Today we'll be talking about how to end a new relationship... something we dread doing. So let's say you meet a lovely new person through one of your dating apps, you fully vet them, and then you go … [Read more...]
I Got Love Bombed THEN I Got Ghosted
There have been a lot of new words entered into dating slang this year... between getting "love bombed", breadcrumbing, kittenfishing, submarining, zombieing, slow fading... it's hard to keep up with … [Read more...]
21 Things About Love I Wish I Could Tell My 21 Year Old Self
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)
Yes, I catfished my boyfriend. 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 last 6 weeks … [Read more...]
Catfishing on OkCupid
We've all heard the stories of people catfishing on OkCupid so 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 … [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...]
