Dating Service News

Forget the bar scene to find your next date. There are plenty of new ways to amp up your chances of finding the guy or gal for a night on the town or a day of fun.

"Switch up your routine," suggests Lisa Purdum, of It's Just Lunch in San Diego. "Go out and get coffee at a different time or get up a little bit earlier," she says, because you just might run in to Mr. or Ms. Right. "Plan at least one or two activities during the week, which will keep you from getting stuck in a groove and make you more interesting as you experience new things."

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Definitely go to your company's holiday party, but if you're dating someone new, consider whether to bring him or her along, says Alana Beyer, vice president of It's Just Lunch, an international dating service for busy professionals. "If you just met or it's been a week or two, you may feel uncomfortable and they may feel uncomfortable," explains Beyer, whose Palm Desert, Calif.-based headquarters has offices in 100 locations worldwide.

"A new survey says some men would rather end a relationship than deal with Valentine's Day. This is true. The study was released by a local dating service called It's Just Lunch. And it turns out more than a third of guys questioned say they avoid being in a relationship on February 14th because they don't want to spend the bucks."

"About 43 percent of people who answered a dating-service survey said they type their date's name into the Google search engine before they go out. And 88 percent of those people said they wouldn't be bothered if their dates did the same thing. It's love at first Googling. 'Technology has changed so many things,' said Alana Beyer, senior communications manager for It's Just Lunch, the dating service that surveyed 1,167 people on its Web site. 'It's just a new avenue to learn about a new destination, a new book or your date.'"

"Can you find love on the road? For help, a new series of romance-focused guidebooks pinpoints the best places for singles to meet in dozens of U.S. cities. It's Just Lunch (itsjustlunch.com), the dating service known for penciling social lives into busy professionals' calendars, so far has compiled nearly 50 local guides ($9.95 each) that give the top dating locations in 36 categories."

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