July 26th, 2010
With the return of ‘Celebrity Masterchef’ and the ongoing success of the extremely addictive ‘Come Dine with me’ there is no doubt that the long summer evenings are rekindling our love of alfresco dining – capturing both our imaginations and taste buds! Today The Telegraph’s Susy Atkin’s gave just one top tip for summer alfresco [...]
With the return of ‘Celebrity Masterchef’ and the ongoing success of the extremely addictive ‘Come Dine with me’ there is no doubt that the long summer evenings are rekindling our love of alfresco dining – capturing both our imaginations and taste buds! Today The Telegraph’s Susy Atkin’s gave just one top tip for summer alfresco dinning ‘It’s quite simple: sweet foods need sweet wines’. Dry Rosé or Brut Champagnes simply don’t cut it when it comes to the dessert! The talk of fresh berried afters with fabulous sweet tasting wines, got us here at DatingAgency.com thinking about the general rules that apply to wine and food mixes; rules that if are to be followed, will make for the most fantastic alfresco experience, whether it be for that special someone, or for a group of friends.
Rule 1 – Match the weight and texture of the food to the weight and texture of the wine
A light bodied fish – deserves a light bodied Pinot.
A fuller salmon – deserves a heavier Chardonnay.
Rule 2 – Balance the intensity of flavours in food and wine
Mildly flavoured food, such as a roast works best with light bodied wines such as Sauvignon Blanc.
Stronger dishes work best with richer, fruiter wines.
Rule 3 – Balance tastes
The five basic tastes are sweet, sour, salt, bitter and umami (a recently discovered fifth taste found in mushrooms, tomatoes, soy sauce etc).
Salty and sour tastes make red wines taste milder, whilst sweet and savoury makes white wine taste stronger.
Rule 4 – Match flavours & Counterpoint
The relationship between food and wine is not unlike the relationship between lovers…match common factors to create success…on the other hand opposites also attract.
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July 6th, 2010
Here at DatingAgency.com we’ve got plenty of reasons to be happy.
The sun is shining and we’ve had a makeover! With the release of our new DatingAgency.com look last week we would love to know what you think of the site! We want you to be happy and any feedback we receive [...]
Here at DatingAgency.com we’ve got plenty of reasons to be happy.
The sun is shining and we’ve had a makeover! With the release of our new DatingAgency.com look last week we would love to know what you think of the site! We want you to be happy and any feedback we receive helps us to make this site even better for you. We will be sending a survey to all our members on Thursday to find out what you think. As a thank you for taking part, one very lucky participant will win six months full membership for FREE!
As if that wasn’t exciting enough…Today is National Kissing Day!
The latest survey from online magazine getlippy.com reveals that the majority of us would like more kissing in our lives. National Kissing Day could be the perfect opportunity for Brits to join the lucky lot who claim they kiss up to 10 times a day (19%).
In the league of best and worst kissers, the Brits sweep the board with 42% of the vote for great kissing. The Italians – the Casanovas of Europe come in second with 15%, closely followed by the French with 13%. So how and when did the Brits get to be so good at kissing? Over a third of women practised on their hands when they were younger with a few admitting to practising on the mirror (11%). A quarter of women admitted they are still learning!
When it comes to kissing etiquette, there are some things you just shouldn’t do. Well over a third of women voted bad breath as the worst offender. Sloppy kisses are a passion killer for a third of women and nearly a fifth are put off kissing someone who smokes.
When it comes to the most iconic silver screen kiss, readers opted for a modern fairy tale classic and voted for Julia Roberts and Richard Gere in Pretty Woman with a third of the vote. We second that!
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June 30th, 2010
DatingAgency.com’s makeover is now complete and we are excited to unveil our fabulous new look site!
Here at DatingAgency.com we believe that you don’t have to wait to meet someone for the fun to begin. We do everything we can to make the experience as enjoyable as possible for you and would love to hear from [...]
DatingAgency.com’s makeover is now complete and we are excited to unveil our fabulous new look site!
Here at DatingAgency.com we believe that you don’t have to wait to meet someone for the fun to begin. We do everything we can to make the experience as enjoyable as possible for you and would love to hear from you about how you’re finding the site – whether that’s through the comments below, on our Facebook page, our Twitter account or by emailing our dedicated support team.
We will also be sending all our lovely members a survey in the near future, and one lucky participant will win a fantastic prize! In the meantime, we hope you continue to enjoy the site…
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June 30th, 2010
We thought we’d share a few of our dating success stories with you.
If you have met your partner through DatingAgency.com we’d love to hear from you too – you’ll put a smile on our faces all week!
I’m pleased to report a major success story to you!
After being on the site for a fairly short time [...]
We thought we’d share a few of our dating success stories with you.
If you have met your partner through DatingAgency.com we’d love to hear from you too – you’ll put a smile on our faces all week!
I’m pleased to report a major success story to you!
After being on the site for a fairly short time and only going out on one date I am now happily involved with a truly lovely lady. We are both over the moon!
