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Separation Anxiety from Your Pet After COVID-19

As the world begins to open again and in-person dating doesn’t feel so scary, something else might: leaving your pet or separation anxiety. Life during COVID-19 Many pets have been living their very best lives during COVID-19. They have become the star of Zoom work meetings, workouts, walks at all times of the day, and […]

Online Dating and Friendship Pacing

Imagine telling Cupid right before he strikes the arrow that you’re just looking for “new friends,” “hookups,” or “short-term dating.” No one can control the way a relationship works out for those two people, but is it not peculiar to tell the “god of desire, erotic love, attraction and affection” that you’re just “meh” when […]

Secret Rules of Dating a Pet Owner

Does your pet choose your date for you? For many, they’ll agree that’s what happens. When Jessica of New York was asked to go on a date, she already had plans that evening to celebrate her dog Fidel’s birthday, cake included. She told her potential date she was busy with her dog’s festivity, then invited […]

DTR: Where Is Your Relationship Headed?

So you’ve matched with that cutie on FetchaDate? You went on your first, fourth, and even seventh date — not that you were counting! You’ve even introduced them in person to your pet, and they get along. The more time you spend together, the more things about them you like. Then, one day as you’re gazing […]

FetchaDate on Unconditional Love Stories

After swapping breaking news for barks and bow wows, Dr. Scott finds out how dog expert and animal lovers’ matchmaker, Sheryl Matthys, has been helping puppy love lead to human love on FetchaDate. Check out this engaging 30-minute podcast of international press with Dr. Scott from London about Unconditional Love Stories.

Online Dating Is the New Normal

It’s a question couples get asked all the time. How’d you meet? Ten to 15 years ago, people were embarrassed to admit the answer was online dating. It felt as if they were desperate to resort to it and didn’t want to admit to others that’s how they met. I know of several friends who […]

Cats, Dogs, and Dates

You hit the jackpot. You found someone on the FetchaDate app who’s a fellow pet lover. You swiped right on their virtual pet, and you found yourself interested in the owner too. You’re a great match, you both like cats and dogs, and enjoy many of the same activities. It’s official. You’ve both decided to […]

Love and Four-Legged Friends

Desiree Simone, who has been “breaking hearts and bottles of tequila since 2011,” gives the scoop on FetchaDate. A simple tweet from @FetchaDateApp crossed her social media path and made her say “Why didn’t I think of that first?” In this post, she talks about how FetchaDate came to be.

Let Your WingPet Break the Ice On Your First Date

Bringing your WingPet along on your first date is a fun, surefire way to help you two connect. Check out these three pet-friendly, first-date ideas. As a dog-loving matchmaker, I’ve interviewed hundreds of women who’ve all have said to me, “If their date doesn’t like their pet, there will not be a second date.” It’s […]

Happy couple spending time together with dog and bicycles

Single, Dogs Welcome, Parents Need Not Apply

Maya Angelou says: “When someone shows you who they are, believe them the first time.” But if we followed that advice when looking at someone’s online dating profile, would we ever meet them in person? And how do you navigate dating when you want pets but no kids? Read on for Part 1 of 2.

Mobile App Helps Pet-Loving Singles Find Love

Pet lovers have an interesting time dating. There’s the guy (or girl) who lies about liking or owning dogs. There’s the person who wants kids more than pets. There’s the cat versus dog debate. Sheryl takes on all of these challenges with FetchaDate. Read on to find out how.