How to Deal with a Breakup

Being dumped is upsetting, especially if you saw a future with that person. However hard it seems now, you will start to feel better and will begin to think about meeting someone new. Look back over what you have gained Did your ex encourage you to learn a new skill, visit a new place, or… Continue reading How to Deal with a Breakup

Quick Tips for Online Dating

Online dating is a way to streamline your dating experience; after all it means that you don’t need to go to lots of speed dating sessions, or try your luck at the pub to find someone special. However, busy people are often put off the whole process as they believe that they will have to… Continue reading Quick Tips for Online Dating

Dancing Dates

There’s a new dating show on TV (something we can say pretty much every week now). Channel 4’s Flirty Dancing sees dancer and choreographer Ashley Banjo teaching single people a dance routine before pairing them up in couples to perform the routine together. The producers of the show hoped that dance and some careful pairing… Continue reading Dancing Dates

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

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

I’m too Poor to Date

Results from HARR-e (an AI service set up for men by grooming products manufacturer Harry) said one of the biggest concerns that men face is the worry about not having enough money. This can be enough to stop men from joining dating websites, as they worry that their date won’t be interested in someone who… Continue reading I’m too Poor to Date

Positive Online Dating

There’s a reason why sitcoms show people pretending to laugh heartily, or asking their friend to laugh at them when the object of their affections is looking in their direction: it’s because laughing makes you look fun and attractive. It’s hard to portray laughter in your dating profile text, unless you want to use LOL,… Continue reading Positive Online Dating

October success stories: FANG-tastic dates

Tenuous Halloween / dating joke for you: Why didn’t the skeleton go to the Halloween party? Because he had no-body to go with. Ba-dum-tish. October delivered another wave of success stories from Muddy Matches members getting up to mischief with other country-minded singles. Here’s just a few examples from this month’s Inbox… We got married… Continue reading October success stories: FANG-tastic dates

Your Perfect Profile Photo

Your Main Photo is the first thing that people will see when they look at your dating profile, so it is important that it is a good representation of what you really look like now. Here are some tips to make sure that it is the best that it can be. Light it up Good… Continue reading Your Perfect Profile Photo

First Impressions Count

You have probably heard it hundreds of times before, but first impressions really do count. Here are some ways to make a good first impression online and in person. Online Your profile If someone only spends 30 seconds looking at your dating profile, then they will probably only see your Main Photo and a few… Continue reading First Impressions Count