Googling Your Date

With Facebook, LinkedIn and hundreds of other social networking sites around it’s easier than ever before to do some ‘detective work’ on a potential date before meeting them, but how do you go about it and how moral is it to do so? At Muddy Matches we don’t take a strong view as to whether… Continue reading Googling Your Date

What History Has Taught us About Dating

When it comes to historic dating practices it seems that shouting about your love from a balcony or playing the loot while reciting jaunty lyrics weren’t the only ways to get yourself noticed by an attractive suitor. From personal ads to pleasure gardens there was something for everyone.

What Are the Advantages of Using a Niche Dating Site?

In the past decade there has been an explosion of niche dating sites appearing on the internet, so why are they so popular and how do you choose which one is best for you? Why choose a niche dating site? Common interests– The most obvious reason to choose a niche dating site is that you’re… Continue reading What Are the Advantages of Using a Niche Dating Site?

Dating: How to Meet New People

When you’re a child there are endless opportunities to meet new people, but as an adult you tend to stick with the same people that you have known for years. So how do you expand your social circle and hopefully meet potential suitors in the process? Well we might just be a little biased here,… Continue reading Dating: How to Meet New People

Picnic Ideas

Woo hoo, the sun is shining (for today at least). What better excuse is there to grab a picnic blanket and head outside for a romantic date? Here are a few of our ideas for pulling off the perfect picnic: The quickie picnic Suitable for: spontaneous types Get your heads out of the gutter- I’m… Continue reading Picnic Ideas

What to Say in Your First Message on a Dating Site

We’re not going to lie here, sending your first message is pretty daunting; so here are some tips to help you to make the first move. Keep it short and sweet – The most successful messages in our experience are less than five lines long. You can always send more messages if you want to… Continue reading What to Say in Your First Message on a Dating Site

Magazine Wants Women Who Have Found Rural Love

A leading women’s magazine is looking to find a woman under 40 who has left her life in the city and found love in the countryside to feature in a “really positive and inspiring real life story”. The writer said: “The feature will be handled very sensitively, and we’ll be able to read the copy… Continue reading Magazine Wants Women Who Have Found Rural Love

What Should I Put in My additional photos?

Once you’ve written a fantastic profile and added a flattering main profile picture (see our Dating Profile Photos Dos and Don’ts) you can start adding additional photos to let people know more about yourself. It’s also useful if you really can’t decide which your best side is! Here at Muddy Matches we’re always happy to… Continue reading What Should I Put in My additional photos?

Should You Kiss on a First Date?

  Whether or not you should kiss on your first date is arguably one of the most stressful aspects about dating. To take some of the worry out of the process I asked the Muddy Matches team for their advice and here’s our checklist for deciding whether or not you should initiate a kiss on… Continue reading Should You Kiss on a First Date?