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
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| How to Select the Right Projector Brightness for Your Room | Projector brightness determines whether a film looks rich and detailed or washed out and difficult to follow. The correct choice depends on more than the… | |
| How to Test Speaker Phase and Correct It | A surround system can produce sound from every channel and still feel strangely thin. Bass may seem weak, vocals can lose focus, and effects that should sit… | |
| How to Install Wall Plates for Speaker Connections | A wall plate creates a tidy, permanent connection between your AV receiver, amplifier and in-wall speaker cable. Instead of leaving cable ends hanging behind a… | |
| How to Reduce Echo and Reverb in a Home Theater Room | Clear dialogue and controlled bass can transform a home theater, but a reflective room can make every scene sound distant or muddy. Hard plasterboard, glass,… | |
| How to Connect an Antenna to Your Receiver for Free TV | Connecting an antenna to a receiver is a practical way to watch Australian free-to-air television without a monthly subscription. The basic signal path is… | |
| How to use a projector outdoors for movie night | An outdoor movie night can turn a backyard, courtyard or campsite into a comfortable home cinema. A projector, a suitable screen and a few well-placed speakers… | |
| How to Set Up a Zone 2 Audio System With Your Receiver | A Zone 2 system lets one AV receiver serve two listening areas. You might watch a film through the projector in the lounge room while someone listens to music… | |
| How to choose between a projector and a TV for your space | Deciding between a projector and a television often comes down to the room you actually live in, not the showroom floor you saw at your local Harvey Norman.… | |
| How to fix a projector lamp that shuts off too early | There's nothing worse than settling in for movie night in your Sydney lounge room, popcorn ready and lights dimmed, only for your projector to click off ten… | |
| Enable 4K HDR pass-through on your AV receiver | A growing number of Australian households are turning loungerooms and dedicated media rooms into genuine cinema spaces, pairing big-screen projectors with AV… |
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.