This is exactly what flirtysomething.com does not stand for. Yes, we want to succeed as a business. Yes we want to turn a profit. Otherwise we cease to exist. But unlike Herb Vest, who undoubtedly has millions stashed away for himself even if the class action suit against his company drives him out of business […]

Suppose this was yet another attempt by Match.com’s PR department to depict the company as hip and oh so web 2.0. Judge for yourself…would you entrust your romantic life and happiness to the staff cavorting in this YouTube video? Inside Match.com
I don’t know about you, but I hate watching people eat worms!

Another instance of, the more things change, the more they stay the same. Ran across this recent ivillage article on the plights and perils of online dating, What has changed, according to the perspicacious writer of the article, is that online dating is now mainstream. Imagine that! Online daters no longer need to blanch with […]

See link below to an inspirational article about the spirit of entrepreneurship. Perseverance in the face of every conceivable obstacle — financial, spiritual, social. Stubborn persistence. Balancing act. Faith and humility. Small victories and setbacks. The sweetness in proving all naysayers wrong, both internal and external.
This dear readers, is the story of flirtysomething. It […]

Books to take to the beach.Writers Pick Summer Reads

I ran across these amazing photos online and want to share. Conservation begins with each one of us. Tread lighter. Never give up hope. And plan for the inevitable climate change/geopolitical shit hitting the fan. Because it will. It already is! Stop the blame game. And, please shut up if you think global warming is […]

I’ve taken a partial break from flirtysomething this past week or so. First off, I hit another wall about two weeks ago when my latest investor vaporized. It only took one look at the pile of bills on my desk to convince me that I needed to set aside the business fundraising and focus on […]

Expect really bad customer service on most other dating sites.
1. flirtysomething, a holding of Mensch Match LLC, on the other hand, pledges to answer every customer email, complaint, and comment in a timely, ethical, and friendly fashion.
2. We will not charge you a penny for full membership privileges until we’ve built critical mass, and then […]

Sorry for my protracted absence. I’ve been caught up in a Bat Mitzvah, birthdays, fund raising, end of semester, Mother’s Day and all the blow back that ensues from such engagements. And frankly, who’s reading anyway? And if you are there, dear Reader, perhaps your heart has grown even fonder in my absence.
So here are […]

I like to call flirtysomething’s target market, “the niche with no name.”
One reason, I suppose, it reminds me of Beckett’s, “The Unnameable.” An early literary revelation.
But mainly, “the niche with no name” is apt in its refusal to stereotype, label, categorize…the flirtysomething crowd. To do so would inevitably fall short in defining the […]