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Do You Know Your Dating Lingo?

Do You Know Your Dating Lingo?

July 3, 2020 Anyone in the world of dating today, especially online and in apps, will tell you that there are a few words you may have to add to your vocabulary. By now, everyone knows about catfishing — pretending you’re

Erika July 2, 2020July 3, 2020 Date etiquette, Dating apps, Dating Sites, Online dating trends 2 Comments Read more

6 Dating App Mistakes You’re Making… And How to Fix Them

6 Dating App Mistakes You’re Making… And How to Fix Them

August 4, 2019 So many people come to me asking why Bumble (or insert your favorite online dating app) “isn’t working.” What does “working” mean anyway? Some people think it means they should end up in a long-term relationship. While

Erika August 4, 2019August 4, 2019 Dating apps, Dating profile, Do's and Don'ts of Dating, Online dating tips 10 Comments Read more

A Tweak or Rewrite Can Make All the Difference

A Tweak or Rewrite Can Make All the Difference

July 1, 2019 I Get By With a Little Help From My… Dating Coach Whenever I start working with new clients, I first ask if they are currently on an online dating site, and, if so, which one(s). I then

Erika July 1, 2019July 1, 2019 Dating apps, Dating profile, Dating Sites, Online dating tips 1 Comment Read more

How Important is Height Really?

How Important is Height Really?

April 1, 2019 I have a Google Alert set to send me any articles where the phrase “online dating” appears. I usually get notifications about new apps that are trying to take market share (good luck), crazy people who send

Erika March 31, 2019April 1, 2019 Choosing your mate, Dating apps, Online dating trends 3 Comments Read more

Maybe This is Why You’re Single

Maybe This is Why You’re Single

For all of that “work,” you don’t have a date.

Erika February 6, 2019February 6, 2019 Advice for friends of daters, Dating Advice, Dating apps, How to meet people, Online dating tips No Comments Read more

5 Steps to Dating Success in 2019

5 Steps to Dating Success in 2019

A new year is almost upon us. It’s a time for getting older, getting wiser, and getting… dates?

Erika December 28, 2018December 28, 2018 Choosing your mate, Date etiquette, Dating Advice, Dating apps, How to meet people 7 Comments Read more

The Conflicting Incentives of Online Dating Sites

October 16, 2018 The founders of online dating sites like Match, JDate, and even Tinder (which is owned by Match) want you to use their sites to meet a significant other. Online dating makes it so much easier to connect

Erika October 15, 2018October 15, 2018 Choosing your mate, Dating apps, Dating Sites 1 Comment Read more

Show Up or Show Yourself Out

June 20, 2018 It was 11 AM on a recent Sunday. My friend Stephanie was looking forward to meeting her date for brunch that they had scheduled over the dating app Bumble. She arrived on time, sat down at a

Erika June 19, 2018June 20, 2018 Date etiquette, Dating apps, Do's and Don'ts of Dating 8 Comments Read more

Should We Swipe Right on Facebook Dating?

May 9, 2018 Last week, in a surprise announcement, Facebook made it known to the world that it would be entering the online dating game. While the timing was interesting—right after Mark Zuckerberg had to testify in front of Congress

Erika May 7, 2018May 9, 2018 Dating apps, Dating Sites, How to meet people, Online dating trends 3 Comments Read more

A Math Nerd Tackles Hinge and OkCupid

February 2, 2018 Hi, my name is Erika, and I’m a math nerd. Hi, my name is Erika, and I’m a dating coach. Yep, same person. The strangeness of my skillset is not lost on me. When feasible, I try

Erika February 2, 2018 Dating apps, Dating Sites, How to meet people, Online dating tips, Online dating trends No Comments Read more

OkCupid Has Identity Crisis

December 22, 2017 Over the years, I’ve been known as LovesLifeDC, SassyScotchLover, SmartNSassy, and SassClassWhisky.  No, these aren’t nicknames I got from friends in college or at my first job.  These were all of my usernames on the dating site

Erika December 22, 2017 Dating apps, Dating Sites No Comments Read more

6 Reasons Why They Don’t Reply

December 12, 2017 This one is mainly for the ladies… You’re swiping through Bumble. You see a really cute guy (or gal). You swipe right.  You match!! You message him (on Bumble, the woman has to write first)… only to

Erika December 11, 2017December 12, 2017 Dating Advice, Dating apps, Online dating trends, Uncategorized 35 Comments Read more

One Small Step for Tinder. One Giant Leap for No One.

October 31, 2017 Ah, Tinder. Some love it. Some hate it. Some have no idea what to think about it. Tinder was at the forefront of apps of its kind, coming into the market in September of 2012. In the

Erika October 31, 2017October 31, 2017 Date etiquette, Dating apps, Emojis and dating No Comments Read more

Are the Dating Apps Effective Tools for Meeting Someone?

August 8, 2017 Despite the nuanced differences, all dating apps (Tinder, Bumble, Happn, The League, Coffee Meets Bagel, etc.) work similarly in that you look at a picture and you swipe left or right (not interested or interested, respectively) based

Erika August 7, 2017August 9, 2017 Dating Advice, Dating apps, Dating Sites, Online dating tips 7 Comments Read more

Dating Pointers in an Interview with 730DC

February 14, 2017 I was recently interviewed by a young professional publication in Washington, DC called 730DC.  I realized, after reading the article, that much of the advice here is applicable not just to people in DC or to young professionals,

Erika February 14, 2017February 14, 2017 Age and dating, Dating Advice, Dating apps, Do's and Don'ts of Dating, How to meet people 1 Comment Read more

How to Take an Online Date Offline

June 23, 2016 Isn’t the point of going online to get offline?  (No need to answer that.  I think it’s pretty clear!)   So many people ask me, “How do you just get offline?!”  Or, “When is the appropriate time to

Erika June 23, 2016June 23, 2016 Dating apps, Dating Sites, Online dating tips, Uncategorized No Comments Read more

Are all apps just for casual relationships?

April 26, 2016 Have you heard the expression “hookup culture” recently?  Our friend and foe Wikipedia defines “hookup culture” as a culture that accepts and encourages casual sexual encounters, focusing on immediate pleasure rather than long-term commitment.  This is not

Erika April 26, 2016 Dating Advice, Dating apps, Online dating trends No Comments Read more

15 Quick & Dirty Tips for Your Online Dating Profile

March 2, 2016 You haven’t written your online dating profile yet?  As any intrusive relative (we all have them) would say, “You’re not getting any younger!”  This is before the requisite pinch cheek, of course.  When you’re ready to take the leap

Erika March 1, 2016September 4, 2016 Dating Advice, Dating apps, Dating Sites, Online dating tips 17 Comments Read more

How Technology is Both Saving and Ruining the World… One Date at a Time

July 16, 2015 Ten years ago, my job didn’t exist.  There weren’t ads for it.  They didn’t teach it in school.  And had you told me that this would be my profession after graduating college with a degree in economics, I

Erika July 15, 2015August 9, 2015 Dating Advice, Dating apps, Dating Sites, Do's and Don'ts of Dating 2 Comments Read more

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