Jonathan Draper
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I'm Chief Editor of relationship blog at Loveaholics.com.
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Top 5 Rules to help you find a partner in the online dating world
The world’s first dating website was launched 25 years ago. Few could have predicted how that spark would kindle a wildfire of social interaction – today there are thousands of sites and apps catering to every possible aspiration. People choose to join a dating site for many reasons – convenience, streamlined communication, choice of subject, range of potential partners, access to people from different cultural backgrounds – the list is endless. But if you want to give yourself the best chance of finding a compatible partner when you go online, you should follow these five golden rules.
By Jonathan Draper5 years ago in Humans
Newly single? A beginner’s guide to the online matchmaking world
Have you just come out of a relationship? Assuming you’ve decided you are ready to move on and start afresh full of optimism, perhaps you have friends who have suggested joining a dating platform? If you’re a complete newbie when it comes to virtual matchmaking, there’s no reason to be apprehensive. Signing up to a dating service is such a convenient and relaxing way of looking for someone who would make the most compatible person for a relationship. Here is our guide to online dating platforms for the beginner.
By Jonathan Draper5 years ago in Humans
Are Dating Sites the New Norm for Singles looking for love?
Joining a dating site was once regarded as the last resort for singles who had failed to connect in ‘traditional’ outlets, like nightclubs, bars, or other social arenas. But these websites have outgrown the stereotypes - the longer-established platforms now command memberships running into tens of millions, right across the globe. With the 2020 pandemic restricting access to offline venues, those numbers have risen even further. Could it be said that dating sites have become the default option for today’s singles?
By Jonathan Draper5 years ago in Humans
Long-distance online relationships - Advantages and Disadvantages
These days, more and more singles are seeking partners by signing up for a dating sites. They are drawn to this environment for many reasons, including convenience, choice, and compatibility. Another factor is the possibility of connecting with someone from a different cultural background. People tired of coming across the same old faces in their local singles bars relish the prospect of flirting with foreigners! So with the advent of dating platforms like meetmesexy.com it’s easy enough to get into long-distance online relationships. But what are the advantages and disadvantages?
By Jonathan Draper5 years ago in Humans
What are the effects of dating platforms on human interactions?
Why are singles drawn to online dating in increasingly large numbers? There could be any number of reasons. What could be more convenient than signing up for a dating platform like https://www.fatflirt.com, then browsing through a selection of singles who are all eager to be contacted by potential suitors? If you’re seeking partners from further afield than the clientele sharing your favorite singles bar, Internet matching can pair you with individuals from a dizzying variety of cultural backgrounds. There are many more aspects to this ever-popular socializing activity, but here are the main effects dating sites are having on human interaction in the 2020s.
By Jonathan Draper5 years ago in Humans
Can Online Relationships Turn Into the Offline World?
Because it’s such a convenient way of connecting with other singles, joining a dating service is becoming extremely popular. Not so long ago online matching was saddled with the unfair label of being the last resort for people who couldn’t find partners anywhere else. But you’ve only got to look into the numbers using these sites daily to realize their incredible appeal. Across the globe, millions are interacting with potential dates from their living room. With a choice of countless profiles to consider, meeting someone online is relatively straightforward. But how do these relationships fare when the time comes to enter the offline world?
By Jonathan Draper5 years ago in Humans
Dating and Relationships in the Digital Age
It would be an understatement to say that relationships have been impacted by developments in technology. Singles looking for partners often faced an uphill battle of finding someone truly compatible in social settings - soulless nightclubs, busy singles bars, and suchlike. In the digital age, people can set up an account on a dating site, browse through the personal details of as many potential partners as they wish, then strike up flirty conversations. Here are some of the ways dating and relationships are flourishing in the digital age according to experts from Beyondthecharter.
By Jonathan Draper5 years ago in Humans
4 Signs Your Anxiety Is Affecting Your Dating Life
Unfortunately, anxiety is a condition that affects a huge swathe of the population, to varying degrees. Some learn to live with it; others struggle, often requiring expert intervention. One area which can be considerably impacted is using a date life. Even people enjoying a seemingly contented and committed relationship can face moments of doubt, no matter how irrational this sense of uncertainty and worry might be. One major issue with anxiety is that the signs aren't always obvious. They can be underlying, lurking beneath the surface, especially when the person involved feels obliged to hide them. But here are four surefire signs your anxiety is having a detrimental effect on your dating life.
By Jonathan Draper6 years ago in Psyche
4 Tips to Bring Excitement Back Into Your Long Term Relationship
Whether you met your partner at a social function or through online flirting, if you go on to enjoy a long and fulfilling relationship together there's one thing to be aware of. Complacency. Outwardly, it might seem as if things are coasting along nicely, but if you want to avoid the possibility of things turning stale, you need to think seriously about ways of injecting a little spark into your romance now and again. Here are four excellent tips for bringing some excitement back into your relationship.
By Jonathan Draper6 years ago in Humans
Top 5 Social Media Habits That Could Mean Your Partner's Cheating
So you suspect your partner might be doing a lot more when they go online than liking photographs of sunsets or passing comments about the music a friend has been listening to? Are they spending inordinate amounts of time connecting with individuals they vaguely describe as work colleagues?
By Jonathan Draper6 years ago in Humans
The Best 7 Online Dating Tips for Beginners
If you're new to Internet dating, but giving serious consideration to signing up to a dating site like this, you might have some misgivings. After all, you're about to enter a whole new area, with the possibility of connecting with a diverse range of potential partners.
By Jonathan Draper6 years ago in Humans
5 Things You Should Know About Dating Older Women
A lot of the perceptions younger guys have about dating older women are based on stereotypes or hearsay. A strong cultural image will be the sexually liberated middle-aged woman, Mrs. Robinson, brilliantly portrayed by Anne Bancroft, seducing her friends' son, a gauche ex-student played by Dustin Hoffman, in the 1967 movie The Graduate. It wouldn't be uncommon for mates to make jibes about cougars, mature women whose sexual appetites are certainly not undiminished by age; if anything, these femme fatales could give females half their age lessons in seduction. If you're a young man who has occasionally surfed into a cougar website, how accurate is a site like this in portraying age-gap relationships? If you want to make the most of dating older women, it's important to appreciate where the stereotypes end, and the facts begin. Here are five things you really need to know about:
By Jonathan Draper7 years ago in Humans