In the build-up to our first date that we laughed so much that we felt we knew each other even before we actually met!
Many thanks
G.R. West Country
I have met probably the loveliest man I’ve ever met in my life, and we have started going out together and so far its all brilliant! Thank you to everyone there!
S.H. Avon
Just a quick email to thank you for giving me the opprtunity of meeting the woman of my dreams. I have found the lady with whom I would love to spend the rest of my life. Best wishes to you all and again, thank you.
M.O. South Yorkshire
I am now in a lovely position of having met someone wonderful and things are going really well so I would be very grateful if my membership could be cancelled.
Thank you for all your help and for helping me find Mr Right!
Best wishes and season greetings to you all.
Kind regards
R.Y. Essex
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June 28th, 2010
Over the last couple of months we have been taking some time out to talk to our customers and discover what it is that you really want from DatingAgency. We have used this feedback to give the site a mini makeover – making it even better than before. We’re very excited [...]
Over the last couple of months we have been taking some time out to talk to our customers and discover what it is that you really want from DatingAgency. We have used this feedback to give the site a mini makeover – making it even better than before. We’re very excited to let you know that in two days’ time DatingAgency.com will reveal its new look and feel!
Don’t worry – you will still have access to all the same great features and functions and will be able to carry on enjoying meeting people for friendship and romance in a safe, secure and hopefully fun environment.
We’ll be sending out a survey soon to get your feedback on the changes, we really hope you like them…
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April 16th, 2010
With the seasons changing it provides the perfect excuse to hit the High Street and indulge in a bit of retail therapy to stock up on all those fair-weather necessities.
A new wardrobe
With Spring comes a complete turnaround in wardrobe choices from the warm and woolly clothes of winter. Neutral colours are in for 2010, so [...]
With the seasons changing it provides the perfect excuse to hit the High Street and indulge in a bit of retail therapy to stock up on all those fair-weather necessities.
A 
new wardrobe
With Spring comes a complete turnaround in wardrobe choices from the warm and woolly clothes of winter. Neutral colours are in for 2010, so think khaki, camel, and beige – but, these colours don’t suit all skin colours so you could go for light grey instead.
DIY gadgets
Most of us are going to succumb to some sort of home improvement activity in the next few months, so head on down to your nearest DIY superstore now to pick up a bargain on barbeques, lawn mowers, parasols and all the other paraphernalia we usually leave until the last minute.
Fitness
Most of us are going to succumb to some sort of home improvement activity in the next few months, so head on down to your nearest DIY superstore now to pick up a bargain on barbeques, lawn mowers, parasols and all the other paraphernalia we usually leave until the last minute.
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April 9th, 2010
As the weather improves, this time of year presents all sorts of new possibilities so take the opportunity to get out in the fresh air and sunshine…
As the weather improves, this time of year presents all sorts of new possibilities so take the opportunity to get out in the fresh air and sunshine… Continue reading »
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April 6th, 2010
Maybe it’s the flowers blooming, the birds singing, or just that vaguely familiar yellow circle reappearing in the sky(!), but whatever the reason, spring time just seems to bring out the best in people.
It’s also a time for change here at DatingAgency.com which means that there’s no better time to re-assess who [...]
Maybe it’s the flowers blooming, the birds singing, or just that vaguely familiar yellow circle reappearing in the sky(!), but whatever the reason, spring time just seems to bring out the best in people.
It’s also a time for change here at DatingAgency.com which means that there’s no better time to re-assess who you’re looking for and spring clean your profile.
Have a look at our simple ideas on how to easily freshen up your profile and we’re sure you’ll start to see even more messages come flooding in. Continue reading »
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March 24th, 2010
We’re always striving to improve the service we offer our Members here at DatingAgency.com so we wanted to let you know about some improvements we are making to our site. These are designed to ensure Members have a great experience each and every time they log in, making their time online both safer and more [...]
We’re always striving to improve the service we offer our Members here at DatingAgency.com so we wanted to let you know about some improvements we are making to our site. These are designed to ensure Members have a great experience each and every time they log in, making their time online both safer and more enjoyable.
We truly believe that these improvements mean it will be virtually impossible for anyone with ulterior motives to gain access to the site, or be able to contact our Members. We are committed to delivering the best experience possible. Continue reading »
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March 19th, 2010
We know just how important your time is to you, so we’ll keep this short.
We wanted to let you know about a great new feature we’ve added to DatingAgency.com to help you manage any contact you receive, in a way which suits you.
With our NEW Summary E-mail facility whether you want to hear straight away [...]
We know just how important your time is to you, so we’ll keep this short.
We wanted to let you know about a great new feature we’ve added to DatingAgency.com to help you manage any contact you receive, in a way which suits you.
With our NEW Summary E-mail facility whether you want to hear straight away if someone sends you a message, views your profile or sends you a gift; or are happy to receive a daily or weekly summary, the choice is yours. Continue reading »
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