The dating game is a risky operation with many landmines to run into. Those who are green behind the ears may experience rejection, failure or cold indifference from others, making the early beginnings particularly difficult. Consulting with friends usually yields no advice that proves to be useful on the battlefield of love, while dating guides tend to be overly generic and broad, not providing individual insight. In a response to the cry of confusion heard over the internet, a new service was born, simply called Ona. The prime goal of this app is to guide daters in finding love in the labyrinth of online relationships through tips, advices, and personal coaching. Read More…

Online dating closely resembles a soup in many aspects: you need different ingredients to make it work. Many consider attractiveness to be the meat that matters the most, but good communication is the vegetable, which is equally important, yet many people dislike it. Honesty is the salt: you need a tiny bit of it, but pouring too much destroys the meal. And last but not least, humor is the spice. That’s right; even if you cook all the basic ingredients to perfection, without a sense of wit the soup remains boring. Whether you are charming, honest and a good listener, your partner most likely remembers that hilarious joke you mentioned off-handedly. Surprised? Don’t be, as even the CEO of eHarmony shares this belief. Read More…

Date coaches – the name may bring an awkward image in your mind, with your high-school PE teacher sitting on a bench in a pink sporting dress, giving you advice on how to date. In reality, dating coaches are similar to a team of PR professionals, or better yet: ambassadors. Dating counsellors might be a more accurate description. Read More…

They say that the first step is the hardest in a 10 miles long journey… Well, we aren’t monks, but we can confirm that many singles struggle to bring themselves to actually sign up to a dating site. But the truth is: gathering your courage is the hardest part. There are certain times in someone’s life when opening up for others can lift up the spirit and help defeat depression. However, you must understand that mending a lonely heart is a natural process that takes some time. Forcing a friend or family member to register on a dating site after a breakup, divorce or abuse is a terrible idea. However, after a considerable amount of time they must be motivated to move on. And this is the time when the excuses start coming up. Read More…

Reading the title, you could be easily misled to believe that we secretly switched gears to writing about sports activities instead of matchmaking. Even though fishing is soothing for the nerves, being a victim of a catfishing scheme has the exact opposite effect. The term comes from a (possibly fictional) story where fishermen from Alaska discovered that the cog they caught got “bored” in its tank during the long sail back to the coast, and it became stale and tasteless. But one of the fishermen had the bright idea of putting a catfish next to the cog. Even though the two species never met each other in natural circumstances (the catfish lives in fresh water), the myth claimed the cog was constantly chased, thus it remained fresh and tasty. But what does any of this have to do with online dating, you may ask. Well, there are quite a few singles imagining themselves as “catfishes” , with the sole purpose of “spicing up” other people’s life by pretending to be someone else. Read More…

Letting your exes know about your dating adventures is more than a tricky matter. Most people would think that their ongoing love life is none of their business. Others think telling their ex is a good way to rub in that they already got over the breakup. And there are singles who are afraid of their ex partner’s reaction, so they try to cover it up. In any case, we recommend reading this article and making up your mind, because if your ex confronts you, attempting to improvise ruins your reputation. So you better have an answer prepared, just in case. Read More…