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The 20 Most Useful Dating Websites
TELEGRAPH.CO.UK – May 10 - Online dating is now one of the most popular ways to meet a new partner and there are ~1400 sites in the UK alone.
- Match.com
- MySingleFriend
- eHarmony
- Friend Finder
- JDate
- Gay.com
- Christian Connection – the largest, and longest established subscriber based UK Christian dating site.
- Muddy Matches – For Single Farmers, Rural Singles, Equestrian Singles and Country Friends could be the place for you.
- Zoosk
- Telegraph Dating
- Lovestruck.com – for dates in your lunch hour.
- Parship
- Shaadi.com
- Saga Connections – for people over 50.
- Dating Vegetarian
- Dating Direct
- Flirtbox
- Love Arts – for singles who love arts
- Dating For Parents
- Green Singles
Two Thirds Of People ‘Facebook Stalk’ Before A Potential Date
MARIE CLAIRE – Dec 18 – Two thirds of potential dates check out Facebook and Twitter before a first date, with three quarters of these cancelling if they find something that paints their prospective love interest in a bad light, according to a survey by Parship. The top "turn offs" were bad profile pictures, a lack of humour, aggressive online behaviour, flirting with others via profile and over sharing.
60% Of Babyboomers Used Online Dating Site
PARSHIP – Oct 10 – According to Parhip's latest study, 60% of people 50+ used online dating sites in the last 12 months. In comparison, only 47% of people 18-29 visited an online dating site at the same period.
Arne Kahlke Is The New CEO Of Parship
PRESS RELEASE – June 6 – Arne Kahlke is returning to Parship and with Henning Rönneberg will form the new dual leadership of Parship. In 2004 Kahlke founded EliteMedianet, the parent company of ElitePartner.de. He led the company until 2010. He was working for Parship from 2002 to 2004 as the Chief of Marketing and Sales. Kahlke will take care of the marketing activities and business in Germany. Rönneberg will focus on the international activities.
Parship CEO Peter F. Schmid Stepping Down
GRÜNDERSZENE – May 13 – After two and a half years Schmidt decided to step down (reportedly for personal reasons) and hand the reigns of leadership over to the current Parship CFO Henning Rönneberg. Peter F. Schmid will leave at the end of May. Henning Rönneberg (43) has served as Parship CFO since 2008.
by Magdalena Räth
See full article at Gründerszene (in German)
Top 4 German Dating Sites Agreed To Follow A Code To Protect It’s Customers
PRESS RELEASE – May 10 – eDarling, FriendScout24, Neu.de and Parship voluntarily committed to comply with rules (SPIN Kodex) that Federal Association of the Digital Economy (BVDW) put together to protect their customers. The "SPIN Kodex" defines clear rules related to cancellations policy, recurring payments and privacy issues. All parties must take all necessary measures to prevent fraudulent or criminal misuse of their platforms by third parties.
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Third Of British Women 40+ Want To Date A Toy Boy
DAILYMAIL.CO.UK – May 3 – Four out of 10 of the British women surveyed confessed they are after romance, lasting love and even marriage with their toy boys. 44% want something steady, safe and secure while 13% are after a new start following a break-up. The poll of 4,5K singles by Parship shows women in their 40s and 50s are keen to date a man who is five years or more younger. In 2005, similar research revealed just 8% considered dating a younger man. 18% per cent of guys under 40 said they were actively looking to meet an attractive, older woman, compared to 5% five years ago.
by Nicky Harley
See full article at DailyMail.co.uk
Women Go For A Man In A White Coat – Men Prefer A Woman In Black Robes
PARSHIP – Jan 11 - A recent study by PARSHIP and the University of Bremen in Germany shows that a person’s career influences their level of appeal to other singles, with male doctors and female lawyers most in demand. Singles attract less attention if their job only demands a basic education (e.g. warehouseman, salesperson, driver).
The 10 most appealing career designations
Men’s careers/ Women’s careers
1. Doctor/Lawyer
2. Architect/ Flight attendant
3. Psychologist /Doctor
4. Scientific assistant/Business manager
5. Policeman/Scientific assistant
6. Teacher/Architect
7. Lawyer/Foreign language assistant
8. Journalist/Engineer
9. Management Consultant/Teacher
10. Engineer/Designer
Parship Goes Mobile
PRESS RELEASE – May 23 – Parship clamis to be the first online matchmaking agency to offer a mobile website in addition to an iPhone app. With PARSHIP Mobile, members using a smartphone can read and answer messages anytime, anywhere and browse through their current list of partner suggestions. The mobile website follows the PARSHIP iPhone app launched in June 2010. Since then, ~30,000 members have used the free service enabling mobile access to all the key PARSHIP functions.