Calling all singles! Has this past Valentine’s Day gotten you down? Are you still determined to find love in 2016? If so, you’re in luck! Over the holiday weekend, Match.com hosted a live stream event and shared their sixth annual Singles In America study at The Rickey at Dream Midtown in New York City. This year’s study explored dating during the election year, how to ditch your ex when you return to the dating world and also confirmed that a second date is more important than the first.
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By Meranda Yslas
The way people find relationships and love has been constantly evolving because of technology, and Match.com was one of the first companies to help with this change. After 20 years, this well-known online dating website has created over a quarter of a billion matches, started more than 10 million relationships, and helped “make” more than a million babies. If these numbers don’t convince you of Match.com’s reliability, then maybe a few online dating success stories can. … Click here to read the rest of the story!
Modern dating has a set of new rules along with new gadgets and online dating apps. With the click of a button or the swipe of a finger, you could make a night of ice cream and Netflix into one filled with wine and gourmet food. It’s no secret that technology has changed the dating game in so many ways. As if being single wasn’t hard enough, now there’s even more to know when you’re searching for a relationship and love! …Don’t miss the rest! Click here for more.
First comes love, then comes marriage, then comes the — well, you know the rest. Match.com was launched in 1995, and since then, it has become one of the largest online dating sites in the world. With all those success stories, can you guess how many babies have been “made” through Match.com connections? Over 1 million! With this thought in mind, Match.com is excited to launch their annual scholarship program, MatchMade Scholarships. One lucky winner will receive $50,000 towards their first year of college, and their parents will win $5,000 towards a MatchMade Getaway.
For me, MatchMade hits particularly close to home. I met my husband Drew on Match.com in 2003. He didn’t fit my “type,” and after our first date, I never called him back — but if at first you don’t succeed, try, try again. Drew messaged me for the second time in 2006, and I decided to give him another chance. Nine weeks later, during a whirlwind Valentine’s Day trip to Mexico, Drew proposed to me on the beach. After nearly seven years, we are still happily married and have two beautiful daughters, ages 3 and 5.
As parents, Drew and I understand that it’s never too early to start thinking about your child’s future. College tuitions are more expensive than ever, and Match.com is here to help. For nearly 20 years, happy couples have been sharing their Match.com stories, and now the site wants to hear from your kids. The rules are simple: Children between the ages of 13-20 are asked to creatively tell their parents’ love story (who met on Match.com, of course) in a 1-2 minute video.
Need some inspiration? Check out MatchMade’s Launch video on what happens when you ask kids about life and love. These children aren’t afraid to tell it like it is, and that’s exactly what Match.com wants from the contest entries. Beginning May 5th through June 30th, kids can submit their video creations via MatchMade’s website. Whether side-splittingly hilarious or grab-the-tissues moving, only the most creative video will win.
Up to 10 finalists will be chosen in July, and on August 18th, their fate will be in the public’s hands. On September 1st, the video with the highest number of shares will be announced, and the winner will receive a grand prize of $50,000 towards their first year of college. Of course, Match.com hasn’t forgotten about the parents: They will receive $5,000 towards a MatchMade getaway!
From first emails to walking down the aisle, Match.com wants to hear every heartfelt love story of couples who met on the site. Once you make the video, share it using #MatchMade — the more shares you get, the greater your chance of taking home the grand prize. Now, go grab your camera and get creative!
Please visit MatchMade for all of the rules and to enter the contest. Good luck!
Interview by Lori Bizzoco. Video by Damian Kolodiy.
At the Match.com Singles in America event, CupidsPulse.com Executive Editor Lori Bizzoco talked to panelist and blogger Perez Hilton about online dating and life in New York City with his sweet son, Mario.
Celebrity Video Interview with Perez Hilton
As for why he was on the panel at Saturday’s event, the celebrity gossip columnist reveals, “I’m here to talk about my experiences — I’m on Match and many other sites. I think it’s fun to offer my perspective, which may be different from the other panelists because I’m a gay man and a personality.”
In our celebrity video interview, the blogger lights up when the subject turned to his son. “He loves New York! We do so much here,” he shares. “I think raising a child in New York City is the best because there’s so much to do and it’s so easy to do so much.”
Of course, having a child changed Hilton’s dating life, but he doesn’t like to use the word “difficult” when it comes to finding love. “It definitely presents challenges that a single person wouldn’t face. Like I choose not to bring guys back to my place. You gotta work around it! Do what you got to do.”
Right now, though, the single celebrity parent’s priority is Mario’s first birthday on Feb. 17. He shares that the father-and-son duo will be celebrating with a blessings ceremony. “I’m inviting all my close friends and family to come over and write down little blessings on a sheet of paper,” he explains in our celebrity video interview. “I’m trying to get some spiritual folks — maybe a rabbi and a priest, maybe a monk — to share some words and blessings as well.”
Visit PerezHilton.com for more from the celebrity gossip columnist.
