Peril of the Week – Hero in the Dog House
Mar 4th
A man enjoys being the hero in his woman’s life. When he lends a hand to help her and she shows her appreciation he feels good.
And so the story goes about a woman who was dating a man she met online. Every day he did something to impress her. When she was a damsel in distress, he was at her side offering his expert advice. In time, he became her hero and he was a happy man. He proudly nicknamed himself, HRH – Her Royal Hero.
Both appeared to be happy until that pivotal point in the relationship. The date when they finally wound up in the bedroom for the first time. All of their pent up tension that led to their first night of passion. He said it was good for him. She thought it was good for her. One would think flowers would arrive the next morning or at least a phone call. However, the morning after that momentous evening, he was no where to be found. No email, no voice mail, no sweet nothings. He simply disappeared.
She secretly wondered, did she rush in to it? Was he really a typical guy who vanishes after he scores? She got mad. While he still had a smile on his face from the evening before, she had no idea. He broke a cardinal rule and didn’t call her the next day.
Rather than crying over spilled milk, she renamed her guy from HRH to HDH–Hero in the Dog House. Did she hear from her guy? Eventually, yes, but only after she let him have it. Apparently, he was just busy and forgot to call. The moral of the story, if it’s more than a booty call and you really are interested in having a relationship with a woman you have slept with, make sure you contact them the next day with some sweet nothings. An email or text won’t suffice. It’s dating advice – 101. You’ve become intimate. Make sure she hears the sound of your voice, even if it’s only a voicemail.
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Cyber Love Story of the Week – Sandi and Mark
Feb 19th
Sandi and Mark met online on eHarmony.com in December 2005. On their first phone call, they spent two hours talking to each other. There was an instant connection. The couple’s first date lasted six hours where Mark brought Sandi flowers, they had lunch, went ice skating, shopping, and took a ride to the beach.
After Mark saw Sandi’s beautiful green eyes and through getting to know her, he realized that she was someone very special. He realized that his heart felt something like he had never felt before. Mark called Sandi after their first date to let her know what a fantastic time he had. He asked Sandi for a second date and they went to San Diego to watch the Chargers play football.
As a die-hard football fan, Mark couldn’t believe that the two kissed throughout the entire game. He realized on the second date that they had fallen in love
Both Sandi and Mark were working long hours when they met and they wanted to find a way to spend more quality time together. The two decided to go into business together in the Wellness industry and formed AmeriSciences, a nutritional company formulating products with Nasa/Johnson Space Center.
On July 7, 2007, Sandi and Mark were married on the beach. It was a dream come true for both of them. The two walk on the beach almost every day together and their love continues to grow.
Congratulations to Sandi and Mark, our Cyber Love Story of the Week couple who believe in love at first sight.
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Peril of the Week – The Valentine’s Break Up
Feb 11th
There’s no good time to break up with the woman or man in your life. However, there are some SACRED days that one should respect when it comes to matters of the heart. These days include Christmas, New Year’s, Birthdays, and of course, Valentine’s Day.
We all remember that Jessica Simpson got dumped by football star, Tony Romo the day before her birthday bash. Romo didn’t want to be the “Ken” in her “Ken and Barbie” theme party.
Flash forward to Valentine’s week. A handsome gentleman was courting a woman that he met in an online dating site. He said he wanted to pursue a romantic relationship with her. He was smitten. He called her daily, told her she was beautiful, and made plans for future dates. Everything seemed to be going well and she expected an invitation for Valentine’s Day as he said he wasn’t dating anyone else. It appeared he was doing everything right.
Suddenly, one week before Valentine’s Day, he cancelled their plans for the weekend, without an excuse. He rescheduled for the following week–the week where you should already know if you are on the calendar for February 14th.
Then came the arrival of the e-mail breakup just a few days before Valentine’s Day. The one where he said, “Let’s be friends.”
The email message said, “As for us; I think we are in the friend zone as I am obviously not the man for you. I’ll spare you all the boilerplate of what a wonderful person you are (although it’s true) but the simple reality is that I am not the man who will be able to provide you with happiness, joy and contentment for the balance of your long and very meaningful life. What you are looking for I cannot provide and I’m sorry I’m unable to do so as I’m very attracted to you.”
Was it a polite pre-Valentine’s breakup? Sure. He could have just disappeared. The bottom line appeared, that he didn’t want her to be his Valentine. Happiness, joy and contentment forever? It was too soon to know that. Was it the pressure of the date? “It’s not you, it’s me” is old line. She surmised that he found another Valentine and he just wasn’t that into her after all.
