When you’re writing up your profile on Planet Love Match, chances are you’ll wind up throwing in a phrase that just about everyone knows – and unfortunately, one that plenty too many people use in their profiles. It’s important to avoid using clichés in your profile – remember that your dating profile is basically an advertisement to date you, and you don’t want to seem dull or boring. So what are some common offenses?

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When you deal with a break-up, most times you know what caused or led to the split. And when a relationship comes to an end over multiple issues, even then it’s usually obvious what led to the partnership ending. But now, licensed psychotherapist Stacy Kaiser says that there are 8 relationship issues that can cause dating’s demise – the “Big 8.” This week, she discusses four relationship destroyers. Have you experienced any or (hopefully not) all of them?

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If you’ve been online dating for a while, you've probably decided to meet a few people. If you've not felt a real connection to anyone you've met, though, you might be feeling what I like to call "dating burnout." If you’re feeling frustrated, like you might want to just give up on dating and online dating, take a step back and take a deep breath. There are ways to avoid dating burnout and enjoy dating more. Check out these tips!

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As we spend more time in the dating world, it’s not uncommon to date people who are several years older or younger than us. But can a big age gap, say, ten years or more, be a problem? What are some of the perks and pitfalls to dating someone much older or much younger than you?

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When you’re online dating, it’s probably because you’re single. And at one point, you were likely not single. So, to be clear: you’ve had an ex – at least one, usually, sometimes more. We’ve all had exes. Now that we’ve got that on the table: Please, Stop Talking About Your Ex to new dates and matches.

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Fans of Bravo TV’s The Millionaire Matchmaker know that the show’s host, Patti Stanger, is not one to dance around her point – she’s brutal if not helpful when it comes to things like dating etiquette, dating expectations, and what a woman should look like on a date. She’s made such controversial statements as “only Irishmen like redheads,” and “all curly-haired women should flat-iron their hair for a date,” so I wonder – would YOU take her advice?

Stanger has released a new “dating dress code” for women, and as much as I hate most of her appearance-based advice, most of THIS stuff, I agree with.

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When you’re looking for love on Planet Love Match, you have the option of searching all over the world for your potential mate. But, the one thing you may not be thinking about when searching for someone overseas is this – the language barrier. Can you work around speaking two different languages, or is a language barrier a relationship-stopper? Earlier this week, we discussed the tools you can use on the website itself that can help you, but are there other options?

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