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2014 “BRADY BUNCH” RECEIVES SECOND CHANCE AT LOVE WITH THE HELP OF MATCH.COM
Last November, Match.com asked their successful couples across the country who were ready to pop the question to enter to receive a proposal of a lifetime that included an engagement ring and professional proposal planning as well as a videographer to capture the entire experience. Out of hundreds of inspiring entries, Troy and Eliza from Tampa, Florida, were selected because of Troy’s overwhelming love, admiration, and respect for Eliza, a widowed single mother of three who rarely takes time for herself. Troy (with the help of an all-star proposal team) quickly began planning the ultimate surprise for his future bride-to-be…but not before documenting their entire love story on film, unbeknownst to her.
It’s no surprise that Match.com’s “Spontuneous” Stir Game Night was a huge success. Nearly 100 singles gathered for a night of competitive fun as they played board games and belted out their favorite lyrics at Sen Restaurant on 21st Street in New York City.
Attendees included New York Post Meet Market columnist, Jozen Cummings; Dateologist, Tracy Steinberg; and Single Gal in the City founder, Melissa Braverman.
Our executive editor, Lori Bizzoco, was there to partake in the fun as well. In this exclusive interview, she sat down with Spontuneous creator Rob Ridegeway and The Bachelor alum, AshLee Frazier. They chatted about the concept behind this popular new game and how board games can help singles find love as well as Frazier’s involvement in the event
All in all, it was a great night at a great location with a great game!
For more information about Frazier, follow her on www.facebook.com/ashleenfrazier and Twitter @ashleefrazier. Stay tuned for a future interview with The Bachelor contestant!
Video by Erik Erikson.
For more videos from CupidsPulse.com, check out our YouTube channel.
Match.com understands that love really is a game! That’s why they’re teaming up with Rob Ridgeway, the creator of a new board game called “Spontuneous,” to bring together singles for a night of competitive fun. On Thursday, September 5th, from 7 to 10 p.m. ET, “Spontuneous” will be the game of the night at Stir Game Night. AshLee Frazier of The Bachelor will also be in attendance to challenge Match.com members in rounds of the game that brings song lyrics to life.
Do you ever feel uncomfortable at a bar or party because you don’t know who’s single or taken? Well, worry no longer! With Stir events by Match.com, everyone is single and looking to meet someone. Better yet, the online dating website is celebrating their one year anniversary! They’re giving you the opportunity to participate in their “What Stirs You? Create a Match.com Summer Singles Event and Win!” contest between Tuesday, May 14th and Tuesday, May 28th.
If you’ve never heard of Stir, it’s Match.com’s answer to offline events, offering a wide range of activities to Match.com members around the country. The program has seen great growth in the past year, hosting 2,850 events – broken down, that’s 14 events each day, 75 events each week and 320 events each month. Match.com has collaborated with over 1,200 venues and partners, including House of Blues and Banana Republic. Plus, the site is throwing single events in over 80 cities, reaching as far as Anchorage and Honolulu! Activities now range from large-scale happy hours at popular spots to more intimate gatherings like tequila tastings and DJ lessons. Over 225,000 singles have attended a Stir event to date.
In honor of these milestones, Match.com is offering the opportunity for singles to create their own Stir event in their hometown. The selected winner will have their idea re-created by the Match.com Stir Events team in their city and will receive an invitation to attend the event along with ten of their singles friends — all at no charge! In addition, the winner will also get a free six-month Match.com subscription.
Sounds awesome, right? Well, you can be a part of it! To enter, visit Match.com’s “What Stirs You?” Contest Page, now through Tuesday, May 28, 2013 and tell Match.com what you think would make for the perfect singles event. Entries will be judged based on quality, creativity, uniqueness and geographical relevance. Good luck!
Match.com, the world’s largest online dating site, has released findings from their Third Annual Comprehensive Study on the Single Population called ‘Singles in America.’ This study is the largest and most comprehensive nationwide look at the current 107 million single people in America and their romantic dating habits, sexual practices and lifestyles. Over 6,000 people (from a national and unbiased representative sample) were surveyed and polled. Both coupled and single men and women answered over 200 questions on just about everything: how they meet potential partners, what they want out of a relationship, how they view marriage and more. With help from world-renowned biological anthropologist Dr. Helen Fisher from Rutgers University, findings revealed common myths about both married people and singles and explained the misconceptions of singles’ choices, all while taking into consideration the rise of technology in society and its impact on the dating world.
Jessica Massa, (Author of The Gaggle), Lori Bizzoco (Executive Editor, CupidsPulse.com), Twanna Hines (FunkyBrownChick.com) and Rebecca Weingard (Co-founder, The Gaggle) at Match.com's "Mix Up Your Dating Life" event. Photo: Single Edition
Last Friday, SingleEdition and Match.com hosted the “Mix Up Your Dating Life” event in NYC. There, Match.com representatives taught us how to find local singles, and — if you look closely enough — your perfect match. As a Match.com marriage success story, I was thrilled to attend.
