Life's like a box of chocolates, Forrest. You never know what you're gonna get!

That box of chocolates is symbolic to the multitude of people that exist in the world, people that are dating. There are millions of single people seeking that special soul mate, a life long friend or that endearing companion.. and usually it all begins with that special one-chance meeting, followed by dating.

"You never know what you're gonna get..." How true that is, the exciting aspects of dating, the expectation and hoping for a good time, but until you are face-to-face with that person of interest it's all a mystery!

I Like Dating is a resource for anyone looking to meet a special person, be they a friend, lover and more..

Add some spice to your life, get out there and mingle!

Commitment Issues

With so many reader dating questions submitted of late, I've decided to try a new weekly feature called the Q&A Panel. Basically, readers with dating-related questions can fill out the... [read more]

The Perks of Dating a Single Parent

In keeping with the Fathers' Day theme, I thought I'd touch briefly on dating single parents today. About.com's Guide to Single Parents has a whole category of advice pertaining to... [read more]

How Do You Know When You're In Love?

I don't get this question often from older folks (i.e. past their mid-twenties usually), but once in a while I get a dating question from a gent in his early... [read more]

Dating Disasters

We've all had them: you spent the whole night flinging your arms about telling your date tales of yonder, just to find out after you got home that your antiperspirant... [read more]

Interview With "Still Hot" Authors Sue Mittenthal & Linda Reing

If there's one thing I've read a lot of, its relationship books. Unfortunately, few books about dating, love and romance follow through with the promise they've made to their readers.... [read more]

According to Online Dating Magazine, here are abbreviated facts specific to finding a date using the Internet:

- An estimated 20 million plus people visit at least one Online Dating Service per month.
- A good percentage of people know someone, or have themselves used online dating services.
In 2003, over 3 million people paid for dating services. Those numbers trippled by 2008.

Additional Facts

- There are over 8,000,000 websites offering Dating Tips.
- Online dating is the popular method of finding someone, with 65% of ppl going online..
- 95% of online daters will only respond to people with photos. Show your damn face!
- Dating is a "game" of probabilities. There will be more of "Yes" than "No".