DAILYMAIL.CO.UK - Apr 17 - NoLonger Lonely.com is a dating site especially for adults with mental health concerns. 'I think there is a relief in getting to know someone when both parties are open about their psychiatric issues,' says the site's owner, Jim Leftwich. "The site has been a slow build since 2004 but we've had at least 30 marriages now." Professor Stephen Palmer, director of the Coaching Psychology Unit at City University London, says: 'The downside of a relationship between two individuals with a diagnosis is that sometimes you have to be resilient to support a friend with mental health issues and if you are feeling negative yourself, it can be a challenge.'
by Erica Crompton
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Mark Brooks: There are niche dating sites for most every niche these days. This particular site is a great public service. Dating sites excel at helping people get the tough questions out fo the way right up front. One of those questions is, in this case, what kind of mental health conditions do you have?
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I had been a member of NoLongerLonley for a couple years. It is a great site with a lot of potential but there is one major problem. The webmaster, Jim does not listen or care about members & he also condones trolling. He personally reviews & approves each member's profile. He allows a troll to have 3 different SNs there & after a couple weeks Jim approved for the troll to have a 4th SN that was almost identical to one of his other SNs who members had been reporting to Jim for a few weeks. I left NLL because I do NOT want to be part of a site that will condone trolling; that gives people with mental issues a bad rep
Posted by: nick007 | Jun 18, 2011 at 05:10 PM