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Cyber Love Story of the Week – Amanda and Ryan
Feb 5th
Amanda’s roommate, eager to date, wanted to join Match.com. However, she preferred to have Amanda join with her – safety in numbers, she thought. Amanda originally declined. She had no interest in online dating. Fast-forward two weeks later, when Amanda’s roommate confessed that she secretly had put up an online dating profile for her without her knowledge.
After the shock had passed, Amanda went to her account to cancel it. Out of curiosity she peeked at the five guys that Match had selected for her. One of them was pretty cute and she couldn’t resist sending him a quick email. The next week Amanda and met Ryan for coffee. They began to date and the more time they spent together, the better it got!
After a year of dating, Amanda left to volunteer in Africa for three months. With very little access to email, phone, or other forms of communication, this time apart was something that was going to make or break their relationship. Amanda knew when Ryan never tried to convince her to stay and was fully supportive of her dreams, he was the one. The week before her trip, Ryan road his bike on a century ride and raised over $6,000 to support the children Amanda was going to help. After surviving this time apart, Amanda moved in with Ryan on her return. They have lived together for 3 years – including a move from Orange County to New York City and then back to California where they both now reside in Los Angeles. Upon their return to LA, they took a hike. Ryan then asked Amanda to marry him.
The couple will be married in September in an intimate ceremony with family in Jackson, Wyoming in September 2010.
Congratulations to Amanda and Ryan, our Cyber Love Story of the Week from your friends at CyberDatingExpert.com
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Peril of the Week – Pizza Crust to Go
Feb 2nd
One day I went on a date with a handsome attorney who took me to lunch at a local pizza parlor. While ordering the gourmet pizza of his choice, he requested that his pie be cooked very well-done. He explained that he didn’t like a soggy crust.
When his dish arrived, he ate a small piece. He frowned and announced that he didn’t like his pizza. He claimed it wasn’t cooked enough for his taste. The date called the waiter over to complain. The waiter assured him that he gave the correct instructions to the chef, but would be happy to have another pizza made.
When the second pizza arrived, the gentleman was pleased. He was no longer being subjected to eating a soggy pizza. He was now a happy diner. However,the waiter and the chef were not smiling.
As a courtesy, the waiter offered to take the price of the pizza off of the bill. This was above and beyond what was necessary. After all, the date did enjoy his meal. Why should it be free? At the end of lunch, the date requested a “to go” box to take the few remaining pieces of his pizza crust home in a doggy bag. He also requested to take the remains of my salad as well. He didn’t seem embarrassed at all to have asked.
Women just don’t find the practical side appealing on a first date.
Excerpt from the Internet dating book, The Perils of Cyber-Dating: Confessions of a Hopeful Romantic Looking for Love Online by Julie Spira.
Cyber Love Story of the Week – Christina and Grant
Jan 22nd
Twitter love. Is it a new fad or here to stay?
Meet Christina and Grant. Read how they memorialized their love within 140 characters.
Christina, a technology and film journalist, met Grant in 2007. Grant was a part-time writer and full time software developer. They were working together as hosts and producers of a video podcast distributed by AOL titled “The Squadcast.”
“We had fantastic chemistry on camera, and it was honest — that same easy comfort between us existed off camera as well”, says Grant. That chemistry took a while to reach a boil, but in March of 2008 the pair began dating.
The couple was an instant hit. “I can’t imagine a more perfect mate.”, Grant explains, “I know it’s cliche but, Christina for me was like finding the missing piece to the jigsaw puzzle.” Christina adds, “Grant is my soulmate. I think I knew he was the one, deep down, long before we started dating.”
A little less than a year later, while Christina was away covering Macworld, Grant popped the question via Twitter.
With both being early social-media adopters, news of the Twitter proposal spread like wildfire among the couple’s friends and colleagues. Christina recalls, “It was really nice to share my engagement with both my colleagues in San Francisco and with my friends and family all over the world — in real-time.”
Although “The Squadcast” ended production and Christina has since left AOL to join the juggernaut social media blog Mashable as a staff writer, the couple are still going strong. Christina and Grant plan to tie the knot in 2010.
Congratulations to Christina and Grant, true techies who prove that twitter love is alive and well.
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Cyber Love Story of the Week – Tyler and Alan
Jan 8th
Cyber Love Story of the Week
It’s true what they say that people pay close attention to the relationship status feature on Facebook. Meet Tyler and Alan and find out how his crush came true in real life with a little help from Facebook.
