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Dating can be a scary process, but without the risk there is no reward. Life online has been a game-changer.
Be Careful With Digital Dating in 2015
January 2nd is the busiest day of the year for new sign-ups to online dating sites. This, according to Match.com and widely corroborated by other sites, was an interesting fun fact we stumbled on while researching dating in 2015. It makes sense, really; "New Year, New You" seems to be the current catchphrase behind all our annual well-intentioned life changes we pledge to around this time of year, so it's only natural for a lot of singles to desire one of those changes be to effectively mix, mingle, and match with a new love for the New Year.
We haven't written specifically about dating for Officer.com since May 2009 and, despite the timeless insight and masterful word craft of those articles from over five and half years ago, we thought it about time to expand upon them and look at dating in 2015. Since then a lot of new officers have joined our ranks, many still young and single and primed to meet, date, and spend a few years with their future first wife or husband!
Sorry!! Sorry, that was awfully cynical. We're sure the newest crew are smarter and more cautious than so many who have gone before, more experienced at a younger age and better able to negotiate the gender differences and stresses that test relationships, and well-grounded emotionally to avoid the myopia that leads to ill-advised and/or mismanaged marriages. But, for those who might not be...
And if you're a little older and long into the dating game, or brand new to it after a long-term relationship has ended, and need to update your analog skills for the digital age. Well, we can help.
First, in the interest of Full Disclosure: We met nearly 25 years ago,...