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Green Singles - Do You Compost Often?

NATIONAL POST -- Nov 6 -- There are a bunch of new matchmaking websites catering specifically to "Green minded" people - GreenSingles.com, VeggieLove, Ethical Singles.com, to name a few. "Environmentalists can be really serious," says Josh Rachlis, a copywriter at a Toronto ad agency, known as "the green guy" around the office. He wants to find a woman who falls somewhere in the middle of the environmental spectrum.."The problem is, when it comes to the regular dating sites, if I mention the fact that I don't have a car then suddenly the girl won't talk to me any more," he says. "But other times, I'll meet a hardcore vegan and feel like I'm not environmental enough, and then it becomes awkward. FULL ARTICLE @ NATIONAL POST

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The Eco-dating Game

SEATTLEPI -- Aug 15 -- Green dating officially got its start about five years ago. GreenSingles.com, a site for people in the environmental, vegetarian and animal-rights communities, probably has been around the longest. I surfed over to Green-Passions.com, DemocraticSingles, Earth Wise Singles, EthicalSingles.com, a matchmaking, and GreenSpeedDating.com, which touts itself as a new way for singles to find "carbon neutral love". FULL ARTICLE @ SEATTLE PI

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Specialized Dating Soars

UNION LEADER -- Oct 24-- DateMyPet.com is one of hundreds now available for people trying to find mates with whom they share a common interest. For daters new to the online world, niche dating offers hundreds of alternatives to the more commonly used dating sites. There are dating sites for Buddhists, Christians, Jews, Muslims, Italians, Greeks, Indians, and Latinos, among other groups. Vegetarians, cyclists, recovering addicts, fitness fanatics, and disabled singles have their own sites, too. SquareDating.com helps connect single alumni from top colleges and universities. NoLongerLonely.com allows singles suffering a mental illness to seek each other out. LittlePeopleMeet.com is one of several sites exclusively for singles with dwarfism. And MilitaryDate.com hooks up servicemen and women across the country. GreenSingles.com is celebrating its 10th year online shortly. "When people begin to get serious about looking for long-term relationships or marriage, they're more likely to want to meet people of a similar background, race, or religion," said Gail Laguna, VP for Spark Networks. Spark recently acquired MingleMatch which oversees 21 affinity-focused online personals sites, including Deaf Singles Connection, Interracial Singles Connection, Single Parents Mingle, and Prime Singles Connection - for online daters more than 40 years old.  FULL ARTICLE @ UNION LEADER