It's all about love anyway

Speed Dating - funny

noreply@blogger.com (Trea) — Sat, 18 Feb 2012 13:18:00 +0000

Even if you do not understand German, this is a funny video about speed dating.

SuccessMatch Dating and Matchmaking in Paris, France

noreply@blogger.com (Trea) — Tue, 14 Feb 2012 18:52:00 +0000

SuccessMatch Dating and Matchmaking opens new office in Paris, France.

Geneva, Switzerland, 14 February 2012 -

SuccessMatch, Switzerland’s leading personalized and confidential dating and matchmaking service, opens a new office in Paris on St. Valentine’s Day.

SuccessMatch targets single professionals (age range from late 20s to late 60s) who typically have international backgrounds and busy professional lives. In fact, they have a good life but would now like to share that with the right partner.

Mrs. Tijmens, founder and CEO of SuccessMatch explains that “at SuccessMatch we meet all our clients in person and get to know and understand them really well. This allows us to make quality introductions.” She adds that SuccessMatch often makes introductions between clients from the Geneva and Zurich, which are about 3 hours apart. Geneva and Paris take the same travel time and that is one of the reasons we decided to expand into France.

In this day and age people are more mobile and with the advance of technology such as Skype, distance has become more relative. Mrs. Tijmens emphasizes that although not all clients are open to be introduced to someone who is not in the same area, many of our clients are very willing to go the extra mile for the right person.

For more information about SuccessMatch, check out the website www.successmatch.ch, or www.successmatch.fr

Contact; trea@successmatch.ch or carole@successmatch.fr

What does being committed to your marriage really mean?

noreply@blogger.com (Trea) — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 06:49:00 +0000

(Credit: © WONG SZE FEI / Fotolia)
Here is what real commitment to your marriage means

www-WotWentWrong

noreply@blogger.com (Trea) — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 07:13:00 +0000

Just read about a new application that is supposed to help daters get feedback on why a date did not work out so that they can use feedback and move on.

I agree that feedback is important and that we can all learn from constructive feedback, however the application does not seem to leave opportunity for positive feedback. "What did you appreciate about your date?" is in my view one of the most important questions.

The below article says of the new wotwentwrong application;

"Finally, an app that systematically destroys your self-esteem"

"To encourage exes with answering feedback, the process is incentivized with survey results to questions about how attractive the person found them, how good a kisser, dresser or conversationalist they are," the startup said in a statement.

Because nothing can boost your self-esteem like discovering what an unattractive, bad kisser you are, with poor fashion taste and even poorer conversation skills.

http://www.fastcompany.com/1811257/wotwentwrong-app-for-systemically-destroying-your-dating-self-esteem

http://vimeo.com/user9844837/wotwentwrong-video

Why women stay single - funny commercial

noreply@blogger.com (Trea) — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 10:15:00 +0000

ok, this is the last funny commercial for this winter!

The power of scent! lol

noreply@blogger.com (Trea) — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 06:37:00 +0000

Do you like the smell of adventure? Do you want a man who smells like he can bake you a gourmet cake in the dream kitchen he built for you with his own hands. Of course you do!

here's a funny parady to the above commercial

On making a New Year’s resolution on finding a new partner

noreply@blogger.com (Trea) — Thu, 12 Jan 2012 09:42:00 +0000

Would like to share this blog post by an ex-matchmaker from Ireland on making a new year's resolution to finding a partner
Writers Get Together: Not just another New Year’s resolution:

gods-online-dating-service-for-christians

noreply@blogger.com (Trea) — Mon, 09 Jan 2012 06:49:00 +0000

Bit of a controversial claim.

