Instead of pledging to run a marathon, or learn Japanese this year, why not try online dating instead? It’s now the most popular way to find a partner and allows you to look at thousands of single people from the comfort of your own sofa. Here is our quick guide to getting started.
Month: December 2018
Festive Messaging Tips
Sending a message is the best way to secure yourself a date, but many people are put off sending one as they don’t know what to write. The key to a good message is to compliment your recipient, relate to what they have said and ask them a question. Complimenting someone’s profile text, or profile… Continue reading Festive Messaging Tips
Sneaky Christmas Dating
It’s only a couple of days until Christmas Day, the time of year where families are often brought together. When you aren’t getting much time on your own it will be difficult to make time for online dating, but we have a few sneaky ways for you to stay connected (if you want to of… Continue reading Sneaky Christmas Dating
What is Scrooging?
We’ve had Black Friday and Cyber Monday and now it’s the turn of the highstreet to experience a rush of shoppers (or whatever the collective term is for a large group of shoppers is). With the crowds also comes a spike in breakups due to what has become known as ‘Scrooging‘. Scrooging, which as you… Continue reading What is Scrooging?
November success stories: Winter is coming
The clocks went back in November, which meant shorter, darker days and some pretty miserable weather. But instead of feeling a bit doom and gloom about it all, our countryside-loving singles at Muddy Matches were busy on the rural dating scene. We had a record number of new joiners, hundreds of thousands of messages sent… Continue reading November success stories: Winter is coming
The Joy of Muddy People
We are often asked why sisters Lucy and Emma set up Muddy Matches when there were already lots of online dating websites around. As farmer’s daughters they had grown up in the countryside and had enjoyed the rural pursuits and the type of ‘muddy’ boots’ lifestyle that seemed alien to many of their city dwelling… Continue reading The Joy of Muddy People
How To Avoid Bad Body Language
We talk a lot about how you can portray yourself in your dating profile text and photos, but when you meet someone in real life you communicate through both your words and your body language. Here we will discuss non-verbal communication and how to show that you are interested in someone. Open up When you… Continue reading How To Avoid Bad Body Language
5 Benefits of Dating a Short Man
What would your ideal man look like? The standard answer is ‘tall, dark and handsome’, so it can be difficult for men who are below average height to meet the woman, or man of his dreams. So we’re here to encourage you to include shorter men in your searches as well as searching for average… Continue reading 5 Benefits of Dating a Short Man
Christmas Dating Etiquette
We’ve entered into the period of Christmas parties; a time when every Tom, Dick and Harry is hosting a festive soiree. If you are part of a couple then you will be invited to parties with your other half, but what happens if you are single?
3 Reasons Why Your Profile Was Rejected
Muddy Matches is an online dating website that was set up for country-minded people to meet one another and we continue to make sure that it stays that way by monitoring all of the dating profiles and photos that are sent through to us to make sure that they are genuine and that are members… Continue reading 3 Reasons Why Your Profile Was Rejected