Taking a walk together gets you
away from the television, the work you brought home, and the ringing phone.
It is the perfect opportunity to talk about your day and share ideas and what's
on your mind.
Plus, walking gives you a double bonus. Not only is
a stroll good for maintaining healthy communication
habits in your relationship, it's also great for your
physical health. According to the Department of Health
and Human Services, the average person who walks for
one mile burns about 100 extra calories. It's a win-win
situation. (SOURCE: Online Dating Newsletter - www.onlinedatingnewsletter.com)
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Relationship Quote
of the Week
"You come to love not by finding the perfect person, but by seeing an
imperfect person perfectly."- Sam Keen
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Inspirational Quote
of the Week
"The winds and waves are always on the side of the ablest navigators." -
Edward Gibbon
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Romantic Ideas:
Give a Photo Card
As an inexpensive and unexpected treat for your special someone, send them
a greeting card personalized with a photo and unique message. Start by scouring
through pictures of you and your loved one together. Once you have chosen the
perfect photo, scan it to your computer with your scanner or take it to a store
with photo service to put it on a disk. If it is a digital photo you are all
set. Next, visit an online photo processing website that gives you the option
of creating a greeting card with your photo included in the design. A few inexpensive
online photo shops offering personalized photo greeting cards are:
> Webshots
> Snapfish
> Kodak Gallery
Make sure you
add a heartfelt message with your greeting card. This
extra personal touch to the common greeting card gift
brings that additional bit of romance needed to really
impress your partner. (SOURCE: Online Dating Newsletter
- www.onlinedatingnewsletter.com)
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News: More Groups
Oppose Online Dating Background Checks
(April 27, 2005 - onlinedatingnewsletter.com) The opposition to forcing online
dating services to do background checks is growing. This time, several high
profile technology firms and groups have come out to oppose legislative efforts
to create laws governing online dating services. Online dating service True
started courting lawmakers to create laws forcing online dating services to
do background checks or prominently post that they don't do such checks. This
came after True signed an exclusive agreement with the Web's largest background
check service, thus locking other dating services out from being able to use
the same service.
"As some the country's most popular Internet
and technology companies, we are incredibly committed
to keeping our users safe, and that extends to online
dating services," said Markham Erickson, a spokesman
for the NetCoalition in regards to Florida legislative
efforts. "But if only 15 of 67 Florida counties
provide felony information, and recent news reports
indicate that national criminal databases similar to
the one required by this legislation can have a roughly
40 percent error rate, all this bill will do is mislead
and misinform Florida consumers."
Over 30 companies, including Yahoo! and Google, signed
a letter opposing the regulation. You can read the
letter by clicking
here.
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Feature Link: Writing
a Profile That Increases Your Attraction
In order to have success with online dating, you need
to reach out to others and capture their interest.
Since all you have online to express yourself and impress
potential dates are your words, make sure you choose
the words that will make an your online dating profile
the most attractive. Online Dating Magazine has recently
published an article titled, "Writing A Personal
Profile Ad That Increases Your Attraction" to
give tips and advice on how to make your profile attractive
to potential matches.
To read the feature article, click
here.
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Online Dating Newsletter
Updates
A new "Clicking Together" cartoon 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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