There’s no qualms about it…we live in a digital world now where technology is king and information and immediate gratification is readily available with the click of a button. It’s even impacted our dating and sex lives; in a matter of seconds you can pull up a slew of pornographic images to whet your sexual appetite or peruse a dating personals site to scan for potential matches with your cell phone or laptop when you’re on a break from work or traveling home on a subway. It’s that easy now! But with this quick accessibility and push-button mentality, does it really serve the needs and ultimate prognosis for those single gay men who are seeking a soul mate for a long-term partnership? Can you find love on Facebook? Is Match.com and all those other dating sites the answer? Let’s do an examination of the pros and cons of using social media in your dating efforts to see how it shapes up.

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Dear Dr. Brian:

I am 48 and I’ve not had any luck with getting any dates when I go on to gay dating sites. Can you help me?

-Thomas (Indiana)

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As we all know, one factor that fuels physical attraction is appearance. Gay men, and men in general, tend to be very visual-oriented, so it’s important to capitalize on that in your online dating profile picture. Below, please find an article written by Giles Fabris at LookBetterOnline.com that offers tips on how to create attention-getting photos that highlight your assets for maximum return on those online dating sites you may utilize. Good Photos That Get Results For Online Daters

If you’ve been having some difficulty succeeding with your online dating personals ad campaign and are frustrated by your lack of connection with Mr. Right prospects, one possible area you may want to explore as a troubleshooting strategy is to examine what’s called your objections. These are resistances that we may have to taking full advantage of what our dating personal ad can do for us. For whatever reason, you may feel inhibited from doing certain actions or may be blocked by particular beliefs that prevent you from making yourself available or by being receptive to being known or even meeting certain guys. While there are many reasons why a personals ad may not be yielding you the results you’re looking for in snagging a date, one area of control that you do have is to examine any possible role that you may be playing in its defeat. read more >>

It can be pretty challenging trying to locate and meet compatible dating partners that mesh with your personality, value system, and attraction needs. These difficulties can be compounded for gay singles. It’s not that easy to differentiate who is straight or gay at the local supermarket, let alone who is single and available. Or what if you’re not into the gay bar scene? What if you don’t have access to a gay community because you live in a rural area or if your lifestyle doesn’t place you in situations where you would have much exposure to other gay singles? It’s tough! Thankfully, the advent of the Internet has given singles yet another venue to access each other with the presence of personals and matchmaking sites. These are all not created equal, however! read more >>

Introduction

When you have an online dating personals ad, much of the initial communication and interaction that you will have with a potential dating prospect is primarily through the written word—mainly via e-mail or online chatting. As our society continues to embrace technology as a preferred mode of communication, the traditional “courtship” process has been forever altered when it comes to getting to know someone for potential dating. The lack of face-to-face contact in the very beginning and early stages of online dating can be advantageous as a relatively safe screening period to determine possible compatibility before moving ahead to the more vulnerable direct in-person contact. This can save a lot of time and energy and aids in boosting confidence about meeting someone new. However, it’s also a very impersonal mode of communication fraught with many missing elements that can make this screening process more challenging. For example, the inability to read body language is a major obstacle, as is the difficulty in being able to gauge whether any actual physical chemistry exists between the two people. read more >>