Dear Soul2Match Customers,

As Soul2Match always aims at bringing optimal experience to our customers, we would kindly ask you to participate in our qualitative telephone survey in order to help us understand better what our customers’ needs are and improve the quality of our services.

The survey will be conducted before May 31^st within the US (preferably California and New York area). If you are interested in participating in the short telephone interview, please send your name, telephone number and place of residence to social@soul2match.com. Please note that the information collected from this interview will be totally confidential. The results of this survey will be sent to you afterwards.

Thank you in advance!

 Best regards,

Soul2Match Team

There are only a number of cute, funny or both things which will never stop being fascinating. You know one of them is the pure, honest way in which children describe what love is.

When my grandmother got arthritis, she couldn’t bend over and paint her toenails anymore. So my grandfather does it for her all the time, even when his hands got arthritis too. That’s love.

Rebecca- age 8

“When someone loves you, the way they say your name is different. You just know that your name is safe in their mouth.”

Billy – age 4

“Love is when a girl puts on perfume and a boy puts on shaving cologne and they go out and smell each other.”

Karl – age 5

“Love is when you go out to eat and give somebody most of your French fries without making them give you any of theirs.”

Chrissy – age 6

“Love is what makes you smile when you’re tired.”

Terri – age 4

“Love is when my mommy makes coffee for my daddy and she takes a sip before giving it to him, to make sure the taste is OK.”

Danny – age 7

“Love is when you kiss all the time. Then when you get tired of kissing, you still want to be together and you talk more. My Mommy and Daddy are like that. They look gross when they kiss”

Emily – age 8

“Love is what’s in the room with you at Christmas if you stop opening presents and listen.”

Bobby – age 7

“If you want to learn to love better, you should start with a friend who you hate,”

Nikka – age 6

“Love is when you tell a guy you like his shirt, then he wears it everyday.”

Noelle – age 7

“Love is like a little old woman and a little old man who are still friends even after they know each other so well.”

Tommy – age 6

(Special Thanks to ThingsAboutLove)

I just couldn’t help myself but remind you of that one Enjoy!

Current Facebook categories:

1. Single 2. In a relationship (Duh!) 3. Engaged 4. Married 5. It’s complicated 6. In an open relationship 7. Widowed 8. Separated 9. Divorced 10. In a civil union 11. In a domestic partnership

But they forgot about:

12. With a cheap bastard 13. Texting 14. Sexting 15. Talking 16. Just Kinda Talking 17. a F**k buddy 18. Friend with benefits 19. Dating and Mating 20. Confused 21. Leading someone on 22. Being led on by someone 23. Homewrecker 24. What you want me to be 25. Homosexual

27. Dirty old man 28. Old maid 29. Virgin 30. With a stripper 31. With a bitch 32. With a couch potato 33. Emailing 34. With a con artist 35. Predator 36. Prey 37. Long distance 38. Skyping 39. Making love to my pet 40. Dating a Cougar 41. Dating a Cub 42. a Swinger (I bet this one would be popular now a days)

43. In jail 44. With a Douche bag 45. With a Player 46. Dating my Ex 47. With a BBW 48. Dominatrix 49. Slave (S & M) 50. Interracial 51. Incestuous 52. Dating my cousin 53. Married to my cousin 54. staying together cuz there’s kids 55. Delusional 56. Hopeless romantic 57. Heart broken 58. In love.. I think 59. In a love triangle 60. Bitter 61. Dating a tall person 62. Dating a person in my mind 63. Got the Asian Fever 64. Hugh Hefnering it 65. Anything goes 66. Cheating 67. Being cheated on 68. Being lied to

