5 Ways to Flirt Online Iowa

Looking for love before Valentine's Day? You could try one of those complicated, expensive dating sites. Or you could just flirt with random strangers!


1. Local Companies

Open Com
(515) 432-7074
806 7th St
Boone, IA
Internet Revealed
(563) 322-9380
301 E 2nd St
Davenport, IA
Prairie Inet
(515) 440-0848
11305 Aurora Ave
Urbandale, IA
Johnston Communications
(712) 826-4022
2201 V Ave
Villisca, IA
Goldfield Access Network
(515) 602-6351
Clarion, IA
Auctions At Mid America
(563) 583-1364
495 N Grandview Ave
Dubuque, IA
Wyoming Mutual Telephone Company
(563) 488-2535
PO Box 169
Wyoming, IA
State Isp
(641) 683-1088
210 E Main St
Ottumwa, IA
Goldfield Access Network
(515) 603-6351
Eagle Grove, IA
Futurenet
(515) 965-7855
406 SW School St
Ankeny, IA


2. Introduction

It's Valentine's Day next week, and that means one thing: You have just a few days to get a gift for your loved one(s) or find someone to give a gift to. We can't help much with the former, but we can assist with the latter, or at least start you down the right path.

Finding a mate online doesn't have to entail filling out endless forms, dropping hefty fees at matchmaking services, or navigating the seven circles of social networking hell. It starts with flirting, which you can do cheaply, easily, and at a distance. Better yet: All the rejection happens offline, so you'll never have to suffer the embarrassment of seeing your best lines fall flat or learning that you have spinach stuck in your teeth.

Here are five of the right places to look for love--or something approximating it.

3. 1. I'm in Like With You

I'm in Like With You If nothing else, I'm in Like With You is worth visiting just to check out one of the wildest, most innovative Web 2.0 interfaces you'll ever see. But using it to hook up with someone--or even describing how the site works--is a bit tricky. IILWY is essentially a photo-based social network built around an elaborate point system.

You earn points for logging in, posting photos, writing blog entries, and answering random yes/no questions. You spend points by playing auction-style games with other IILWY members, in which someone posts a question (such as "What's the hardest thing you've ever done?") and you bid for the chance to post a brief response. Each time you respond, it costs more points; at the end of the auction, the game's originator may contact the top bidders, assuming he or she wants to. (Hey, I said it was hard to describe.) Since the odds of connecting are slim, IILWY is really more about flirting--and showing off a truly whizzy interface--than finding true love. But it's fun to play with nonetheless.

4. 2. Crush or Flush

Crush or Flush This service is really meant to be used on a cell phone--even the design of the Crush or Flush Web site resembles a handset. The concept is brain-dead simple: You set up a brief profile and upload your picture, and then filter other profiles by gender, age, and location. When someone else's photo shows up on the site or on your phone, you indicate whether you have a crush on them or want to flush them. (Nobody said this was rocket science.)

If he or she turns out to have a crush on you, the site sends you a text message with contact details so you two can connect. Did I mention that this is not rocket science? Admittedly, it's hard to look your best in a postage-stamp-size picture that you probably took with a cell phone, so many of the photos look like mug shots (in fact, some of them may actually be mug shots). Be sure to crush with care.

3. Flirting in Traffic

Flirting in Traffic You're driving on the freeway when you spy your future soul mate in the next lane. Your eyes lock, and desperate longing is wordlessly conveyed, but just as you're signaling the driver to pull over so you can chat, you slam into the rear end of the car in front of you. Flirting in Traffic can take such fleeting moments and turn them into lifelong relationships (or just more horrible dating mistakes--see item #5 below).

You set up your free online profile by posting a picture of yourself and your car, along with as many personal details as you care to share. You then print out a PDF of your flirting ID (for example, BN320) or order a $5 sticker and attach it to your vehicle. When you spot another flirter-in-traffic that you want to meet, you can look up the person online and send them a note--or vice versa. Will this be your first stop on the highway to happiness, or the start of your journey on the road to ruin? Your mileage may vary.

5. Featured National Company

Athletic Dating

617-875-6285
645 Beacon St
Boston, MA
http://www.athletic-dating.com

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