Vote for your Favorite Online Dating Site – iDate Awards

If there were Academy Awards given for the best Internet dating sites, it would be at the annual Internet Dating Conference, held in Miami Beach, Florida on January 23 -30, 2012.

This year, you can vote for your favorite online dating site, favorite mobile dating app and more. The last day to vote is January 4, 2012, so grab your iPad, iPhone, BlackBerry and log onto InternetDatingConference.com to cast your vote.

This year, iDate will include a special post-conference cruise to the Bahamas.

Winners of the iDate Awards will be announced at the 9th Annual iDate Super Conference on January 24, 2012. Cyber-Dating Expert is proud to be a media sponsor of the iDate 2012 Conference. We’ll be reporting on the latest dating trends and will keep you posted on the latest developments.

It’s Tuesday Game Night on Chemistry

Happy Tuesday!

Chemistry.com® is making it more fun and easy to use their online dating site. If you haven’t tried their Tuesday Game Night, now’s the time to log on and play.

From 6pm – midnight, Central Time.

Here’s how it works:

1. Flirt and enjoy 2 Chemistry Starters, free with any of your matches.

2. Send an email after the Chemistry Starters are complete.

3. Subscribe to keep the communication going after the event is over.

Who know’s? Your Halloween date might be with someone you’ll meet  tonight!

Free Weekend on Chemistry

From time-to-time, some of my favorite online dating sites have free specials that I like to share with you.

If you haven’t tried Free Communication Weekend at Chemistry.com! yet, now’s the time to sign up.  I’m  happy to share this special offer with you which started today.

If you’re dateless this weekend, your luck just might change. Of course, if you meet that special someone, we’d love to know. You just might end up as the next featured couple in the Cyber Love Story of the Week.

Are You Too Picky?

Are You Too Picky? is a new dating and relationship book by bestselling author, Julie Spira.

As a dating coach and advice columnist, Spira has interviewed hundreds of singles about their desire to love and be loved. However, often their pickiness has gotten in the way of love. They don’t want to settle and time just passes them by.

“Whether it’s physical, financial, or geographical, we put too many restrictions that get in the way of love,” said Spira.

“When I meet singles who have met online and crossed continents for love, I find it heartwarming,” Spira adds.  ”It’s my goal to give hope to singles and shake them up a bit by sharing some of these stories.”

One of the couples featured in Spira’s Cyber Love Story of the Week fell in love on MySpace. After they realized there was a connection, the woman found out her new online beau was an amputee and deaf. They are now happily married.

In Are You Too Picky? you’ll hear stories about those too picky and those who opened their hearts to find love in a variety of different ways.

If you’ve even been told you were too picky by your friends and family, we’d like to hear from you.

Julie Spira is a dating expert and author of the bestseller, The Perils of Cyber-Dating: Confessions of a Hopeful Romantic Looking for Love Online. Visit her at CyberDatingExpert.com where you can share your online dating stories and receive dating advice.

Songs to Celebrate 4th of July

What would holidays be without music to enjoy the day? It’s also a day to put my dee jay hat back on.

Here are some of my favorite songs for the Fourth of July.

1. Independence Day – Bruce Springsteen

2. ROCK in the USA. – John Mellencamp

3. Living in the USA – Steve Miller Band

4. Simon and Garfunkel – America

5. Our Country – John Mellencamp

6. American Girl – Tom Petty

7. Born in the USA – Bruce Springsteen

Sex and the City 2 Midnight Madness in New York

How would you like to be one of the very first people to see Sex and the City 2 on opening night?

On Location Tours in New York will help you live your fantasy with their Midnight Madness party tour package that will make you feel like you’re living your very own Sex and the City with your girlfriends.

Their tour in Manhattan will includes stops to places seen in the television show and movie,  pre-theatre dinner, and a private showing of the film at midnight.

For tickets, visit  ScreenTours.com/satc2-midnight-madness

I look forward to seeing you there!

For tickets, visit  ScreenTours.com/satc2-midnight-madness

But hurry. It’s very limited and will sell out. Save 5% on your 5/26 Midnight Madness tickets with promo code SATCMIDNIGHT

Shecky’s Girls Night Out in Los Angeles

Going out with the girls is something I always look forward to. The power of the “girlfriend network” is something that I cherish on a daily basis. Girlfriends help you get ready for a date, plan your wedding, hold your hand during a break up, and tell you the truth if your outfit looks good on your or not.

This week, grab your favorite girlfriends and head over to the annual Shecky’s Girls Night Out at the Santa Monica Civic Auditorium in Santa Monica, CA. You’ll have 5 hours to sip on wonderful cocktails, see the latest in fashion and beauty trends, receive dating advice, and go home with the famous Shecky’s VIP Goody Bag, worth over $100.

Tickets can be purchased for $25 in advance and $35 at the door. As a Shecky’s Socialista,  I will be coordinating a group of stylish Los Angeles ladies on Thursday, May 20, 2010.

Click here to purchase tickets: Shecky’s Tickets

Choose “Socialista” from the “We’re very curious! How did you hear about this event?” drop down menu on the checkout page and write in my full name to be part of our group. It’s guaranteed to be a fun night.

