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 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… | |
| Working Out Projector Throw Distance for the Perfect Picture | The first time someone sets up a projector at home, the picture either looks enormous and clipped at the edges or tiny and lost on a wall the colour of weak… | |
| How to Use Speakers with Banana Plugs vs Bare Wire | Connecting passive speakers to an AV receiver is straightforward once the terminals, cable and polarity are understood. The choice between banana plugs and… | |
| Managing HDMI cables for a clean home theater setup | Every home theater enthusiast eventually faces the same unavoidable challenge: the tangled mess of cables lurking behind the equipment rack. HDMI leads, with… | |
| to Update Receiver Firmware Safely and Avoid Costly Mistakes | Firmware sits at the heart of every modern home theater receiver, quietly coordinating HDMI handshakes, decoding Dolby and DTS bitstreams, and managing network… | |
| Subwoofer Placement Strategies for Better Bass in Australian Homes | Australians love their entertainment rooms. From open-plan new builds in Brisbane's outer suburbs to renovated workers' cottages in inner Melbourne and Sydney… |
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.