Valentine’s Day is here once again, and this writer, unfortunately, will most likely spend the night at the gym trying to prepare for the rapidly approaching summer. For those of you in a similar boat, you should know that there are plenty of iPhone apps to help you seek out singles in your area and fill that emptiness in your life: OkCupid, eHarmony, Match, PlentyOfFish, etc. However, you must keep in mind that these apps, and the others described below, do not guarantee a soulmate, a friend, or a lover. You have to get out there. Talk to people. Step away from your computer, and DO SOMETHING. These apps are a good start. That said, it’s okay if you need some guidance. Here are a couple apps to get you started if you live in New York, San Francisco, or other major cities. You’re out and about in New York City, and you want to Read More

To properly write about dating apps, one needs to be single, so I’m taking one for the team and getting divorced. To those that are finding out this way, I’m sorry Mom and Dad, I meant to tell you.*  To celebrate the first time in years I haven’t had to buy flowers and chocolates for Valentine’s Day, I’m looking at iPhone apps that could ultimately cause me to end up buying several sets of flowers and chocolates. I’m not going into the sites (there are other resources for that, and this is TheAppleBlog, after all) themselves, but rather an overview of how the apps themselves work. Without getting into a review of dating sites in general, I’ll just say I found the entire experience at eHarmony to be the best. Their guided communication method helps you figure out if a person passes some a self-defined litmus test before proceeding. The eHarmony Read More