The Complete Guide to Googling Your Date (Or Crush. Or Ex. Or Cute Barista. Or….)

Googling your dates is a bad idea. Very very bad. But you’re going to do it anyway, right? So here’s how to do it like a pro.

Digital Turnoffs: 5 Ways to Blow It Over Email or Text

The following is a list of pet peeves that, while not break-up worthy necessarily, certainly don’t do a lot for a guy upfront.

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All the Crafty Texts and Fake Status Updates in the World Won’t Get You the Relationship You Want

A deep connection is never based on how well or poorly someone manipulates texts and images on a screen, but on how he or she behaves offline.

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‘Must Be Willing to Lie About How We Met’

Dating is embarrassing, especially when you’ve got to pitch your best romantic qualities to an anonymous rabble using only a series of Rorschach questionnaires and a thoroughly censored handful of photographs.

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Divorce & Other Profile Facts To Include When Dating Online

Nondisclosure of a piece of information so huge makes it seem like there’s a reason they’re not being up front.

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Yes, Data Does Reveal the Secrets to Finding Your Spouse Online

Take, use, and reap the rewards. You can meet your dream partner and get married and never have to fake an interest in skeet shooting over an awkward dinner ever again.

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Why I’ll Never Cyberstalk Anyone Ever Again

You can’t ever get an accurate perception of a person by tracking their web footprint. It’s just not possible — humans are too complex.

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Is the Internet Turning Men Into Feckless, Serial Dating Machines?

Serial online dating has little to do with the boundless choices of the Internet, and everything to do with the guy who’s surfing them.

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Last-Minute Gift Idea: A Flickr Pro Subscription, for Your Favorite Former Instagrammer

Every time someone favorites her photos, she’ll think of you.