Excerpts from “ A Practical Guide to Successful Online Dating”

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When you are single and looking, you are doing well if you are meeting someone interesting to go out with every couple of months.

But Internet Dating changes all that. You date with 10 times the frequency and 10% of the effort.

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Online Dating is Less Stressful   

I  remember one time reading about a book which mentioned good pick-up lines to initiate conversations. Since I am an experimentalist by nature, I immediately went to a bar and tried using some. I took a shot of Tequila, because  I was really very nervous, and walked  up to a girl to chat her up. Well, no luck. I might as well have thrown darts in a dark room. I was way too anxious, the whole thing was too stressful, and I realized that this is completely not me.

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The Don'ts-Common Mistakes and Changes Suggested 

Here is a collection of real examples of typical mistakes (the profile killers, I call them) people have made in their Internet Dating Profiles,  and my suggestions to fix them.

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The Do's

Now that you understand what not to write in a Profile, let’s go over what you should write in one.

Follow a casual, informative approach to writing your Ad. You want to let the people know you, but at the same time it shouldn’t be a boring resume....

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After the Emails

This chapter deals with what you do once you have your Inbox full of Emails from people wanting to know you more.

Now starts the second screening process. Remember that it is likely that the people writing to you are also writing to other people.

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Security

This section is more for the women than the men.

Your chances of running into an offhand lunatic are not higher online than they are in real life, but some precautions are new and apply only Online. .

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