via GIPHY Seeing as I just turned 37 this month, I realized that there's a whole lot of things I'd love to tell the 21 year old version of myself before I ventured into the the grown up world of … [Read more...]
Background Checker – Dating Safer With Aste
So here we are. You met this lovely new person off of your favorite dating app and now you're swooning. They've said all the right things, your messages are lovely, and you're getting excited to … [Read more...]
I Catfished My Boyfriend On Tinder (and it was a great idea)
Okay guys. Don't be super misled by this title. I, the Head Sleuth of Aste that started this company after almost dating a bank robber, just started dating a guy I adored. Let's call him Dick. The … [Read more...]
Catfishing on OkCupid
The other day I signed up for OkCupid to see how easy it was to pretend to be someone I'm definitely not. I signed up with a bogus email, answered 15 personality questions, uploaded a … [Read more...]
Grindr + The Worst Online Dating Story Ever
Buckle up your seat belts kids, this one is a doozy. via GIPHY A friend of mine told me a story about a friend of his that ended up on the scariest first date ever. So I assume this is more … [Read more...]
25 Things Only People Online Dating Will Understand
Being the Head Sleuth of a company that checks out people that use online dating apps AND being a person who uses online dating apps has given me a super in depth view of what we're all doing here. … [Read more...]
Am I Being Scammed?
Hi everyone! Todays terrific question of the day is "Am I being scammed??" To discuss this question and many other questions regarding online dating safety, Lisa Copeland (my dear friend over at … [Read more...]
The Romance Scam
Today I'm going to talk about the damn "Romance Scam" because we've been finding so many scammers round these parts these days. From here on out for consistency, I'll be referencing the *male* … [Read more...]
Plenty of Fish Date: The “3 Days Out of a 7 Year Relationship” Guy
Last year I matched with a man on Plenty of Fish who worked as a book illustrator and had illustrated some pretty famous books on some pretty famous best seller lists. I like to think I have a … [Read more...]
The Air Force Officer I Met On OkCupid
via GIPHY After the bank robber, I shut down my online dating accounts and focused on building a business where I could dedicate my life to helping other people date smarter and safer. Dating got … [Read more...]