69. Dating a Sugar Daddy 70. Dating a Sugar Mamma 71. Pimping 72. a Hooker 73. Into bad boys 74. Into nerds 75. In a cult 76. In an arranged marriage 77. Barely Legal 78. With a Panther 79. With a manther 80. With a Lion (Older men that like younger women) 81. With a Kitten (Younger women dating older man) 82. With a Millionaire 83. With a MILF 84. In denial 85. No idea 86. If I tell you, I’d have to kill you 87. Need more clarity 88. Friends with benefits 89. Dating my boss 90. Dating my secretary 91. Dating my lawyer 92. With the Mail Man 93. With the Milk Man 94. Married to my JOB 95. Married to a bitch 96. F**k you for asking! 97. With a Hottie! 98. None of your business 99. With my teacher

100. And the last and final answer: “Can you please repeat the question”?

(Thanks to eLoveMagazine.com)

What science says might surprise you once again. Here is the fact:

Just one in eight women have the confidence to call themselves ‘attractive,’ according to a new study.

“The survey of 1,000 women, conducted by Dove Skincare, found more than three-quarters (78%) rated ‘real women’ as the image they’d most like to see in beauty advertising, over celebrities and teenage girls.” Ok, no surprise here.

The poll found 27% of women admit the biggest pressure to be beautiful actually comes from themselves. Society (19%) and the media (13%) were next on the list of top beauty pressures, but just five per cent of women feel pressure from friends, family and partners, the Telegraph reported.

“The research also revealed that the secret to women feeling confident was a clear combination of relationships and looking good.” Which makes sense, doesn’t it

 
Being loved (72%) was the biggest confidence booster for women, followed by having a strong relationship or marriage (53%), liking how you look in the mirror (35%), being in good physical shape (33%), and taking good care of yourself (31%).

The vast majority of women (82%) agree they feel their best inside and out when they care about the way they look. The art of paying compliments also rated highly in helping women feel beautiful, with 50% agreeing they feel more confident when they are complimented – second only to being in a happy relationship. (Yeah, girls will be girls so compliments will always play a major role.)

However, one-in-four women were unable to remember when they last received a compliment that made them feel beautiful.

The research also revealed different attitudes to confidence across varying age groups. As women get older, the amount of compliments they give per day reduces significantly. One in five 18 to 24-year-old old women (20 percent) tell their female friends they look beautiful on a daily basis, but just one in 25 of 55 to 64-year-olds do the same.

Both those age groups had the lowest beauty confidence while those in the 25 to 29-year-old age bracket feel the most assured about their looks. (So bottom line – do we get bitter with age… and does this bother only me?)

Like it or not it happens and sometimes it is even good for you. To continue with the cliché’s – nothing is as bad as it seems and we all learn from life and etc etc.

To stop with the cliche’s I will just let you read and absorb the tips we have for you. Some you have experienced and maybe have worked for you, some are probably new or have been forgotten. However, all the listed things (neatly collected and put by BettyConfidential, thank you!) can help you, trust me. Use them, tailor them accordingly for yourself, do whatever is necessary but just do it!

Here we go:

1. Remove all evidence

Things can often carry more weight than the relationship itself. Do you have stuff in your closet you just can’t part with? Do you feel if you throw it away you will be discarding a memory or the relationship associated with that memory? No object can replace your memories. Your ex is gone, so their stuff should be gone too. Clean up your surroundings so you have a fresh start.

2. Spend time with people who don’t know your story

Spending time doing something new with fresh people can break you of the habit of talking about your ex. If these people don’t know you they won’t be talking about your relationship. You will also get to enjoy a new experience which may open up all kinds of possibilities.

3. Plan ahead

Often on the heels of a breakup we experience good days and bad days. On the good days plan ahead, so on the bad days when you don’t feel like doing anything, you will because you have already committed to doing so. Just the act of getting up and out will help to lift your spirits.

4. Redecorate

Regardless of your budget, there is always something you can do to freshen up your home. Even simply moving your bed so you wake up each morning looking in a different direction can dramatically alter your mood.

5. Exercise

Exercise is good for your mind, body and spirit. Your body deserves your attention. Love it and it will love you back. When you feel good physically your self confidence will get a boost too.

