Blog Title: The 15 Minute Dating Blog

This blog is a collection of most humorous stories by various authors/writers about their strange or hilarious experiences with online dating or just dating in general. I hope you enjoy read them as much as I did!

Expelled from Match.com! How to Get Tossed Off the Popular On-line Dating Site

by Allen Smith. Anyone who?s dipped their toes into the murky waters of the on-line dating scene will sprint away from the tide after learning that while there are plenty of fish in the sea, there are also plenty of nets. While learning about how the seamy underbelly of electronic dating is really manipulated, this read more..

So I Dated a Serial Texter?

by Liza Keyne. As a 28 year old living in Chicago, I admit that I absolutely use text messaging to communicate with friends, family, and co-workers. For me, texting is great for sending and receiving short messages to and from people I already know. It?s perfect for corresponding with basic questions: where are you, read more..

The Dealmaker

by Katy Franklin. In my last article, “The Dealbreaker,” someone posted a comment suggesting my next one be about “DealMAKERS.” I thought that was a great idea. Instead of being so negative, and discussing how guys can turn us off, I wanted to show some ways in which guys can turn us ON. So now, read more..

Most Bizarre First Date

by Ye Xiaoyu. Charles was one of those friends like dried meat; he will last forever if you keep it right. It was no wonder that when I told him I was back in the city he excitedly invited me to his birthday party. I had really wanted to finally meet his fiancé. The read more..

Your Dating Story Wanted!

Are you interested in becoming a guest writer for our blog? Do you have an interesting (or just plain crazy) dating story that you would like to share? We are looking for original, funny, and potential shocking dating experiences from you. If your story gets published, you will get to link to your own site (or read more..

Dating, Online and Otherwise

by Jerry Whiting. To say that internet dating has changed being single is an understatement. Heck, it’s even changed cheating. One searches the other’s email, text messages, voicemail, IM, MySpace, Facebook, YouTube, Flickr, whatever, and busts them. Online dating harbors little of the stigma it once did. One is no longer labeled a loser for using read more..

Two Surefire Ways How To Dump A Girl In A Restaurant, Fast!

by Tina “Knowledgeable” Peden. Hey guys, did you ever take a date out to a restaurant and an hour later you knew that the girl was not for you so you decide to do the gentlemanly thing and dump her and dump her ass fast but you were stumped on how to do it? Guys relax, read more..

Does Match.com Promotes Infidelity?

by Zane Trae Kearney. “It?s Okay to Look.” Only in certain contexts and situations could this slogan be construed as a truthful notion in the dating scene. In everyday conversations this phrase gets tossed around by men and women in relationships talking amongst their friends about the “hottie” they saw the other day in the read more..

How to nose around without being too nosy ? A dating guide

by Rose Johnson. Wow! Not only is your online date good looking, suave, well-dressed, but a rock star/investment banker/rocket scientist? Sounds too good to be true — and, chances are — it might not be true at all. From my year or so of online dating, I?ve learned how to sort the good read more..

Ever Been Someone?s Worst Date Ever?

by Gregory Smith. As a single person, we all make mistakes out in the dating world. If you are freshly single, you tend to make some fairly stupid mistakes related to etiquette ? like assuming too much about a woman or a relationship, or being nervous, or not really knowing what you are doing, etc. read more..

How to Ditch a Bad Date?

Have you ever been in a date that you know is headed in a train wreck but you don’t exactly know how to escape? This video offered some tips on how you can get out from a bad date without making too much of a fuss. My personal favorite? The fake allergies!

The Columbian Merry-Go-Round

by Samantha Jacobs. He was a few clowns short of a circus, and had a mop of curls on his head that could easily be mistaken for a miniature poodle. Nonetheless, I was attracted; apparently, so was he. We started dating in my sophomore year of high school. We were hooked up through a particularly read more..

How I almost married my AIM lover

by Heather. One night in July, I was up late on the computer, and recieved an instant message from some guy. It stated, “Hey, remember me?” I didn’t know who it was so I asked him a few questions to see if I could remember. Well, he told me that I met him at some party, read more..

Secrets Of The Boys Club: What Guys Really Think The First Time They See You

by Matt Titus. There is one thing I try to convey to all of the women I work with: most men do not approach a woman because he thinks she is moral, funny or smart. His initial intention is to sleep with her. I know this sounds harsh and it may be shocking, but it?s true. read more..

Speaking the Universal Language of Emotion

by Joshua Thompson. Buddha said, ?We are what we think. All that we are arises with our thoughts. With our thoughts, we make the world.? Our thoughts honestly control what we do. There is plenty of material written on this. So I won?t get into it too much. We are a product of what we think?but also read more..

The ?Dealbreaker?

by Katy Franklin. Every girl has her own little hang-ups about a guy that drive her crazy. Whether you?re out on a first date with someone, have been dating him casually for quite some time, or have been in a long-term relationship with a man, these little annoyances can become “Dealbreakers” or “DB?s,” as my friends read more..

The Fake Women in My Life

by Andy Cowan. As with the early days of live TV, the early days of “live women” are starting to seem like a quaint remnant from yesteryear, yet another golden age we didn?t know was golden until it faded away with our memories. I admit that most of the ladies who?ve been “communicating” with me lately read more..

Dating Embarrassment

by Chania Well, dating is never easy when you?re 16 and desperately want a boyfriend, but it can get much more difficult if you?re very naive and with your head in the clouds. I had my first boyfriend at 15 (it only lasted a month and a half), and I can?t possible imagine what I saw read more..

Is that a Sty in your Eye?

by Karen Rodriguez I was 24 years old and divorced living in a house with six other flight attendants, with only a laptop and a suitcase as my real processions. However, that wasn?t the worst part. I was now at the airport being picked up by my first date via Myspace, which is a current site read more..

Online Dating Profiles: A couple paragraphs that can change your life

by Ed Attanasio Because I am a writer, many of my friends ask me all the time to write their online profiles to post on dating web sites. I always feel like it?s a big commitment — kind of like writing someone?s resume or biography. There?s a lot at stake and the pressure to write something read more..