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Q: Online dating etiquette question: What do I do when someone I'm not interested in messages me? I don't want to be cold and not reply, but I also don't want to give them the impression that I'm interested and make them feel like I've led them on when I'm just being polite. What's a good middle ground?

A: Honestly, if you're not interested, don't reply. Guys are looking for any indication that you're interested, any "in" to...

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Q: Online dating etiquette question: What do I do when someone I'm not interested in messages me? I don't want to be cold and not reply, but I also don't want to give them the impression that I'm interested and make them feel like I've led them on when I'm just being polite. What's a good middle ground?

A: Honestly? I just wouldn't respond. Realistically speaking, online dating is about the shotgun approach: you message as m...

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Q: I'm trying online dating, but I'm only receiving messages from the trashy loser types. I know that I'm pretty, smart, funny, and nice, and there's nothing glaringly wrong with my profile that seems obvious. But the guys with my same qualities just aren't sending me messages or responding to mine. What's going on?

A: Welcome to the world of online dating. Actually, no, welcome to the world of any kind of dating. What's going on is the ...

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Q: I was emailing with this guy on a dating site. Things were going great. Today I tried to respond to his latest email. Apparently he deleted his profile outta NOWHERE. What the eff?! Why do I feel so slighted?

A: Just another sh*tty part of the whole online dating world. One minute you're planning a sexy Saturday brunch with Brad2...

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The Lies We Tell

Following on from Gal Pal's question this week comes a small bout of timely musing.Dating, especially first dates, is all about looking at your best. For the ladies, the hours in the bathroom and in front of the mirror,...

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Why We're All Lying About Online Dating: GuySpeak Group Question!

Turns out people are more likely to lie about their political affiliation than about their weight in online profiles, according to this article in the New York Times. Other interesting findings include how much men exaggerate their height on average...

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Q: I know online dating is the logical next step, but it feels desperate + sleezy. I don't mean to be paranoid but I've never met anyone who has had success meeting folks on the web. How do I get over my worries?

A: You mean the commercials for match.com and eHarmony.com don't make you all warm and fuzzy on the inside? Look here, sist...

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Should You Stalk Potential Dates? GuySpeak Group Question!

Last week New York magazine profiled Maria Coder, who offers tips on stalking prospective dates online to make sure they're legit. (Coder even claims that Craigslist is as safe as other dating sites if you do your research.) Guys --...

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Q: When do you think it's time for a guy to take down his online dating profile?

A: Well, that depends. Are you exclusive? If he's your boyfriend, there's no reason why he can't take the profile down once...

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Q: I finally got the guts to go out with a guy I met online and it was terrible. He was awkward, kinda judgmental, and after an hour, neither of us were feeling it. I know dates are allowed to go badly, but this date has killed my confidence. I brought my "A" game for a guy who made me feel like crap. What do I do now?

A: Why did it kill your confidence? You said yourself he was kind of douchey, so why blame yourself for not hitting it off ...

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Link Rodeo: Tips For Sex With Someone New, Signs He Wants To Be Friends, Dumb Relationship Studies, and More

Checking in on relationship and dating news around the Web. -- How About We (with the help of Chic Geek) offers five things to keep in mind when having sex with someone for the first time. -- Dumb as a...

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Q: would you say that there is "attraction" between a man and a woman who have never seen each other, but talk for hours on the phone most days and tell each other most things?

A: Absolutely. And it's the best kind too. It's the kind built on real feelings, interests, and emotions unjaded by physica...

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Q: Do you think a younger women ( early twenties) is weird to online date? She is normal, has had traditional real world interactions that lead to relationships, and isn't super fugly just is growing tired of the bar scene and lives in a area where its hard to date.

A: Nope, not a bit. Plenty of women where I live use online dating. Online dating is just a tool to meet people, nothing mo...

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Q: i recently joined a dating website and didn't post pics b/c I didn't want anyone I know to see me on there. I sent a couple guys I've been emailing with pics privately, then they stop emailing. Not to sound bad, but I'm told I'm pretty a lot and these guys aren't exactly the hottest things themselves! My confidence is fading :(

A: Sorry, but it sounds like you could stand to be knocked down a peg on the ego scale. These guys are putting themselves o...

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Q: When i text a guy why does he always ask for pictures of me?

A: Blame the Internet for this one. I'm assuming these are guys you've met online, and taken to to the "phone" level. If th...

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Dating Multiple Dudes, Dating While Virgin and 'Dating' Your Ex: GuySpeak's Best of the Week!

What time of day's best to send naughty pics? When should I tell guys I'm a 25-year-old virgin?  Why is hooking up with my ex so bad? How come my "committed" BF still has online dating profiles? Who do I...

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Can you make him stop texting? Can nice guys be tough in bed? Can a little happiness make up for a lousy relationship? GuySpeak's Best of the Week!

Should I move for a guy who makes me happy all the time? Should I stay for a guy who makes me happy 25% of the time? Should I start online dating? Should I stop text stalking? Can a nice...

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Dating Site HowAboutWe Offers 10 Ways To Improve Your Dating Life

Every so often, a dating site comes along that changes the game. OK Cupid, the site which matches users based on their answers to important questions like "How do you feel about gay marriage?" and "What will you take with...

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Q: So, what do you honestly think about online dating? Are they all perverts, social retards or just guys who don't seem to find the right person?

A: I see no issue at all with online dating. Hell, as we speak, I'm getting my online pimp on across the nation. Area codes...

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Sometimes The Best Date You Can Go On Is With No One

The directions for finding your special someone do not exist. No winning blueprint or guaranteed sequence of actions. Some find their mates standing in the same line at the bank, some find their mates robbing the same bank - some...

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