Spring Fashion – Same Sky, Jewelry with a Heart

Looking fashionable this spring will make you feel better if you’re wearing a Same Sky bracelet or necklace as your accessory of choice.

Same Sky was created as a trade-not-aid initiative to help women in the African countries of Rwanda and Zambia rebuild their lives. Their goal is to give women a hand-up instead of a handout. These women who survived the 1994 genocide are taught to create the most beautiful hand woven beaded jewelry.

Baubles have been seen on celebrities including Halle Berry, Goldie Hawn, Ann Curry, Lauren Bush,  Sela Ward, Donna Karan, Fergie, Meryl Streep and more.

The stunning and affordable bracelets and necklaces were on display at Saks Fifth Avenue in Beverly Hills, where I picked up their  Hope necklace in a light coral color. I wore it on a recent appearance on FOX news and received many compliments. The necklaces are so versatile that they can be worn as one long strand, double-stranded, or even wrapped around your wrist as a bracelet.

Same Sky Prosperity bracelets are priced at $65 – $85 and range in a variety of colors including red, pink, and purple. Their slogan is “Every woman, Every dream.” It’s something worth bragging about to your next online date.

Photo credit: SameSky.com.

Click here for more fashion trends this spring.

Julie Spira on FOX 11 News with Online Dating Advice

As a guest on FOX 11 in Los Angeles, I spoke with Phil Shuman about some of the Internet dating safety tips and advice that I recommend for singles looking for love online.

Full story at:
Online Dating Just Got A Lot Safer: MyFoxLA.com

Some dating tips include:

• Do a Google search for your date’s email
• Do a Google search for your date’s phone number
• Set up a Google Voice number for dating
• Set up a gmail account on Google for dating purposes
• Trust your intuition and report any suspicious activity to the online dating site

At the end of the digital day, there are a lot of terrific people joining online dating sites. You just be able to find your match.

Julie Spira is an online dating expert, cyber-relations 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 sign up for the Weekly Flirt dating advice newsletter. Follow @JulieSpira on Twitter and Facebook.com/CyberDatingExpert.

Looking for Love Online – The Business of Online Dating [Infographic]

Looking for Love Online? You’re not alone as the online dating industry has more than doubled in revenue in the past five years.

Internet dating has been the featured topic of many Infographics that we’ve added to our pinboard on Pinterest.

The latest one comes from MBA Programs, which includes the sub-title of our book, Confessions of a Hopeful Romantic Looking for Love Online, so we couldn’t resist sharing it with you.

As they ponder if online dating really works and tell us who lies the most, we wonder why men would only knock off two pounds and 1/2 an inch off their true weight and height.  Do you think online daters rush to the alter three times faster than those who have met offline?

We’d love to hear your thoughts.

Enjoy!

~The Cyber-Dating Expert Team

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Courtesy of: MBA Programs

Cyber Love Song of the Week – Ain’t Nobody – Chaka Khan

It was just announced that lovely Chaka Khan will be inducted to the Hollywood Bowl Hall of Fame this summer. In honor of this recognition, we had to feature one of our favorite love songs, “Ain’t Nobody” our Cyber Love Song of the Week. Enjoy and Happy Music Monday!

Click here to listen to more romantic music and our featured Cyber Love Songs.

Cyber Love Links

Links to love, when you’re in the mood for love.

We’ve gone green for St. Patrick’s Day and are feeling slightly crazy with March Madness going on. We couldn’t let the week end without thanking those who have featured us, quoted us, and share the articles we loved and tweeted this week.

A huge thank you to Jen Kirsch for featuring our advice on Canadian Living in 6 Online Dating Tips and Jenna Birch who asked for my two cents worth on YourTango in March Madness Time: 5 Reasons to Date a Girl Who Loves Sports. Very thrilled to appear on StyleList with the Rules of Netiquette for Texting and had a blast on Planet Love Match Radio with Jen and Josh.

Our friends at The Frisky posted the Official Frisky Girl Code of Conduct worth sharing. My friend Rita Watson wrote a beautiful post on Psychology Today, 13 Romantic Ideas for Lovers.  Match shared the Cities Luckiest in Love in 2011 and on Woman’s Day, you can read, 10 Things Your Husband’s Friends Won’t Tell You.

Don’t forget, our friends at eHarmony are having their Free Communication Weekend, so you just might have a St. Patrick’s date after all. We’ve officially changed our Facebook page to the new Timeline, so check out our new cover and Like us!

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Cyber Love Links – Links to Love When You’re in the Mood for Love

Links to Love, When You’re in the Mood for Love.

March certainly roared in like a lion. Happy Friday. It’s time to take a digital peek at some of the best dating and relationship content that crossed our desktops as we love to share the love.

First of all, I have to say how sad so many of us were this week to hear about the loss of our favorite heartthrob Monkee, Davy Jones. I’ve been humming to Daydream Believer since I saw the news on Facebook,  and thought I’d share the video below as a tribute. I have to admit, I’ve been playing the CD: Best of the Monkees since I heard the news.

My friend Rita Watson wrote about 6 Breaking-Up Styles: Hers and His on Psychology Today, which many of us can relate to. Over at Your Tango, they shared The Frisky’s story 5 ways Relationships Get Drawn Out Past Their Expiration Date, which gives you something to ponder.

On the Cyber Dating Expert Facebook page, we had to share Ivy Date’s post, Why We Kiss: The Science.  My new friend, dating and relationship expert Jen Kirsch contributed to Yahoo! Shine with, Can a Blood Test Detect True Love? I’m wondering just how many men will be lining up to confirm their intentions.

