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Facebook and Dating: The New Relationship Rules
At first glance, Facebook and dating look like a great combination. You can connect with a person you met on a night out without all that pesky “can I get your number” business. If you know their name or if they are friends with your friends, you can look them up and send them a friend request. Once that is done, you can cyber-stalk away…
Facebook and dating combined let you find out a potential date’s likes and dislikes, see where they hang out, which parties and concerts they will be going to. You can even trace their Facebook and dating history by scanning their wall for posts from exes!
Once you are sure that Facebook has told you enough about this potential date, you can try dating for real. Then, when you get past the dating stage, Facebook allows you to make your relationship official, leaving little room for ambiguity. Once a person’s relationship status changes, you know where you stand.
BUT, you guessed it, there is a downside to Facebook and dating, which we is why we have compiled a few rules that any single should take to heart if they want to combine Facebook and dating.
Facebook and Dating: 5 relationship rules for social media
- The first relationship rule is one that counts for any actions on Facebook, but especially for dating: If you wouldn’t tell your parents about it, don’t share it on Facebook. For most people (depending on your family) that means no drunk party pics, no lewd sex jokes, no embarrassing fan pages. If you stick to that rule, you don’t have to worry about a potential date being put off by your Facebook profile. Read more
The Computer Will Find the Right Man for You!
French pop singer France Gall was a few years ahead of her time when she sang about a computer that can help her find the right man – in 1968! The song is in German, but you would probably be most familiar with Gall’s 80s hit Ella, elle l’a.
Thanks to online matchmaking, today your computer really can help you find the right man 
but the lyrics must have been like a glimpse of the future at the time: Read more
Meet the be2 Team: Alona
The blog category „meet the be2 team“ is introducing another be2 blogger today. Alona writes for the Russian be2 blog, as well as translating for be2 Russia and Ukraine.
1. How do you help be2 members find love?
be2 is a great service for lonely singles to find love. I help bring that service to Russia and Ukraine.
2. What do friends want to know about your job at a dating site?
If I can give them a free membership 
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The Dating Ant and the Single Grasshopper
While re-reading the fable about the Ant and the Grasshopper the other day, it struck me that the fable could be applied to online dating and singles. Sounds ridiculous to apply the moral of an ancient Greek fable to modern online dating? Well, think about it:
The fable about the Ant and the Grasshopper begins at this time of year – while the weather is still beautiful and the summer is drawing to a close, the ant is busy stocking up supplies for the winter ahead. The grasshopper, however, is enjoying the weather and couldn’t be bothered thinking about the cold months ahead. As winter sets in, the ant is nice and cosy, with plenty of food to keep her going, while the grasshopper suffers cold and hunger because he didn’t prepare for the cold season.
This analogy is usually applied to hard work that pays off financially when times get tough, but applied to online dating, the lesson also rings true. Read more
Meet the be2 Team: Julia
Julia has been working at the be2 headquarters for exactly one year now. She’s convinced that her job is the best be2 has to offer, because she deals with be2 love stories. Every day pictures and love stories from happy be2 members land on her desk, telling of personal online dating success!
1. How do you contribute to be2 members finding the love of their life?
Aside from my regular translation and copywriting tasks, I publish the be2 love stories. The more couples share their online dating success stories, the easier it becomes for others to join be2 and try their luck. Most of the happy couples thank the be2 team and I get to accept their thanks, on behalf of the team!
