Flex Those Dating Muscles: Spring Training Tips for Senior Singles as the Dating Season Gets Underway

SeniorPeopleMeet.com Relationship Expert Dr. Terri Orbuch Advises Singles How to Suit Up, Practice At-Bat, and Score in Dating

HOLLYWOOD--(EON: Enhanced Online News)--Spring is here. Opening Day approaches.

“There are many wonderful ways to meet someone new, whether through an interest or activity, religious organization, blind date or online dating, which has become one of the best ways to connect”

Hoping to hit a home run in the dating circuit but afraid of striking out? Worried about being sent back to the minors without having a chance to really show your stuff? It’s the season to spring back into dating, and coaching is available from one of the best in the business: Dr. Terri Orbuch, also known as “The Love Doctor®.”

“You wouldn’t expect to play a sport without training and a lot of practice, and the same applies for dating,” says Dr. Orbuch. “Spring is in the air and with it starts a season of looking for love, a time of new beginnings for singles of all ages. There are proven spring training tips to get in shape for dating -- and then hit it out of the park.”

Orbuch – a professor, federally funded research scientist, and marriage and family therapist – is a relationship consultant to SeniorPeopleMeet (www.seniorpeoplemeet.com), the nation’s largest online dating site devoted to seniors, offering guidance and perspective to the seniors who have formed a community there in their search for companionship, love or even marriage.

“There are many wonderful ways to meet someone new, whether through an interest or activity, religious organization, blind date or online dating, which has become one of the best ways to connect,” added Orbuch. “No matter what the setting, it’s important to remember that first impressions do matter because they set relationships into motion. The way to ensure a first impression is a good one is to prepare properly, and that’s where the concept of training comes in.”

WHAT:	Dr. Orbuch is available to discuss how to make the best impression on a first date as singles get ready for the start of a new dating season. Her spring training tips for dating include the following, and more:
	• Suit up: Dress to impress -- Discover why it’s important to focus on one’s outer appearance.
	• Warm up: Plan conversation starters -- Take time to think about what to do and say on a first date.
	• When at bat: Ask questions and listen well -- Learn about the right questions for a first date, and why they’re good.
	• Avoid curve balls: Focus on the positive -- Find out the reasons why a positive approach is best, and what topics are ideal.
	• Play it safe: Don’t go past first base -- Learn easy steps to stay out of harm’s way.
WHEN:	Dr. Terri Orbuch is available immediately for media interviews.
WHO:	For more than 20 years, Terri Orbuch, Ph.D., has studied the romance, relationship, marriage and divorce patterns of thousands of individuals nationwide. A psychologist, who is also known as The Love Doctor® in the national media, she is an internationally known research scientist at the Institute for Social Research at the University of Michigan and a professor at Oakland University. Dr. Orbuch is widely published and is the author of five relationship books, including 5 Simple Steps to Take Your Marriage from Good to Great, published on Oct. 27, 2009 by Random House Publishing.
	SeniorPeopleMeet.com, an online community from People Media, is the premier senior dating site for mature singles age 55 and over. Seniors looking for friendship, pen pals, romance or marriage find a vibrant community of mature adults in which to make a senior connection. SeniorPeopleMeet provides a simple, safe and fun atmosphere to discover other seniors who are intelligent, attractive and looking for love, dating or lasting companionship.
HOW:	To speak with Dr. Terri Orbuch, contact:
	Ken Greenberg
	Edge Communications, Inc.
	[e-mail]
	[phone]

About People Media, Inc.

People Media (www.PeopleMedia.com) is the No. 1 provider of targeted online dating communities for attractive singles seeking meaningful relationships. The company operates 27 individual web properties – including www.BlackPeopleMeet.com and www.SeniorPeopleMeet.com – reaching nearly 4 million unique users per month. Its portfolio includes six of the Top 50-ranked personals websites, as reported by comScore Media Metrix – more than any other company. People Media has partnered with the Steve Harvey Morning Show and exclusively powers multiple AOL Personals communities. People Media is a rapidly growing innovator in the online personals space, which is expected to reach $1.2 billion in worldwide revenues by 2009 (Jupiter Research). People Media is based in Hollywood, Calif., and is a unit of Match.com, an operating business of IAC (NASDAQ:IACI).

About Match.com

Match.com pioneered online personals when it launched on the Web in 1995 and continues to lead this exciting and evolving category after more than a decade. Throughout its 14-year history, Match.com has helped redefine the way people meet and fall in love. Match.com provides a rich tapestry of ethnicities, interests, goals, ambitions, quirks, looks and personalities from which to choose. Match.com operates some of the leading subscription-based online dating sites in 25 countries, in 8 languages and spanning five continents, as well as oversees its ongoing investment in Meetic. Match.com also powers online dating on MSN across Asia, Australia, the United States and Latin America. Match.com is an operating business of IAC (NASDAQ:IACI).