The Perfect Profile Photo

Your Main Photo is the first thing that someone will see when they look at your dating profile, so we have some tips for making sure that you choose, or take a photo that will show you at your best. Fill the screen We ask that our members select a photo that clearly shows their… Continue reading The Perfect Profile Photo

How Long does Online Dating Take?

Here at Muddy Matches we are often asked how long it takes to meet someone special by using an online dating website. The truth is, there is no set amount of time that it will take you to meet someone as it is different for everyone. There are factors that can help to make the… Continue reading How Long does Online Dating Take?

TMI – What to Leave out of Your Profile

TMI (too much information) is an acronym that you have probably seen a lot on forums and comments feeds. It’s a useful phrase when someone tells you too much about their newborns nappy content, or the intimate details of their love life. It also comes in handy when describing what you should leave out of… Continue reading TMI – What to Leave out of Your Profile

How to Build Your Dating Confidence

Dating is a scary thing — there’s the fear of rejection, there’s the fear of not being noticed at all and there’s the fear that you will become the topic of the village gossip network. We can’t stop you from being rejected, or from the local title-tattle, but we can help you to feel more confident… Continue reading How to Build Your Dating Confidence

What do You Want?

When it comes to love, we all have an idea about what our ideal partner would be like, but for most people these expectations differ from reality. One man, called Alan, has set up his own website that lists the criteria for his ideal woman. The description outlines everything from how she must look, to… Continue reading What do You Want?

I Give up!

There are people who join online dating websites and find their special someone within hours of joining, but for the majority of people, it takes months before they find a suitable match. Here’s what you can do instead of giving up! Be realistic If you have been single for a while, online dating will not… Continue reading I Give up!

Humble bragging

Your online dating profile is your opportunity to sell yourself to other single people online (metaphorically, not literally, as it’s not that sort of website). You will want to use your profile text to tell people why you would be a good match for them, without being seen as arrogant. So how do you strike… Continue reading Humble bragging

Taking Photos for Your Dating Profile

Your Main Photo is the first thing that anyone will see they look at your profile, so it’s important first of all to make sure that you add a photo and to ensure that it shows you at your best. Your Main Photo should clearly show your head and shoulders and should be a fairly… Continue reading Taking Photos for Your Dating Profile

Decoding Dating Language

We’ve reached a point where traditional dating advert abbreviations have blended with modern acronyms and emojis.  We’re having to Google peoples’ profile text to find out WOE (What on Earth)  everyone is saying. So for those of you who aren’t fluent in this new fusion of languages, we’re outlined some of the most popular ones… Continue reading Decoding Dating Language