Dating tips, date ideas and online dating advice

  • Moving on

    Recently split from your partner? Here's how to get past the break-up blues and heal your sad little heart.

  • Top 10 first date ideas

    Want to impress your date but stumped for new ideas on what to do? Check out our top 10 first date ideas to get your relationship off to a flying start.

  • Should you date...

    The world of dating is tough and sometimes you're faced with a serious dating dilemma. Should you date certain types of men or not? We bring you 10 men you're likely to meet on the dating circuit and whether or not you should date or dump them.

  • Dating rules for grown-ups

    Cast your mind back a few (ahem) years, to those halcyon days in your early twenties when it seemed like you had endless time to make merry and be footloose...

  • Have you got the Mistletoe Magic?

    When it comes to dating, are you perched on top of the Christmas tree or sat on your derrière at the bottom of the chimney?

  • How to survive a single christmas

    It might seem as though Christmas is only for couples, but here's why you should count your blessings if you're single.

  • How to flirt at the office Christmas party

    Before you start giving goodwill to all men, get the expert's advice on the dos and don'ts of festive flirting at the office Christmas party.

  • The Thursday debate: Where does dating for money stop and prostitution begin?

    Sugar daddy parties are coming to the UK, where women meet older (read: richer) men in a bar to be lavished with drinks and gifts. We ask YOU: Is this just prostitution with cocktails?

  • eHarmony blogger James Allport's dating biography

    If you are curious about the world of internet dating, take a look at James Allport's biography to find out all about the man behind the dates.

  • First date fibs

    We were wondering just how honest men actually are when they’re trying to impress on a first date, here are some of the most common and most ridiculous lies men have told to get the girl. Have you fallen for any?

  • The worst online dating profile pictures...

    Jules Filsell, relationship advice expert at online dating site eHarmony has seen every kind of profile photo possible, and has come to know what works and what's a real turn off. Here’s the 10 types of profile photo you should never post.

  • How to get over a love hangover

    The residue of a past broken relationship can linger longer than you may realise. Here's how to ditch the break-up baggage and move on.

  • Five questions guaranteed to ruin a first date

    Find out what five questions you should never ask on a first date...

  • 27 things you never knew about love

    27 little known facts on love, lust and relationships. What will you discover?

  • Are you a maneater?

    Take our love quiz and find out if you're a serial seductress or a hard-to-get kind of gal.

  • Dating horror stories

    handbag.com brings you real life horror stories from the dating world, have you got one to add?
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