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Trouble Heating Up a Romance? – Try Cooling the Cyber-Chat

August 3rd, 2011

Does your dating style need an intimacy boost? Finding it hard to get up close and personal with someone you care about? Could be you’re spending too much time saying way too little – and the endless cyber-chat is knocking the romance straight out of your inbox and into the trash bin. If this sounds like you, it’s time to log off all the digitals and dial up some better ways to communicate – here’s how.

Make Plans the Old-Fashioned Way – via Telephone
Setting up a date via e-mail can certainly be a convenient way to re-confirm a time and place, but if you’re e-planning every hook-up, things can get pretty chilly. A keypad just can’t express warmth and enthusiasm the way your voice can – so pick up the phone and try connecting the old-fashioned way, at least some of the time.

Tone Down the Texting
If you’re spending hours on end texting each other from the comfort of cyberspace – you’re playing it safe, but not necessarily smarter. Too much digital-flirting can lead to boredom and loss of interest if the two of you don’t take it to the next level. Use your cell to boost the romantic vibe, and set stage for something hotter – in person.

Keep Your Eyes on Each Other – Not your Laptop
Playing video games or surfing the web can be fun, relaxing ways to hang out together, but watch for digital over-drive. Too much screen time can pose serious problems when your honey starts to feel ignored or underappreciated. Learn to read the signals – when either of you starts getting bored or restless – it’s time to log-off and focus on each other.

Resolve Conflicts in Person
All couples fight now and then, but the way you resolve disagreements can truly make or break the relationship. E-mailing and texting might seem like hostile-free zones but, in reality, they can land you in even more hot water. The written word only goes so far in expressing hurt feelings, and misinterpretations can lead to an emotional avalanche, if you don’t have a chance to hash things out face-to-face.

Don’t Air it all on Facebook
If you’re a facebook junky in the habit of updating your every move, you may want to think again when it comes to your love life. Though it’s fine to post some of your latest pics, keep more intimate feelings to yourself. Mature relationships require discretion and privacy, and posting lots of personal details may embarrass your partner or trivialize a blossoming romance.

Of course, digital hook-ups have plenty of upsides; texting or e-mailing can help you stay connected and even ignite some post-date fireworks. Just don’t let your keypad sub too often for more intimate forms of communication, or you’ll miss important opportunities to know each other better, work through differences and, ultimately, deepen the relationship.

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Webdate.com

April 28th, 2007

Webdate.com is a free online dating site that offers much in the way of high tech features. One can browse for free and then sign up for free! The site offers not only video chat but mobile phone access as well. Upon signing up, members can get a free trial of the service that regularly updates via their mobile phone, meaning there’s no missing out on who’s online, who has joined and who’s trying to make contact. Members can search for compatible matches using the country, city or zip code locator.

Once a compatible match is found, members can send an email or an electronic Flirt that lets others know they’re interested. Webdate.com is an easily navigable site that offers its members the opportunity to get in quick contact with each other via email, instant messaging or chat rooms. It’s a very good option for those with video capability.

Do you have any comments, complaints or something to say about Webdate.com? Did you meet someone special on this site? If so, we’d love to hear from you. Your opinion matters!

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Cell phone + online dating = True love?

December 28th, 2006

If you thought that online dating was convenient, you haven’t seen anything yet. Since you’re using your cell phone for everything else, why not use it for dating too?

Many online dating services are now offering you the chance to post your profile over your phone as well as get messaged whenever potential dates are nearby to you – using GPS technology. Instead of having to look for a date, you just have to wait for the ring of your cell. Just to mention a few, new sites such as Webdate.com, WebdateMobile.com and Fling Mobile offer a whole range of mobile dating and mobile chat services, some of which are totally free.

Worldwide, there are now more cell phones than personal computers, so it’s not surprising that businesses are suddenly taking notice of the huge potential that mobile dating has to offer. However, this kind of service is quite new and not used by a large number of the population – which limits your dating pool at the current moment. Mobile phone users tend to be young people and often are seeking fun rather than dates. But as more people begin to uncover the possibility that dating might just be a keypad away, there’s no telling where this mobile dating can lead.

Instead of being tied down to your computer, you’ll be able to actually get out and meet people. Many are saying that these kinds of meet-up services work very well for meeting new friends – and who knows where those kinds of relationships can go?

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