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Sharing my experiences of the various types of dating services out there. Holding to account the ones that are just outright questionable & praising those that do it well.

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2008: Meltdowns come in many forms

By Dating Detective on Friday, May 8, 2020
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It was the Fall of 2008 and the economy was falling into chaos. The news headlines were frightening and what unfolded shook the country to its core. People were losing their homes and banks were collapsing. And what was I doing? Going through a messy separation. I sympathised with all those good people having very …

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Tinder Review – Hookups, not Soulmates

By Dating Detective on Tuesday, April 21, 2020
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There is no doubt about the popularity of Tinder. Many users confirm Tinder to be the most viable dating app and as a matter of fact, there are many success stories associated with Tinder. Basically, Tinder serves everyone regardless of age but strangely it is more popular among teenagers. As long as you think age …

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Always the swiper. Never the swiped!

By Dating Detective on Sunday, April 5, 2020

When Tinder appeared I thought it was the best thing since sliced bread (would love to know where this saying originated). The simplicity of it was great and they seemed to very rapidly build up a user database, so there was no shortage of new faces. Eventually, however, the reality of it struck. Nobody was …

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My Best Online Dating Experience

By Dating Detective on Saturday, March 28, 2020

When Match.com first started (1995 I believe) it was soon followed by FriendFinder. And that is where I had my best online dating experience. It was new and exciting. I was actually able to find quite a lot of people either near me or within a short driving distance. It was part of my daily …

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On the Evolution of Online Dating Technology…

By Dating Detective on Saturday, March 14, 2020

The biggest change I’ve come across has been the evolution of technology. The momentous shift to mobile technology has been incredible, making us more connected than ever before. I’ve witnessed the evolution of mobile dating from simple mobile web (wap) sites to SMS dating & Mobile App downloads. Quite a journey that has been too. …

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Oh, How the time flies…

By Dating Detective on Monday, February 10, 2020

It would be a fair observation to suggest that I was one of the earliest users of online dating services. I started using online dating back when Yahoo was relevant (hell, I even used Lycos… for those who remember who they are). Before that I did meet people through traditional newspaper classifieds. But we’ll leave …

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An Introduction Is in Order!

By Dating Detective on Saturday, January 25, 2020
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About The Dating Detective My name is Ed, and like many before me, I have been searching for love on the internet. I don’t think there is a dating service out there that I haven’t used. Over the years (too many now) I’ve used most of the major online dating websites as well as some …

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