http://www.disinfo.com/2012/01/gods-online-dating-service-for-christians/

Turn On Love Drink

noreply@blogger.com (Trea) — Thu, 05 Jan 2012 17:12:00 +0000

Alternative to viagra? or Red Bull?
New love drink

Wishing everyone a love filled 2012

noreply@blogger.com (Trea) — Thu, 05 Jan 2012 17:09:00 +0000

Dates on a plane? KLM introduces Meet & Seat

noreply@blogger.com (Trea) — Mon, 19 Dec 2011 14:30:00 +0000

Just came across this news that KLM Royal Dutch Airlines is introducing ‘Meet & Seat’, a service that will allow passengers to choose who they sit next to based on their social media profiles.
For more info follow this link

As you can see in below video, some are bit sceptical

Mr. Bean's Guide to Dating

noreply@blogger.com (Trea) — Sat, 26 Nov 2011 10:47:00 +0000

Mr. Bean's Guide to Dating

Embedded this video on my blog years ago. Just came across it again today and wanted to share them again. Enjoy!
http://youtu.be/T5mPcmgoZNw

Finding a house/ Finding a spouse

noreply@blogger.com (Trea) — Mon, 07 Nov 2011 14:38:00 +0000

Over the weekend I spoke to someone who was having a tough time finding housing in the Lac Leman area and had to think of a blogpost I wrote about in a newsletter years ago called "Finding a house - finding a spouse". written by Ken Braly.
Here it is, of a blogpost I read a longtime ago on the blog of the datinggoddess

Enjoy!

Fun article “Finding A House, Finding A Spouse” by Ken Braly

A year ago I was single and alone, living in a rental unit, with no prospects for change. Conversations with my single friends had two themes: how hard it is to find a good relationship, and how hard it is to purchase a home.

So this year I tackled what seemed the easier problem, and after a 5-month adventure bought a house. Then I realized that for both quests — relationships and homes — you can use the same strategy.
That strategy has five steps: planning, market research, inspection and appraisal, making the offer, and living happily ever after.

In planning, first envision your dream home or mate. Then forget it — you aren’t going to get the one of your dreams. Decide what features and amenities you simply must have and what compromises you’re willing to make.
Consider age, for example. Do you want a brand new one, one that’s never been lived in? Youth may be nice, but an older model may have more character. And unless you have lots of patience, beware of the fixer-upper.
Once you’ve done some planning, take a look at what’s on the market.
The tactics differ a little. At least houses have signs in front telling whether they’re available. People sometimes have small “not for sale” signs on their fingers, though these days, you can’t always tell.

You can get help. There are dating services, and the multiple listing service. Both give you a preview of available properties. There are friends who try to fix you up, and realtors who do the same.
Watch out for false advertising. The listing calls the house “charming and rustic;” your friends describe the blind date as “good-looking.” Sure.
Finally comes that first meeting: the date, the open house. Your hopes rise — maybe this will be the one! If you’re nervous, take along a friend, or your realtor, and double date.

The third step is inspecting and appraising what you find.
Don’t be taken in by superficial appearances. Curb appeal is nice, but not if it hides major flaws. Check for a solid foundation, something upstairs, and plumbing that works. Sometimes you just know without ever going inside, this one’s not for you.
How has it been treated by the previous owner? Some models have obviously been cared for, others just given fresh paint for the open house. You can sure spot the rentals.
You might hire a professional inspector, though friends and family will certainly have opinions. Some will understand what attracted you; others will insist you’re making a serious mistake.
Plan to spend weekend after weekend looking, and thinking, “Not this one. No way.” Eventually you’ll see one that looks promising, and that leads to the offer.
With a house, you make a formal offer right away. With a relationship, you make visits for weeks, months, even years before making an offer. In either case, the idea is to take the property off the market until the inspection is complete.
Making an offer involves a frightening word — commitment. Your heart pounds: “What if I choose now, and find a better one next week?” Well, once you make the offer, stop going to open houses!
For a house, you usually make an offer after only one brief look, rather like proposing after the first date. But then the seller has to give you a complete disclosure statement, listing all the known problems. Wouldn’t that be handy in relationships?

