Specific issues
PARSHIP’s members are genuine single people ... They have chosen PARSHIP as a relationship site because they want to find love … They tend to be professional people with high expectations of life and of a prospective partner (and of a professional dating service)… but that’s where the generalities end.
They are of many different ages and backgrounds … They come from all over the UK (or even from elsewhere in Europe) … Some are looking for marriage, others a steady relationship … The advice in this section covers the many different issues that people face as they look for love.
Are you looking for a Christian dating service?
If your religion is important to you, and you consider yourself a practising Christian, then it makes sense for you to prefer a dating service for people who apply high standards to their life - like PARSHIP.
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Looking for marriage
We help you finding a serious partner for marriage or a long-term relationship. Giving you the opportunity to take a scientific test and finding not just anyone, but the one, PARSHIP is the best partner for sophisticated singles seeking a partner and looking for marriage.
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Professional dating with PARSHIP
If you regard yourself as a professional and would like to establish a relationship with someone who also works in a job that demands expertise, then it makes sense for you to choose a professional dating service.
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Love beyond borders
Do you like Italians? Do you love the French? Are you fond of the Swedish? Then you could find your international match on PARSHIP – because PARSHIP has now established a successful presence in a number of European countries. Love really can have no borders. Here are some ideas and tips for you.
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So, you'd like to have a family ...
You don’t want to rush things, but you’d also like to make your feelings clear. It’s not just a partner you’re looking for, but someone who – at some point in the future – can be the father or mother of your children.
Here are six questions and answers which you might find helpful.
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Nobody’s perfect
There’s no getting away from the fact that appearances play a major role in determining which men or women arouse our interest. Fortunately, we all have different tastes, but how do we handle rejection on the basis of not being somebody else’s physical ‘type’?
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Am I too late?
Perhaps this has happened to you: you send someone a message, maybe even with your photo attached, and by return you get the news that the object of your admiration has just fallen in love with someone else. How should you deal with this situation?
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Dating for parents
A new relationship is about two people who have found each other and fallen in love. But what happens when at least one of them already has a child?
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Going nowhere?
When your contacts don’t lead to anything, do you ever think that there are no good men or women out there? It could be time to look for reasons why things don’t work out.
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Hello … Goodbye
You get a nice contact request, but don’t want to rush your answer … and a couple of days later, before you’ve had a chance to respond, the member in question takes you off their list. This happened several times to Anita (35). Is there a case for slowing down the online dating process?
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Is this person for real?
There is much to be said for the anonymity of the Internet when it comes to dating. But it also has to be said that, on occasion, you cannot trust a particularly promising dating profile or even the charming emails you receive. How do you deal with someone who is bending the truth more than a little? And how great is the real risk of being conned on the Internet?
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My friends and relatives disapprove of my dating
Paula Hall is PARSHIP's dating expert. Today, she offers advice to a widower trying to move on from the death of his wife.
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Patchwork Families
The term ‘patchwork family’ has gained some currency for a family in which at least one parent brings a child from a previous relationship. As might be expected, putting the patchwork successfully together can sometimes prove a delicate process.
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‘Separated’ from a new relationship?
When you’re looking for a new relationship, is it a disadvantage to be labelled as ‘separated’ rather than ‘divorced’. Isobel (41) wrote to PARSHIP on the subject.
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So what if he’s younger than me?
Susan Sarandon, Joan Collins and Gwyneth Paltrow all have a younger man as their partner. They insist how happy there are - and have been doing so for years - but the older woman/younger man combination has always been viewed askance. Why should that be?
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The shopping-list dater
Everyone has their idea of the ideal man or woman, and each of us attaches particular importance to certain aspects of a potential partner. But what happens when you come across someone who treats dating like a visit to the supermarket?
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Too much too soon?
When getting to know one of your matches, have you maybe told them more than they needed to know - or perhaps taken things too far on the first date? It doesn’t have to spell disaster, but it might require an exercise in damage limitation.
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Was it really a dating disaster?
Are you ‘once bitten, twice shy’ after a dating disaster? Take the positive view and prepare yourself for future dates with a little good advice
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Specific issues
As single people go in search of a new relationship, they face issues that are as diverse as they are.
Men can face different issues from women, especially when it comes to the established protocols of dating ... Someone who’s been married before will take a different approach from someone looking for their first serious relationship ... Is it a matter of aiming to find a girlfriend or a boyfriend, or is marriage in mind? …
Some single people have children - whether living with them, their ex-partner, or maybe grown up and living independently. Long-distance relationships can be a viable option for some people, while others need to have their ‘other half’ close by - and there is also the matter of choosing the right moment to move in together (if that’s what you want).
Factors like religion can also play a role in how things develop: for instance, while PARSHIP does not ask members to specify their religion, it is a relationship site which often appeals to people looking for Christian dating, perhaps because it adheres to high standards.