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The Culture Vulture’s Guide to Online Dating

Romy Oltuski — Wed, 05 Oct 2011 16:31:10 +0000

While viable options abound on dating sites like Nerve and OkCupid, weeding through all your non-negotiables can be quite the task if you’re determined to find a date whose cultural priorities — not to mentions likes and dislikes — match up with your own. So we’ve rounded up a list of niche dating sites — not including the veggie site that Gawker recently busted for omnivorousness — that’ll help you find that wine enthusiast, bearded foodie, or Ayn Rand fan that you’re looking for.

Tastebuds.fm

Is the first question that you ask when meeting someone new what bands they’re into? Do you cringe and hope to lemon law it out of there the moment they open their mouths and answer Coldplay? Then conduct your screening before accidentally committing to coffee with a Kings of Leon fan.

Tastebuds.fm, jumping right into the serious stuff, asks you what you listen to before it even asks you for your gender preference. And because it’s powered by last.fm, if you already have an account you can simply link it up to the dating site instead of typing out all of your favorite music on the spot. Oh, and it’s free.

Video of the Day: Dating Dos & Don’ts from 1949

Emily Temple — Sun, 05 Jun 2011 15:00:35 +0000

Not sure what to do if a random chance to go on a date falls in your lap? This instructional dating video from 1949 will tell you! Gee, it used to be swell how teenagers got voiceover films explaining all the problems in their lives out for them. Now no one tells those rascals anything except how fun it is on the Jersey shore. The video offers some important lessons for both boys and girls. Boys: when choosing a date, know that pretty girls are terrible, and polite girls are boring. But the perfect girl “knows how to have a good time, and how to make the fellow with her relax, have fun too. Yes — that’s what a boy likes.” We’ll bet it is. Girls: just make sure to be a cheap date so you’ll be asked out again. That seems right. Watch the video after jump.

[via Huffington Post]

15 Pickup Lines to Use on Gawker’s New Dating Service

Judy Berman — Thu, 09 Dec 2010 19:00:27 +0000

Lonely concern trolls and single snarksters, rejoice! Gawker has just announced #gawkerdating, which may well be the world’s first hashtag-based dating service. This suggests an entire universe of sarcastic jokes about nasty comments sections, infamous bloggers, and other media wonkery. So, guess what? We’re going to make all of them. Without any further ado, we present to you 15 pickup lines to use on the new Gawker dating service. Prove you’re wittier than their commenters by adding your own.

Are you Christine O’Donnell? Because I’d pay four figures to hear about a night with you.

It would take more than 4chan to crash our love.

Sweetheart, I’m the only unique visitor you’ll ever need.

I’m looking for a lady with the wit of Richard Lawson and the body of Emily Gould.

#1 Kotaku commenter seeks Jezebelle for #tips.

I’m Julia Allison without all the drama; you’re Jakob Lodwick without all the crazy.

Girl, you’re more valuable than an iPhone prototype in the hands of a drunken Apple employee.

Every time I look at you, my thoughts turn NSFW.

My last boyfriend was a #stalker, so I’m looking to upgrade to #stalkerdeluxe

The ladies call me “Fleshbot.”

I don’t care if you call me again. Just don’t trash me in the comments.

Forget about Lifehacker — I’m all you need to Upgrade Your Life.

You make me look forward to the day when Phyllis Nefler mocks our wedding.

Emotionally unavailable blog mogul seeks bottom for BDSM play and possible employment.

Um, I don’t need a date or anything, but if anyone has tips on how I could break into media, I’m willing to trade sexual favors…

Awesome Infographic: Can We Date?

Caroline Stanley — Tue, 17 Aug 2010 18:31:27 +0000

The Morning News’ Can We Date? flowchart is a rather epic response to a reader who wrote in asking if it was socially acceptable for him to date his brother’s wife’s cousin. It skillfully answers his question about kissin’ cousins, and probably a few that you’ve had at one point in your dating adventures. (Example: It’s my landlord. Do you live in New York or San Francisco? Yes. Do whatever it takes.) Either way, it will make you laugh.

Daily Dose Pick: I Don’t Care About Your Band

Chelsea Bauch — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 19:03:34 +0000

In I Don’t Care About Your Band, Julie Klausner turns the clichéd dating-misadventure memoir into a hilariously self-deprecating romp through the pitfalls of modern romance.

The New York-based comedienne, writer, and standup performer presents a chronological overview of her failed dalliances, from early adolescent experimentation to getting bedbugs after an obligatory post-coital sleepover. But rather than whining and wallowing over these mishaps, Klausner revels in her experiences with a self-amused candidness that speaks to everyone — whether single, attached, or somewhere in between.

Explore the book’s website, follow Klausner’s Tumblr, read her articles for The New York Times and Salon, check out Comedy Central’s interview with her, and buy a copy of I Don’t Care About Your Band.

Attention New Yorkers: Klasuner will be speaking at the 92YTribeca on February 17th.

End Your Long Distance Romance, Save the Planet

Caroline Stanley — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 18:00:58 +0000

We predict that this SLATE piece making the environmental case against long distance relationships will get heavily forwarded — hopefully not in lieu of actually breaking up with someone. Our favorite part is the call to action for lauching “a robust Date Local movement.”

We have but one question for the author, Barron YoungSmith (aside from, why is your last name spelled like that). Have you seen the new release from indie filmmaker JOE SWANBERG, a low-budget movie called NIGHTS AND WEEKENDS? It’s about a couple struggling to make their miserable New York/Chicago relationship work, and helps prove your point too.

There must be something in the cultural zeitgeist — maybe LTRs are this year’s pregnancy.