Most people, when confronted with the blank text box of their new online dating profile, suffer a little writer’s block. How do you even start? Do you launch into a description of your personality, your life, your past? Do you describe your perfect match? Do you sprinkle some random facts and anecdotes, and leave most [...]

Think about the people you love. Chances are, some of the first things that come to mind are their delightful idiosyncrasies. Does he strike up conversations with dogs in the street? Does she sing 80′s rock ballads while she gardens? These little quirks are such a big part of what make us unique as individuals. [...]

At some point in your profile you’re going to need to talk about yourself. Most people find this difficult, and that’s understandable. How do you talk about all your great qualities without seeming to arrogant? How do you list your accomplishments without writing a CV? You absolutely do want to communicate some of your desirable [...]

Match.com is by far the largest online dating site in the US. This alone may be enough to recommend it. Unless you have fairly fringe tastes, it’s likely that you’ll find at least some of what you’re looking for on this site. In fact, although I count myself as having less-mainstream tastes, I’ve still made [...]

OkCupid is a personal favorite; I’ve met some amazing people there. It has attracted an artier, edgier crowd than most of the big sites, and has a number of really interesting innovations. However the site isn’t for everyone. The demographic is younger on average than, say, Match.com, and some of its users are less interested [...]