School is out, summer is heating up, and the dating scene is getting hot, which means it’s time for a refresher course in everyone’s favorite class: College Dating. Whether you just moved out for the first time, are fresh off a mission and reentering the dating scene, or you’re just looking to understand the world…
If you’re hoping this post will be a tutorial on how to get the biggest fish to take a picture of and use on your Mutual profile, we’re sorry to disappoint. (Besides, from the number of fish pictures we’ve seen, it seems y’all are doing just fine in the regular fishing department. 🎣) “Catfishing” is…
Ever heard of EQ? It stands for Emotional Intelligence (so, kind of like your IQ but for emotions.) It’s your ability to recognize, understand, and manage your own emotions while also being able to understand and react appropriately to the emotions of others. Emotional intelligence can make or break a romantic relationship. It’s absolutely necessary…
The holidays are here – a time for joy, love, and… inevitable awkward questions about your dating life. Whether it’s questions from your grandma about what happened to that sweet person she tried to set you up with from her ward, your cousin making fun of you for sitting at the kids’ table again, or…
When you think of dating in your hometown over the holidays, you probably think of one of two scenarios. Scenario one: you’re a plucky New York reporter who’s on the verge of your big break. Your boss knows that you’re going back to your hometown for Christmas and so is that super popular athlete. He…
Earlier this year, I received a request from a friend to look into his profile. He had just upgraded to premium and was frustrated that he felt like he was now getting less likes than he had prior to upgrading. Concerned we might have a serious bug, I dug into his account to see what…
Guess who’s back, back again? It’s that time of year again when we report all the dating statistics you’re dying to hear – the good, the bad, and the downright funny. This information was gathered over the last year of app usage and survey results from the Mutual community in December 2023. The sharing of…
When you think of Valentine’s Day, one of the first things you think of is probably those little candy conversation hearts – you know, the ones with cute sayings on them, but they kinda taste like chalk. They’ve become pretty synonymous with the holiday, and you’re bound to see some version of them in the…
I recently asked a client, about a month after working with him, how things are going so far on the dating sites. For context, he’s in his mid-40s in a major Midwestern city. And this was his response: “Thank you for checking. So far, crickets. However, I continue to speak with four women. Three are out of…
In anticipation of Season 3 of Ted Lasso (which has not disappointed as of yet!), I decided to re-watch the first two seasons. And, while the show is an obvious comedy, there are some nuggets of wisdom in there that I certainly couldn’t have written as well as the writers did, even if I tried….
As a dating coach, I’ve read a lot of online dating profiles… which also means that I’ve read a lot of bad dating profiles. There are many things that can turn me (and my clients) off to a person’s bio — from bad grammar to lack of photos to rants about politics — but perhaps the…
It’s no secret that people are watching their wallets these days — and for good reason (if you’ve bought eggs or needed to fill your car with gas recently, you’ll know what I’m talking about). So it would make sense that many singles are sticking to free apps and websites when it comes to online dating….