Many thanks to Jen for including my thoughts on digital marriage proposals on Yahoo! Sine in Man Proposes to Girlfriend in Infographic and to the fine folks at Sparkology for including me as one of their dating experts in Should I Facebook Friend Someone Before the First Date.

If you get a moment, we’d love to have your VOTE as Cyber-Dating Expert is a finalist for Best Dating Blog! To keep up with us, join our Weekly Flirt.

Wishing you much love and joy in cyberspace, or wherever you may roam.

Have a great weekend and never stop dreaming. RIP Davy Jones.

Julie Spira is an online dating expert, bestselling author and founder of Cyber-Dating Expert.com. For more dating advice, follow @JulieSpira on Twitter and like us at Facebook.com/CyberDatingExpert

Weekly Flirt – Online Dating Advice

The Cyber Dating Expert Weekly Flirt is now available for your reading pleasure.

10 Favorite Songs About Hollywood

It’s time for me to put my DJ hat back on in celebration of the Academy Awards.

Whether your favorite film or actor won, one thing is for sure–These songs will never go out of style.

So without further digital adieu, here are my favorites? Get your ballots out and vote for your favorite in the comments.

1. Michael Bublé – Hollywood

2. The Kinks – Celluloid Heroes

3. Supertramp – Gone Hollywood

4. Madonna – Hollywood

5. Boz Scaggs – Hollywood

6. Sheryl Crowe – All I Wanna Do

7. Sly and the Family Stone – Everybody is a Star

8. Stealers Wheel – Star

9. Kool and the Gang – Hollywood Swinging

10. Billy Joel – Say Goodbye to Hollywood

Do you have a favorite Hollywood song? Add yours to the list and vote for your top song.

Dating Advice – Is it OK To Want a Friendship Without the Benefits?

Cyber-Dating Expert

What happens when your ideal guy and you aren’t ready for a commitment? A confused reader asks for dating and relationship advice with her new male friend.

Dear Julie.

I need your help and have a dilemma. I recently became friends with a guy and we spend a lot of time together. He texts me every day and due to our busy schedules, makes a point of hanging out with me every weekend. He waits from me after work and is an all-around gentleman.

After a month of spending time with him, I started developing feelings for him and I told him so. I told him that I really care for for him and like him, but that I couldn’t be in a committed relationship since I’m trying to focus on graduating college and establishing a life after school.

When I asked him how he felt about me, he responded that he sees us as friends. It  was a mature conversation and I told him I could accept that.

Can you explain what is going on in this crazy man’s head, or maybe I’m crazy?

~Only Friends

Dear Only Friends,

You have described the ideal man. The type of man every woman dreams of – one who is consistent in his actions, spends every weekend with you, is a complete gentleman, and made you a priority on Valentine’s Day.

Your guy hasn’t tossed you in bed and discarded you for another. In short, he’s a keeper and is hanging in there based upon your rules. You’ve told Mr. Perfect that you can’t have a committed relationship with him, and he hasn’t disappeared. The one thing you aren’t doing is being consistent with your feelings for him. Think about it. You tell him you have feelings for him and in the same breath, tell him you can’t be in a committed relationship? Some of the best relationships start off as friends, so you have the foundation for a good relationship moving forward.

Be happy for the friendship. He’s just respecting the confusing boundaries you’ve set in the relationship. Give him the opportunity to take the lead and see where it goes.

Keep us posted.

All my best,

Julie Spira

Do you have a dating question or dilemma? If so, we’d love to hear from you. Do you love our site?  We’ve been named a finalist for  Best Dating Blog in the Readers’ Choice Awards and would love your vote to win!

Julie Spira is an online dating expert, bestselling author and founder of CyberDatingExpert.com. For more dating advice, follow @JulieSpira on Twitter, like us at Facebook.com/CyberDatingExpert and sign up for our Weekly Flirt newsletter.

Cyber Love Links

Cyber Love Links – Links to love, when you’re in the mood for love.

Now that Valentine’s is a distant memory, we’re taking a digital moment to thank some of those who included us in their dating advice stories for what we called, worldwide romance week.

A huge Shout out and thank you to the Miami Herald who featured my online dating tips in “Dating sites become mainstream and focus on more niche markets.” The article features Matchmaker.com and Jewcier founder Meir Strahlberg, a Miami entrepreneur and friend of Cyber-Dating Expert. Thanks to our new friends at Prevention magazine for “Should you Ditch Online Dating?” and to Rita Watson on Psychology Today for featuring me in her Love and Gratitude column. It was a thrill to be quoted on NBC News: Safely Surfing for Your Sweetheart and to appear on FOX News in three separate television segments.

For the singles dating in college, check out College Magazine’s “Wine and Dine Me: Tips on Being Romantic,” Daily Kansan: “Tips on Virtual Love,” and Campus Explorer for “Rise in Online Dating for Students.”

For your viewing pleasure, our friends at YourTango posted their Ask the Experts Video, “What is Mobile Dating?” Yes, it’s the hottest trend so it’s time to hop on board.

Over at GenConnect, I contributed a guest post, “Still Need a Date for Valentine’s? and gave my two cents worth on Huffington Post in “Experts and Researchers Say Online Dating Has Lost its Stigma,” which has been tweeted 83 times and still counting. Hint, hint. We love the social media love.

Ever wonder who signs on to Missed Connections on Craig’s List? So did The Brooklyn Paper and Digital Trends. Find out how a professor took a deeper look and created a site to help those in search of the one who got away.

As always, I wish you much love and joy in cyberspace, or wherever you may roam.

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