6. Don’t ask

You do not need to know what your ex is up too. Don’t ask your friends; When did you see him? Who was he with? Does he look happy? And so on. Even a trusted source will only know half of the real story. Don’t set yourself up this way. Spend your time building your own life and not being curious about your ex’s.

7. Work

A rewarding job, whether volunteer or paying is a wonderful distraction. It can occupy your mind so you can escape the constant marry-go-round of thought about your past relationship. If you work hard at something you love, time will pass and you could come out the other end ahead in life and occupation.

8. Don’t play the victim

You may feel like the victim, just don’t play the part. The sooner you can claim responsibility for your life the sooner you can change it. Life doesn’t happen to you, it happens because of you. Take charge of your day to day behavior and you will go from rut to rockin’.

9. Reignite your passions

Are there things you love to do that your ex didn’t enjoy like travel, art class or tennis? Take advantage of your freedom and sign up for those activities you love. Get out and do them now.

10. Change your routine

Even the smallest change in your day to day routine will shift your perspective and start to pull you out of your rut. Take a different route to work, change what you eat in the morning, invite someone new to join you for lunch, stop watching TV with dinner. Mix it up and see what new ideas and opportunities come into your life.

So, can you add on that? What is your personal savior after break up? What about your Break Up Playlists?

Once again You showed your awesomeness and support and made the Soul2Match super proud of their friends and customers!

A couple of months ago Bonny Albo from About.com started working hard on the annual About.com dating awards 2012. This would have been the first time we have been nominated for the awards and we were so excited when you guys nominated Soul2Match.com for not just one, but TWO categories!

Best New Dating Site of 2012 and Most Innovative Dating Site of 2012!!!! Wow and what unique competitors we stood next to! All of us, new, creative, innovative, potentially huge, already very successful and in overall online dating websites with great ideas and customers were there because of people like you – who appreciate hard-working, devoted to bring the best to their customers teams!

“And the winner is….”

And here comes the best part – Soul2Match.com won in both categories!

We cannot express our gratitude and appreciation! You have always been loyal and we never took your support and good taste for granted. That is why the team of Soul2Match would like to thank you once again for helping us bring to you what you truly want and need!

Well, let’s not get more emotional than we already are… Know that we are always here when you need us on your trip to find love!

The Soul2Match team

Before we get to the point I would like to remind you of the things you should never say to your girlfriend, please trust me here.

However, today’s post is about what to say to the girl you like / like to spend time with / love etc. depending on where you are. I don’t want to keep you waiting but there is one thing left to say before listing some cool phrases to help you express what you feel and make her happy.

The phrases are just suggestions and they are also good for the right time. So not to scare you but you can totally miss the moment and end up sounding cheesy or get the “what?!”. But also don’t be afraid to improvise and get creative, no need to follow the book when it comes to feelings…

What do You say to your loved one? Leave some comments Would love to hear so leave some comments

To get started, here are some romantic things to say to a woman (but don’t do it unless you do feel it):

• “You know, I think you’re my favorite person in the world.” (with a playful smile while looking into her eyes)

•  “I wish I could be with you forever, but that still wouldn’t be enough time to love you.”

•  “This feels right.” (while embracing her tightly and romantically)

• “I miss you already.” (say something like this right after you’ve finished spending a romantic evening together)

•  “Kiss me again.” (look deep into her eyes, pull her close, and demand it…in a sexy romantic way)

• “You’re amazing.” (righter after intimacy, say this to her, but be sincere and kiss her shoulder or forehead)

• “I wouldn’t trade this night for the world.”

•  “Relax, let me love you completely.” (this is an excellent romantic thing to say to create a sense of comfort and security as you get intimate with your woman)

• “She’s priceless, irreplaceable, and she’s mine.” (say this to someone else in reference to your woman, but say it when your woman is around to hear it)

• “This feels like a dream.”

