"Online Dating articles that teach you the formula to cyber-Dating success" 

Online dating is like dating in the dark. We get it. It’s not easy. So we developed our online dating articles to give you the upper hand in cyberspace.

First things first, online dating follows the same formula. NOT. Got that? Cyber dating is absolutely not the same as up-close-and-personal dating… smelling someone’s cologne, seeing their eyes sparkle, absorbing their body language, reading their facial expressions (or, depending on how good or bad your date is, getting a whiff of their foul breath, looking at their gross nails, noticing their profuse sweating, and so on).

You can’t learn any of these facts through a computer – and they are all things you absolutely need to know. (And you know what we mean – one whiff of noxious b.o. and it no longer matters how stunning their face is or how much money they make.) It’s the in-person details that form the full picture. You can only determine face-to-face whether that “picture” is one you want to look at for any length or time or one you would prefer to lose immediately and permanently.

The cues you use to understand someone’s feelings and actions through a keyboard and screen just don’t mean much once you’re in each other’s presence. In fact, everything can be great for the duration of the getting-to-know you sessions in cyberspace, but once you emerge into the light and – gasp! – meet in person, a whole new environment is introduced and it wipes out every communication you and this new person exchanged via email, instant message, or phone up to that point.

It’s true. You might as well never have met online because whatever you discussed before that moment is kind of moot at the first in-person meeting. No matter how enticing, endearing, charming, or sexy you may find another person in cyberspace, it’s what’s going on outside of that online dating environment that truly counts when it comes to determining a real connection with someone…

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…and that can only be discovered when you finally meet face-to-face. (Get it? You want to meet in person sooner rather than later – save yourself time and disappointment.)

What’s In It for You?
Our online dating articles and free newsletter are designed to offer you some valuable perspective. If you’re cranky and up-in-arms about online dating, we can help you try to figure out where that negativity is coming from. If you’re over-the-moon about online dating, we can help talk you down so that your enthusiasm doesn’t come back to bite you in the rear when your expectations get too unmanageable. Read about handling any embarrassing feelings you might have about being online (c’mon, admit it, you’ve had moments of, “Holy Moses – am I really doing this?”) or about posting your photo (“I hope my boss doesn’t ever see this.”).

But our online dating articles also offer tips and pointers about dealing with the people you meet online – all of ‘em, from the pervs to the perfects, the creeps to the cuties. Learn too about how to date safely online. Get the scoop about online etiquette and when you should be nice and when you’re free to hightail it and run. And so on. We cover it all.

Do you really know who's behind that screen name?

Everyone’s had good and bad relationships. You’re going to run into people online who are burned and angry. You’ll also meet folks who are excited and hopeful. They’re all out there. While we can’t possibly cover the gamut of unique feelings and circumstances that affect you and others online, and we can’t cover every single personality you will meet in cyberspace, our online dating articles will delve into as much as possible to help you have cyber dating success (from the schmucks to the losers, the winners to the wanna-bes). Find out:

• what to be both cautious and aware of, 
• how to write powerful dating profiles that get the click,
• helpful communication techniques and icebreakers,
• when it's appropriate to ask questions about someone’s past,
• and how to avoid making judgments based on stereotypes.

Remember, online dating is a way to get an initial picture of someone. Cyberspace is a meeting zone – not the place you date. The dating starts when you actually make contact, go out, and get to know each other. Don't let your doubts or uncertainty interfere with success. 

P.S. We believe in you. And here at DIO, we embrace anything that will increase your odds of meeting your soul mate a million fold. Shouldn’t you?

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