Category: Guides

  • How to Spot a Fake Profile on a Dating Site

    How to Spot a Fake Profile on a Dating Site

    Fake profiles, are the ultimate bane of any dating site that is worth it. Sure, some dating sites create their own fake profiles, none more recently caught than Ashley Madison. Red flags abound in fake profiles: stock photos, incoherent text, and complete lack of text, among others. Sometimes people creating fake profiles are able to […]

  • How to Ask Someone Out on a Date

    How to Ask Someone Out on a Date

    Don’t underestimate the power of good timing, a well thought out message, and a perfect profile picture. These three things together are like the Ghostbusters crossing their beams against Zuul. You know…minus a fourth stream… All that is left is the actual ask for the first date. If your message is able to follow the below […]

  • 3 Easy Tips on How to Write a First Message

    3 Easy Tips on How to Write a First Message

    Sending a first message to someone on a dating site is no easy task. What should I write? How do I write it? What’s important? These are all good questions. First messages are as important as your profile picture when it comes to meeting someone new. If the reader hasn’t seen your profile picture yet, […]

  • The Greater the Risk, the Greater the Reward with Online Dating

    The Greater the Risk, the Greater the Reward with Online Dating

    Insert cliche here. Nothing ventured, nothing gained. You only get what you give. People in glass houses sink ships. Online dating is no different. Sure, you can create profiles on tons of dating sites and hope you meet someone. But odds are that whoever is on that many different dating sites is on all of them […]

  • How to Become an LFGdating Sponsored Twitch Streamer

    How to Become an LFGdating Sponsored Twitch Streamer

    Twitch is quite possibly one of the greatest things to happen to gaming since Nintendo came out with it’s titular console. What was once a novelty website has become a massive underpin for gaming culture. Over the past several months, LFGdating has the extreme fortune of sponsoring four Twitch streamers. All of our sponsored share similar traits, […]

  • Play the Long Game at LFGdating

    Should I subscribe? If I do, what plan do I choose? How long do I stick around? These are all great questions. In fact, we get these questions frequently from members. We thought you’d like to know the answers too. The umbrella above everything at LFGdating is that we feel gamer dating should be easy – from […]

  • 2017 Online Dating Price Guide for Gamers

    2017 Online Dating Price Guide for Gamers

    Does that picture scream George Costanza or what?  Sorry, I digress, but you know you thought of Seinfeld – at least you should have if you didn’t.  Alright, with Valentine’s Day behind us and dating season in full swing as we head into warmer months, it’s time to roll out our official 2017 Online Dating […]

  • How to Meet a Gamer Girl IRL

    How to Meet a Gamer Girl IRL

    Gamer girls are not a myth.  Seriously.  They are not mythical creatures, nor are they afraid to tell the world that gaming is one of their favorite hobbies or passions.  And as one of the co-founders here at LFGdating – the premier gamer dating site and mobile app on the Internet – I would know […]

  • Posture in Your Profile Pictures Matters

    Posture in Your Profile Pictures Matters

    We’ve discussed before what type of pictures you should include in your profile, and we have some more research to back that up! New research confirms that potential dating partners come across more attractive when they use correct posture. What does this mean for you? It means that if your pictures show you hunched over, leaning […]

  • Online Dating Etiquette Part 5 of 5: How to Carry the Conversation

    Online Dating Etiquette Part 5 of 5: How to Carry the Conversation

    Let’s do a quick review to begin. Part 1 in this series discussed how to pick an appropriate username. Part 2 described what photo(s) to use for your profile. Part 3 was all about what to include in your profile. Last week’s installment, part 4, taught you how to write your first message. Now we’ll […]