But finally you make the offer and it’s accepted. Then begins life together, or “happily ever after.”
Once you’ve been together for a while, you’ll know the good and the bad about your decision. People used to stay with the same one for life; today, especially in California, many think about trading up. They often want a newer one (though only with houses do they want a bigger one). So some folks get a new model. Others keep the old one but make cosmetic changes — give it a facelift. Still others stay with the old and find another for weekend getaways.
So I offer this advice to any of you looking for a home, a relationship, or both. Plan, look at what’s on the market, and be thorough in your inspection. Both dating and attending open houses take lots of time and can be very frustrating. But just smile and tell your friends on Monday morning,
“you won’t believe the turkey I saw this weekend.”
When you find the right one, make a good offer. Then live happily ever after, and remember that both homes and relationships need lots of TLC, or they’ll fall apart.
This strategy works. It found me a home. Now, does anyone know any available women?

job interview and/or first date

noreply@blogger.com (Trea) — Fri, 04 Nov 2011 10:27:00 +0000

Just came across this video that has some good points (and had a good laugh at the "did you work at pamela anderson?")

International Matchmaking SuccessMatch

noreply@blogger.com (Trea) — Wed, 02 Nov 2011 19:54:00 +0000

The Better Marriage Blanket

noreply@blogger.com (Trea) — Tue, 04 Oct 2011 14:14:00 +0000

Came across this recently. Unfortunately embedding is not possible,
but here is the link!
http://youtu.be/bM4eJ38S7Hw
Enjoy!

Breaking up is hard to do

noreply@blogger.com (Trea) — Wed, 21 Sep 2011 16:51:00 +0000

Just read about this company that you can pay to do breakups for you. How awful!
The company iDump4U charges
$10 For A Basic Breakup
$25 For an Engagement Breakup
and
$50 for a Divorce Call

http://idump4u.com/?page_id=2

iDUMP4U takes the messiness out of any breakup. We collect the information about the person you want to break up with, and do the work for you. Since we have no emotional ties to the person, we can do it as honestly, and truthfully as possible..

Think about it.. Do you want to lie your way into a breakup, only to leave the person vulnerable to make the same mistakes twice, or do you want to educate them on why you broke up with them, so that they can change those personality traits that drove you away?

We are therapy, humanity and comedy all rolled into one!

PRICES:

$10 For A Basic Breakup
So you met some person online or at a club and you had a few good times, and now you want to get rid of them. Or you met someone else and you just want to let your old flame go. That is what the $10 plan does..

$25 For an Engagement Breakup
So you have cold feet? You could skip the country and fake a kidnapping… but look what happened to the “Runaway Bride” it seems like $25 is so much better than thousands of dollars in civil costs..

$50 for a Divorce Call
Sometimes you need someone else to help you start a divorce. We can’t hand your spouse the papers, or legally finalize the divorce, however we can help you get the awkward moment started…

Bienvenue chez nous (en suisse)

noreply@blogger.com (Trea) — Sat, 10 Sep 2011 15:36:00 +0000

Someone posted this cute video on facebook about a Spanish guy coming to Geneva to visit his Swiss girlfriend.

http://vimeo.com/28853719

wingwoman dating tips for guys

noreply@blogger.com (Trea) — Mon, 18 Jul 2011 06:58:00 +0000

Loads of dating tips out there, most are crap but these that I found on the CNN website I like.

By Marni Kinrys, Special to CNN

July 14, 2011 -- Updated 1756 GMT (0156 HKT)

The ultimate 'wing girl,' Marni is a self-taught advice and relationship expert to men worldwide. Kinrys is the mind behind The Wing Girl Method and "The Playbook of What Women Want."

(CNN) -- You have to think about picking up girls the exact same way you think about picking up a box. You just do it. Seriously. After working with thousands of men all around the world, I have found that the common issue holding men back with women is that "thing" on top of their shoulders. It thinks, analyzes and makes excuses, so rejection is self-inflicted before women even get a chance to do it.

