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 …
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 …
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 …
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. …
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 …
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 …