Steve Platt collects articles and notes on online dating services, professional matchmaking, speed dating events, and relationship advice for a range of locations and demographics.
"If you want a more personal approach to finding matches than online dating provides, consider enlisting the help of a professional matchmaker."
The site covers speed dating events in Stratford-upon-Avon and Warwickshire, New Jersey singles and professional matchmaking with over 25 years of dating experience, the costs of online dating services including eharmony and Badoo, a guide to legitimate cougar dating sites and avoiding scams, an article on Olympic ice skating pairs and figure skating romances, and a guide for expat dating in Baku, Azerbaijan.
Speed Dating in Stratford-upon-Avon
Information on speed dating events in Stratford-upon-Avon and Warwickshire, aimed at single men and women across Herefordshire and the wider region. The page also serves as an introduction agency listing and points to free join options, photos, chat rooms, interest groups, and private webmail.
Locations covered include Stratford-upon-Avon itself as well as nearby towns such as Coventry, with references extending across Warwickshire.
New Jersey Singles & Professional Matchmaking
An overview of professional matchmaking services in New Jersey, highlighting personalized coaching and over 25 years of dating experience. The article describes how a matchmaker works to understand a client's relationship goals, gathers preferences on age range, height range, smoking status, financial security, and personality traits, then brings two people together with continued feedback.
Guides
| Title | Date | Excerpt |
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| How to Calibrate Speaker Levels With Built-In Test Tones | A surround system can be wired correctly and still sound unbalanced. The centre channel may be too quiet for dialogue, the subwoofer may dominate explosions,… | |
| How to Install a Satellite Dish on a Roof | Installing a satellite dish on a roof involves more than attaching a bracket and pointing it at the sky. The mounting surface must be strong, the dish must… | |
| Why Does My Receiver Overheat and How to Prevent It | A hot AV receiver is common in home theatre systems, especially when it powers several speakers, processes a satellite signal and sends video to a projector.… | |
| How to Connect a Turntable to a Home Theater Receiver | A turntable can work very well with a modern home theatre receiver, but the connection is slightly different from plugging in a television, streaming box or… | |
| Best Projector Settings For Watching Movies | A projector can produce a cinema-like image, but the best result depends on more than resolution. Picture mode, brightness, contrast, colour temperature,… | |
| How to Adjust Projector Keystone Correction Properly | A projector can produce a large, sharp image, but the picture will look trapezoidal if the lens is aimed above, below or beside the centre of the screen.… | |
| Understanding Receiver Channels For Home Cinema Sound | A receiver’s channel rating describes how many audio signals it can process and send to speakers or powered subwoofers. The familiar figures 5.1, 7.1 and 9.2… | |
| Concealing Cables Along Baseboards Without Tools | A tangle of HDMI, speaker and power leads snaking across a freshly painted living room wall is a familiar frustration for anyone who has tried to set up a home… | |
| Common speaker impedance issues and solutions in Australian homes | Setting up a proper home theatre in an Aussie suburban living room often starts with grand plans and ends with a tangle of cables behind the entertainment… | |
| Setting Up a Universal Remote to Control Every Device in Your Home Theatre | Four sofa cushions, three coffee tables, and a tangle of clickers nobody can find when the cricket is on. If that sounds like your loungeroom, a programmable… |
Legitimate Cougar Dating Sites
A guide to finding legitimate cougar dating sites, avoiding scams, and getting good results on platforms such as CougarDate.com, Cougar Life, and Adult FriendFinder. The article lists seven cougar dating sites, examines whether CougarDate.com is a scam, and includes a separate list of free dating and hookup sites.
Olympic Ice Skating Pairs and Romances
An article discussing prominent figure skating romances, marriages, and couples among Olympic ice skating pairs. It profiles eight Olympic ice skating pairs who are couples in real life and explains the required elements of pair skating, including lifts, twist lifts, throw jumps, jumps, and spins.
Expat Dating in Baku
A guide for expatriates looking to date in Baku, Azerbaijan. Topics include social life for expats, safety and comfort in areas like Downtown Baku, the visa process, getting around by mass transit, and monthly events for expatriates. The piece also references Baku hotels and places to stay.
Reformed Matchmaking and Jewish Dating
Content related to Reformed matchmaking, JRetroMatch, and Jewish matchmaking services within the context of religious observance. The article discusses Reform Judaism, the spectrum of positions on halakhic observance, and looks at how matchmaking functions within observant communities.
Age Gap Dating Advice
A discussion on age preferences in dating, referencing research guidelines and personal experiences with age-gap relationships. The piece references Psychology Today and examines whether one well-known age guideline may not work for everyone, along with personal anecdotes from readers.