Not in LA? Not to fret. Shecky’s events are held in these cities as well:

• Los Angeles – May 19th-20th
• San Francisco – Jun. 10th
• New York City – Jun. 15th-18th
• Hamptons – Jul. 10th
• Philadelphia – Jul. 21st-22nd
• Boston – Aug. 3rd-5th
• Chicago – Sep. 22nd-23rd
• Washington, DC – Oct. 20th-21st
• Miami – Nov. 10th-11th
• Atlanta – Nov. 17th-18th

10 Songs to Hum To on Mother’s Day

Today we celebrate all Mothers and variations thereof. Happy Mother’s Day to all of the Mothers, Step Moms, Aunts, Grandmothers, Mothers in Waiting and Mentors of the World.

Here are some of my favorite songs about Mother’s to hum to during the day.

1.  Your Mother Should Know – The Beatles

2.  Mother and Child Reunion – Paul Simon

3.  Mother – John Lennon

4.  Mama’s Pearl – Jackson Five

5.  Mother – Pink Floyd

6.  Your Mama Can’t Dance – Loggins and Messina

7.  Mama Told Me Not to Come – Three Dog Night

8.  Tie Your Mother Down – Queen

9.  Crazy Mama – J.J. Cale

10. Mother’s Little Helper – Rolling Stones

Do you have a favorite song which includes mother or mom in the title? Feel free to share it with us. Happy Mother’s Day.

Dr. Pat Allen Welcomes Back Justin Sterling

Last month Dr. Pat Allen featured Justin Sterling at her Monday night event at the Odyssey Playhouse, and it was SOLD OUT! Many disappointed Dr. Pat Allen fans were turned away.

Now you have the chance once again to see the rematch, as Justin has graciously agreed to make a return appearance. They have moved the event to Santa Monica to accommodate a larger crowd and you won’t want to miss this evening.

Join Dr. Pat Allen on Monday, July 20th with Justin Sterling on the stage together for a promising and exciting evening, as Justin pits his renowned teachings of how Men can Regain Their Manhood against Pat’s views on how Male and Female energies interact in any relationship.

This Special Event will be held at the Sheraton Defina, 530 Pico Blvd., Santa Monica from 7 to 9pm. Admission to this Powerhouse Meeting of two Relationship Champions will be $20 in advance, $25 at the door, and will include a mixer to follow their presentation. Doors open at 6:30 but come early because their last meeting was a sell-out!

For information and to buy tickets, go to www.drpatallenworkshop.com

Online Dating Deal Breakers

Single men and women would love to know the exact magic formula for success with the opposite sex in finding love online.

Imagine meeting someone online and being excited when you see their profile and photo. Remember the feeling you got when their name showed up in your Inbox. Think about how excited you felt at the possibility of receiving that first phone call with the hope that it would turn into a first date. Who knows what could happen if the online chemistry, phone chemistry, and that magical connection all clicked like a well oiled machine. It could be “the one.”

Think about that precious time you have on the phone while each person is assessing whether you should actually meet in person. But what happens when you blow it on the telephone? Just a few sentences that slip out of your mouth could actually make the decision whether a woman or man will want to meet you or move on to the next ideal candidate.

While some methods work better for some than others, here are 3 key deal breakers that may prevent you from going from online to the first date and you may end up in the trash folder instead of in their arms. There are some questions or topics of conversation that just need to be delayed to a future date, if at all. I cover these in the Rules of Netiquette in my book, The Perils of Cyber-Dating: Confessions of a Hopeful Romantic Looking for Love Online.

I am sharing these top 3 with you now, because they really did happen in recent conversations I had with potential male suitors that quickly slipped up into Internet Heaven, a place I reserve on my desktop next to the trash icon.

Are you ready? To avoid from going to “hot” to “not” and never making it on to the first date, here are my true tested recommendations.

1. Do not talk about financial problems. We all know the state of the economy is on everyone’s minds right now. However, I actually spoke to a man who told me within the first twenty minutes, that he lost his house to the bank, had no life insurance and could not qualify for life insurance, but he thought he should brag about the fact that he drove a nice car. Financial successes and woes should not be discussed in a conversation with someone you haven’t yet met. I didn’t want to know about his credit score. It goes both ways. If a woman has lost her job and is having financial problems, don’t let the man know. He may think you are a gold-digger, and first impressions, even on the phone really matter.

2. Do not talk about the ex. I know it seems like common sense, but online phone interviews sometimes go in the direction of, “Have you ever been married? How long? How many times? When was your last relationship?” These really should be 0ff-limit subjects of conversation in your first phone call. Finding similar interests in a short conversation and moving towards a first date should be your goal. Relaying your personal resume is a turn off. Don’t talk about your ex-wife, ex-husband, ex-girlfriend, ex-boyfriend, or even ex-housekeeper for that matter. 

3. Keep it short. Don’t drag the phone conversation on for 45 minutes. Some people just want to keep talking on the first phone date. Keep a little mystery about yourself that you would like to share later on with your new online date. Keep the conversation on the short side and be ready to ask her for an actual date and put it on the calendar. Hopefully there will be plenty of dates to follow where you can get more personal.

For more dating tips, check out my Fr**EE Rules of Netiquette at CyberDatingExpert.com.

I wish you the best of luck with your search for love online. If you are lucky in love, let us know!

Julie Spira is an author, entrepreneur, radio show host, and cyber-dating expert. Visit her at CyberDatingExpert.com

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