Here are six secrets men need to know about women to help them stop that "thing" in their head from destroying their dating life:

Women have baggage, too, especially the attractive ones. You think insecurity and low confidence are only for those who are fat, bald and ugly? Not so, my friend. Just because a woman is hot does not mean that her life is perfect. Remember, beauty does not equal perfection. It's simply one thing about a woman that she literally wears on her sleeve.

Women prefer personality to looks. As a woman, I know this to be very true. But I also know it's a tough one for men to swallow. Obviously, in the first five seconds, she judges a man based on his looks. But after that, something interesting happens: A man's face shifts according to how he makes a woman feel. A hot man can become hideous, and an average-looking man can become the sexiest guy in the room. What women are really attracted to has nothing to do with appearance. It has to do with the character a man projects. A man who is calm, cool, collected, comfortable and confident will trump an Abercrombie model every time.

Women DO NOT like bad boys. Not sure who started this rumor, but they must be shot immediately. Women do not sit around with their girlfriends and say "Oh, Marni, I can't wait to meet a lazy, unreliable jerk who treats me poorly and feeds on my insecurities." Women like nice guys, not wimps, pushovers or pleasers; nice guys with a backbone and strong sense of self.

There's no "right" line, but there's a right way to say it. If I had four men approach me using the same, tried-and-tested pickup line, do you think I would be attracted to all four of them? Maybe, but highly unlikely. I can tell you that if the right man with the right character came up to me and said "banana, banana, banana," I would giggle like a little schoolgirl and instantly feel attraction for him.

There is never a bad time to approach a woman. Women want to be approached, as long as it's by the right person. If you see a girl you like, stop, breathe and think to yourself, "She's adorable. I want to talk to her and see if I like her." Notice the "I want" and the spirit of figuring out what you like. Until you get to know this girl, it's about you, not her.

Women want you to respect them, not admire them. So stop putting women you know nothing about on pedestals. Yes, they're hot, yes other men may want them, but that does not mean that all self-respect gets thrown out the door. Respect yourself first, and women will follow.

So use these lessons as the first step to eliminating the anxiety that "thing" produces. The second part is getting out there and practicing. Sitting on your couch watching "Law & Order" is not going to bring you results with women.

Cougars or Toyboys?

noreply@blogger.com (Trea) — Thu, 14 Jul 2011 07:22:00 +0000

cougars vs toyboys; or does it actually come down to the same thing?
Thanks David for sharing this.

Looking for Gentleman in his 60s

noreply@blogger.com (Trea) — Tue, 07 Jun 2011 11:57:00 +0000

The SuccessMatch advert in the Summer edition of the Hello Switzerland Magazine that just came out.

older guys and sweet young things

noreply@blogger.com (Trea) — Mon, 06 Jun 2011 16:04:00 +0000

Thanks Tina for sending me the following;

Great Advice

An old guy (not in the best of shape) was working out in the gym when he spotted a sweet young thing.

He asked the trainer who was nearby, "What machine in here should I use to impress that sweet young thing over there?"

The trainer looked him up and down and said, "I'd try the ATM in the lobby."

Single Expats -- SuccessMatch

noreply@blogger.com (Trea) — Sat, 04 Jun 2011 12:45:00 +0000

On May 5th 2011 I contributed to a program on WRS's The Connectors on Single Expats. Just found the interview back on their site.
You can listen to the recording by clicking the link in page of the below link.

WRS | The Connectors: Living in Switzerland as an expat singleton

WRS | The Connectors: Living in Switzerland as an expat singleton

My fake dates with fake men

noreply@blogger.com (Trea) — Mon, 30 May 2011 06:11:00 +0000

"The new fantasy online dating site Cloud Girlfriend may sound crazy" ...and is pretty crazy according to me. Get a life! Reality may not be perfect but at least we are all human. Love is too important to play games with.

My fake dates with fake men

Matchmaking in Switzerland

noreply@blogger.com (Trea) — Wed, 18 May 2011 06:05:00 +0000

Our latest SuccessMatch advert as appeared on the back cover of Terrific Terroir