Personal Dating Assistants

10/16/2026

Is your favourite hobby hurting your dating prospects?

Dating coach Blaine Anderson ranks gaming among the worst hobbies for single men. Golf doesn't fare much better.

Her alternatives? Running, racket sports, volunteering — activities that create opportunities to meet people.

But should you change your hobbies to become more attractive?

Our take: Do you. But listen to feedback.

There's nothing wrong with gaming, golf or enjoying time alone. But if you're struggling to meet someone, perhaps your lifestyle isn't creating enough opportunities for connection.

You don't need to abandon what you love. Just broaden your horizons.
Authenticity matters. But so does adaptability.

What do you think? Should men rethink their hobbies to improve their dating prospects?

She's being very honest.

10/14/2026

Is the “ick” ruining your chances at love?

We’ve become remarkably good at spotting red flags, but perhaps not so good at recognizing green ones.

As relationship expert Amy Chan points out, modern dating has turned unrealistic expectations into “high standards.”

Perhaps the secret to finding someone isn't having more options, but giving the people we meet a genuine chance.

After all, chemistry isn't always instant, and perfection rarely exists.

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09/30/2026

Dating apps have trained us to make decisions quickly.

Swipe left. Swipe right. Not my type. Next.

But here's an interesting finding from the latest Singles in America research:
49% of singles say they've eventually fallen for someone they weren't initially attracted to.

A friend of mine has his own approach: the three-strikes rule.

If there's nothing obviously wrong but he's not feeling the spark, he'll give it a second date. And even a third.

He recently did exactly that.

After date three, he'd decided it wasn't going anywhere and planned to tell her face-to-face. He's old-fashioned that way.

She beat him to it...by text no less!

Three dates. Three chances. Same conclusion.

But I still like the philosophy.

There's a big difference between “I'm not attracted to this person” and “I didn't feel an instant spark.”

In a dating culture built around making judgments in seconds, maybe three dates isn't indecisive.

Maybe it's giving attraction a fair chance.

What's your rule — one date, two dates, or three strikes?

The Kinsey Institute, in partnership with Match, today released its 15th annual Singles in America study, the nation’s most comprehensive and longest-running scientific study of single adults.

09/17/2026

“I want to meet someone. I just don't want dating to become another job.” That may sum up modern dating for a lot of busy professionals.

The latest Singles in America study surveyed roughly 5,000 U.S. singles and found plenty of optimism about relationships. But there's a big difference between wanting a relationship and actually putting in the time to find one.

Build the profile. Find decent photos. Swipe. Match. Think of something clever to say. Keep five conversations alive and straight. Figure out who's actually interested. Arrange the date. Start over.

Somewhere along the way, finding a relationship became a project management exercise. Maybe that's one reason so many successful people can manage careers, teams, businesses and complicated lives — yet dating keeps sliding to the bottom of the to-do list.

Is modern dating genuinely too much work, or have we just made it that way?

The Kinsey Institute, in partnership with Match, today released its 15th annual Singles in America study, the nation’s most comprehensive and longest-running scientific study of single adults.

09/12/2026

An analysis of more than 7,000 dating profiles found that men who left their occupation blank received more matches than men who listed it.

But I’m not sure the lesson is simply “hide your job.” A doctor friend of mine says the opposite — he gets noticeably more dates when he includes his profession.

We attach all kinds of assumptions to titles.

Doctor: successful, intelligent, dependable.
Lawyer: ambitious, argumentative, works too much.
Finance: successful, competitive, maybe a little intense.
Engineer: smart, stable... perhaps not the life of the party.

Fair? Probably not.

But on dating apps, people make decisions in seconds. A job title becomes a shortcut for an entire personality — even when the stereotype has very little to do with the person behind the profile.

So perhaps the question isn't whether you should list your profession. It's whether your profile gives people enough information to see the person beyond the title.

Men who leave the job field blank on a dating profile get 39% more matches than men who fill it in

08/30/2026

Bumble just changed one of the rules that made it Bumble.

After more than a decade of requiring women to make the first move, Bumble now allows either person to message first. Interestingly, Bumble says 66% of women it surveyed actually prefer men to initiate.

Maybe the old-fashioned first move isn’t so old-fashioned after all.

What do you think — good change or bad change?

Bumble is ditching the rule that it has enforced since launching in 2024. Men can finally message first.

07/31/2026

Apparently, finding your future partner may now involve a photo booth, a personality quiz and a strip of photos.

Modern dating continues to innovate. Give it a try next time you’re in New York City.

Or, you know, we got you. You just have to show up for the date!



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07/27/2026

Your dating apps are basically another inbox.

8:12am: Outlook.
8:37am: Slack.
9:04am: Teams.
12:16pm: Hinge.

Congratulations. Romance now has admin.

You matched with someone Sunday. She’s attractive, funny, interesting—and sends you a great message.

“I’ll reply properly tonight,” you said to yourself.

Monday gets busy.
Tuesday gets worse.
Wednesday you remember her while brushing your teeth.

Thursday night, you finally respond: “haha yeah totally. how’s your week going?" Three business days later!

This is the weird thing about online dating for busy guys.

You can be great at dating—and terrible at the job you have to do before you get one.

Swiping. Matching. Opening. Replying. Filtering. Following up. Scheduling.

You’re not dating. You’re administering dating.

Basically, another job—except nobody pays you to stare at Hinge at 10:47pm.

Maybe you don’t need help dating. Maybe you need help getting to the date.

Because the date is the fun part.

The 47 tiny tasks required to get there? That’s another story.

07/13/2026

We can set you up with a fantastic dating profile.
But we can’t stop her clicking on your LinkedIn profile.
If your dating profile says “confident executive” but your LinkedIn profile says “Regional Sales Associate, 2015”.....there’s a bit of a brand mismatch.
Be ready. Some due diligence may be coming your way.

One in 5 survey respondents said they used it to research a potential partner.

07/07/2026

Apparently, one of the biggest dating trends currently is the exact opposite of what most people do. Refreshing...and we approve!

Dating coaches say creative, low-cost activities help couples build stronger connections while avoiding the pressure of first dates.