•  “I’ve never felt this way about anyone before.”

• “Wrap your arms around me.”

•  “I’ve been thinking about you, and I miss you.” (give her a random call and say this in a playful and romantic way)

•  “Talk to me, I’ve missed you.” (say this while holding her hands and lightly stroking it)

•  “I love the way you taste.”

• “I’ve dreamed about this moment my whole life.” (pick a special moment with her to say this)

• “I’m yours.”

• “My life would be a prison without your love.”

• “You inspire me.”

(Inspiration: RomanticLoveTips)

I would like to give you another last hint of what wouldn’t be romantic and the statistics say choosing one of these topics would ruin your time together. Now go spend some time with her or find your soulmate with us at Soul2Match.com

Another attempt to solve the timeless question has been made and this time social media is highly involved.

Sophisticated beings or not, as it turns out not much has changes and food is on top of both lists.

Social media monitoring company NetBase analyzed a year’s worth of online conversations — 27 billion, to be exact. Using natural language processing, they parsed English grammar and gender voice in search of phrases like “I want X.” The data was then analyzed for sentiment, and condensed into a top 10 list for each sex.

Well, check out the actual outcome. Meanwhile, I’m gonna check what some of my good matches at Soul2Match.com would like to have for dinner sometime (Tell me, isn’t it great that food can always provide a good ice-breaker or even save the conversation? After all, this is all we talk about off and online…)

Once again we will discuss how taking a look at your actions and tailoring them a bit can completely change the game of online dating for you (actually in this case – dating in general as well).

So here you are, matching hotties at Soul2Match, getting some good scores, initiating a conversation and wow! look at that! you are going on a date!

Now…There are many things you can start worrying about when it comes to The First Date. We all have a list of major deal breakers, and it’s a good thing to figure out if any of those deal breakers are present in a guy or girl you like before you go out on a date. But—and this is a very important but—you need to be reasonable.

As sex advice columnist Dan Savage puts it (check video at the bottom), if you’ve got a list of deal breakers that has more than five things on it you are the problem. Your deal breaker list should look something like this:

1. Heavy drug use
2. Has no ambition
3. Still in love with ex-boy or girlfriend from a decade ago
4. Says “I love you” on the first date
5. Owns more than two cats (you know, if you hate cats and have a pet hair allergy)

It should not look like this:

1. Chews with mouth open
2. Leaves mayonnaise out on the counter
3. Has opposing political views
4. Is shorter/taller than me
5. Doesn’t think Titanic is the best movie, like, ever!!

You might be surprised by how easy it can be to get over the things that you think make a person completely unappealing. You have to make sure you don’t rule anyone out because they occasionally forget to turn of the oven or have been known to enjoy pornography. That said, you don’t want to waste your time going out with someone who isn’t compatible.

One of the benefits of online dating is that you can exchange a few messages and ask these sorts of questions. You don’t want to ask “So I was wondering…are you a heavy drug user?” but rather bring up the topic so it can be discussed. Perhaps you’re talking about your weekend and you went to a party where you had to leave early because you hate the smell of marijuana. Or perhaps you stayed for hours because of the same reason.

Whatever the case may be, try to slip into these topics naturally. Not only will you find deal breakers, but you’ll also learn a lot more about a person than you would from just asking “hey, what’s up?”

Oh, if I were you I would also check Merritt Martin’s ones, just for fun

Going through my phone today reminded me of this video so I thought why not ask you about it >:D. There are many things happening on that little device of mine, most of which I don’t even remember unless I go through them. Now as the History is in front of me, I can tell you that it would be so easy for my boyfriend (if I had one) to misinterpret most of the listings/messages/entries. However, maybe if I had one, most of these won’t be there on the first place… or would they?

So my question to you, both men and women, is – Have you been curious to check what’s happening on His/Her phone? Or – have you already done it at a certain point?