Alan first discovered Tyler when she was being interviewed as an up-and-coming pop singer on television in Fall of 1989. “I’m glad my first exposure to Tyler was her answering questions,” said Alan. “Otherwise, I would have just emphasized her gorgeous looks and sex appeal. Instead, because of the interview scenario, I was immediately smitten by how intelligent, articulate and down-to-earth she seemed. She was my first true ‘celebrity crush’ from that point forward,” added Alan.
Later, in 1995, Alan worked in Beverly Hills, California with a friend named Robert whose girlfriend, Tamar, just happened to be best friends with Tyler. Robert offered Alan the opportunity for a formal introduction, but Alan respectfully declined when Robert informed him that Tyler was already romantically involved with another gentlemen.
Fast forward to 2009. Alan noticed Tyler on the friends list of an acquaintance on the popular social networking site, Facebook. Alan sent Tyler a friend request, and Tyler accepted. Once again though, Tyler was categorized as “in a relationship.” To Alan’s pleasant surprise, her relationship status changed to “single” approximately two months later, and Alan did not waste any time expressing his interest and attraction for Tyler. After exchanging phone numbers, the romantic chemistry between Alan and Tyler took off immediately.
After close to six months of constant phone conversations and endless emails, Alan and Tyler finally met face to face on December 29, 2009. The two shared their now solidified love affair with all their Facebook friends and made it “official!”
Even though the new couple is maintaining a long-distance relationship for the time being (Alan resides in Northwest Indiana while Tyler lives in Southern California), the two plan on being together permanently before 2010 comes to an end!
Congratulations to Tyler and Alan, proof-positive that sometimes the best things in life are worth waiting decades for.
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Peril of the Week – My Love is Blue
Jan 1st
Peril of the Week
A gentleman was a member of several online dating sites. He met a woman online who lived 30 miles away. He was attracted to her photo, and decided to ask her out for dinner.
While perusing the menu, he suggested that they order pizza.
She replied by saying she doesn’t eat pizza. He then suggested a nice chicken dish. She told him she didn’t eat chicken. Apparently she only ate red meat, cheese, chocolate, bacon, and red wine. He was surprised at her reply and asked, ”Do you eat fish?” “No,” she replied. He asked, “Do you eat lettuce?” Once again, she said no. “No broccoli?” “Never,” she replied.
Meanwhile her pager kept going off during their date, and he secretly wondered if she was selling drugs on the side. He also noticed that her skin had a strange blue tint to it.
It wasn’t a complete dating disaster, but apparently there was very little she could or would order on the menu. Finally, the blue woman said, she needed to leave. She had an medical emergency. When he asked what happened, she said that she worked in a psychiatric ward and helped children with eating disorders.
Perhaps next time, she should order broccoli. After all, green is in.
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Cyber Love Story of the Week – Dana and Kyle
Dec 25th
Cyber Love Story of the Week
Meet Dana and Kyle.
Dana resided in Colorodo and joined the online dating site, ChristianCafe.com. She went on several dates with semi-decent guys, but none sparked her interest. One night, a chivalrous man from Kansas City started chatting with Dana. This man was Kyle and he drove 8 hours to meet Dana in Denver. Within 2 weeks, a whirlwind romance began.
Their first date was on New Year’s Eve. After spending quality time together, Kyle called Dana from the car ride back to Kansas City and told her he wanted to pursue her wholeheartedly. He proposed to Dana on Mt. Evans after a long hike. He wrote his proposal on his hiking sock in a permanent marker, which simply said, “Will U Marry Me?” The two plan on getting married in February, 2010 in St. Louis.
Congratulations to Dana and Kyle whose faith brought them together on ChristianCafe.com
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Cyber Love Story of the Week – Haleh and Itai
Dec 11th
Cyber Love Story of the Week
Haleh originally joined JDate because she wanted to try and meet a nice Jewish guy. While she was not a super-religious, she knew that Judaism was important to her. She knew that one day when she wanted to have children, she wanted to share the culture with a family. In 2006, Haleh was dating, but not meeting Jewish men. She thought if she signed up for the online dating site, JDate, she might meet a Jewish guy.
Haleh was on JDate for only a few months, when she contacted someone with the screen name “NJGuy” in a simple flirt that said, “There is an opening in the sweetheart department, please send resume.” What she didn’t know then, was that Itai was a day or two away from ending his subscription after months of trying to connect with someone. Timing is everything because he immediately responded to her flirt.
Haleh had no idea that she would meet the man that she would spend her life with.
In early December 2008, Itai asked Haleh to be his wife and she said “YES!” The two were married in October, 2009.
Congratulations to Haleh and Itai, our Cyber Love Story of the Week. Sometimes it pays off to pay attention to those casual flirts.
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