Here are five online dating safety tips to use (short of paying for a background check).
Julie Spira | Posted 04.13.2012
It's official. According to a team of five researchers, online dating has lost its stigma. The report was published on Monday in the February issue in the journal, Psychological Science in the Public Interest.
Julie Spira | Posted 03.19.2012
Hitch.me was created with the hope of adding authenticity to online dating profiles by focusing on business information on LinkedIn.
Julie Spira | Posted 11.29.2011
While I don't suggest you should abandon online dating completely, consider taking a break from the process and return refreshed, along with realistic expectations and digital tools that might increase your chances of success.
Julie Spira | Posted 10.24.2011
Should there be a mourning period for your social networking profiles? If so, what's the grace period? Should you take the time to change the status on your loved one's profile to deceased?
Julie Spira | Posted 10.16.2011
At the end of the digital day, driving while texting breaks the rules of netiquette. It's not just a distraction; it's an obsession, and a deadly one at that.
Julie Spira | Posted 08.18.2011
As we approach Father's Day, it's time to honor the single dads who have returned to dating and are looking for another chance at love. For the divorc...
Julie Spira | Posted 07.17.2011
Being tagged in a video without your permission where you have no sales relationship with someone simply breaks the rules of netiquette. My followers would assume I was endorsing and approving a service that I knew nothing about.
Julie Spira | Posted 06.20.2011
Receiving an email from Joe12345@hotmail.com will not identify you as the sender. The recipient won't see your last name, and most certainly won't know or remember the name of your business.
Julie Spira | Posted 05.31.2011
If your email inbox is being filled with Groupon-type offers, you're not alone. With Groupon, Living Social, and even online dating site JDate's deal-...
Julie Spira | Posted 05.25.2011
Many of us have grown up hearing "It's a couple's world." Some feel pressured into getting married by a certain age, typically around a big birthday. ...
Julie Spira | Posted 05.25.2011
For women who are worried that their hope of marriage and children are fading away, I've got good news to share with you today.
Julie Spira | Posted 05.25.2011
OkCupid just released their latest OkTrends study as it relates to beauty. And rather than focusing solely on the profile photos, they took a deeper look into the male attraction.
Julie Spira | Posted 11.17.2011
You've heard it before. Your friends and family have complained that you're just too picky when you've declined yet another opportunity to be set up o...
Julie Spira | Posted 11.17.2011
I had a feeling this summer would show record numbers for singles looking for love online and Match.com's latest news proves this. According to the...
Julie Spira | Posted 11.17.2011
It's a Happy Anniversary for eHarmony, who is celebrating a decade of matching serious and marriage-minded singles. Today, I joined Grand Marshall Lee...
Julie Spira | Posted 11.17.2011
Dating is a numbers game and you always need to put your best foot forward when making a first impression. It's important to prepare for your date em...
Julie Spira | Posted 05.25.2011
Professor Liu Yunhui with the Cyber Hand Photo Credit: The Sun - UK I've been humming the tune of the Beatles song, I Want to Hold Your Hand since ...
Julie Spira | Posted 11.17.2011
These are the very words used to console me 15 years ago when I had my heart broken. Although I was crushed and devastated at the time, these words ha...
Julie Spira | Posted 05.25.2011
While some were celebrating the St. Patrick's Day festivities this week, others were getting ready for LA Fashion Week and were appropriately dressed in green for the occasion.
Julie Spira | Posted 05.25.2011
Now that the news is official about Jennifer Love Hewitt's breakup with Jamie Kennedy after their year long relationship, perhaps the Ghost Whisperer star should consider online dating.
Julie Spira | Posted 11.17.2011
It was two years ago today that Lori Gottlieb's Atlantic magazine article, Marry Him: The Case for Settling for Mr. Right was released. The piece rai...
Julie Spira | Posted 05.25.2011
What's a single person to do when they are dateless on Valentine's Day? How do you get through the day without hiding under the sheets?
Julie Spira | Posted 05.25.2011
Tonight, Deepak Chopra and Geri Benoit-Preval, Haiti's ambassador to the UN World Food Program, will share their inspiration and insight. Actress, writer and producer Beverly Todd will emcee the evening.
Julie Spira | Posted 05.25.2011
It's no secret that the first three months of a new relationship are the most exciting. During this honeymoon period, singles learn the art of perfection when it comes to dating.
Julie Spira | Posted 05.22.2012