Tag: Dating Advice
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New Study Shows 1 in 3 Married Couples Met Online
That’s a lot of people that met online, isn’t it? A new study published yesterday shows that over 34% of married couples met online in some capacity. Not all of them were online dating sites – some were games and social media – but that’s an impressive statistic.
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Drink your Drink: Knowledge is greater than submission
We live in a time where lack of knowledge is tantamount to laziness. We may no longer fly under the radar uninformed on major aspects of our lives. It’s ok to not know that Gaspar Noé’s film Irreversible contains a french nightclub’s underbelly fight scene that directly influenced Nicolas Winding Refn’s film Drive, starring Ryan Gosling, in […]
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How To Message That New Someone
Deciding what to say to someone new is both an art and a science. What your message says reflects your style – you, in one word. But it’s also an art because we’ve spoken enough to new people in our lives to know how to elicit a response. Fear kicks in at this point though […]
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Gamers: What to Wear on a First Date
Esquire has been around the block a few times. If you’ve got a first date coming up that you’re pumped about (I would hope you would be excited; if not, why are you going?), then choosing what to wear can be an issue. Us guys usually have a handful of go-to shirts, usually of the […]
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Fall Date Ideas for Gamers
With the imminent arrival of Fall comes beautiful colors, cooler temperatures, and lots of new creative date ideas for gamers. While beach days at the lake may not be as good of an idea this time of year, all it takes is a little creativity and prep and you can sip hot chocolate on the […]
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Don’t Be Scared to Date a Gamer
Ugh, here we go again with gamer stereotypes again. If you’re a gamer in the vicinity of Albany, NY, then you might know who Paul Gallery is; if not, he is one of the video gaming journalists behind the Times Union newspaper’s online gaming blog entitled, “Press Start“. Although over two years old, “Scared to […]
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How Soon to Call Her?
Every guy has asked this question, and likely heard a different answer every time. So how soon should you call her? The next day. That’s it. I don’t care if it’s after your first date, or you met her at a bar last night – call her the next day. Don’t call her the same […]
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How to Turn Her Down
Getting turned down is tough to hear, but it’s even harder to say. 99% of the time, daters online or offline simply go for the avoidance route: if she doesn’t call, text, or message you back, chances are she’s moved on. If you’re on the receiving end, that route can especially hurt, especially if you […]
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Gents: The Ladies Say Don’t Be Boring
Do NOT Commit This Major Online Dating Mistake (It’s My New Pet Peeve!) And while the ladies over at Glamour do make a great point, the true can be said for their team as well. Whereas guys may be bland and have dull profiles, there is an argument on the female profile for pure repetitiveness, […]
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Breaking the Ice: use kind words, not a fire spell
Breaking the ice is a gamebreaking move. Let’s be honest. Do it wrong, and you come across as a fool. But pulling off the ice breaker shows one thing above all else: practice. Practice. Because we’ve all been the instigator of the awkward introduction. It’s just hopefully we’ve learned from our losses and have adapted […]