by Sam Bryce

Ping!  Hey you got a message! 

Open “Wanna meet?”. 

Click on profile - up comes a picture of…well someone you DON’T want to shag!

Initial disappointment over, so what next?  Read the rest of this entry »

by Flora Bird

Hello my dears

I hear there was quite a fuss at the fitlads HQ, after co-owner Joseph Hill’s nasty rant against Jade Goody on YouTube last week. 

As you may know, it caused a mighty fracas, and was widely reported across the gay press.  In his video, Joe described the cancer victim and mother of two young children as a Read the rest of this entry »

by David Abrehart

OK so you’ve checked out that cute guy with the tousled hair and cheeky smile - plucked up the courage to press ’send’ and wait for the reply.  And wait…and wait!  

Welcome to the world of gay dating!  What is it with online dating- does anyone ever reply to messages?  Well the answer is YES, but there is room for improvement. 

It is worth looking at what is happening behind the scenes.  Let’s take that cute guy with the cheeky grin you sent a message to just now.  Why didn’t he reply?  There are more reasons than you might think:

* He doesn’t fancy you.  So he should reply anyway out of politeness right?  Maybe.  However, some guys feel it is preferable to be let down gently with a ‘no reply’ than getting a rejection message.  If your site allows you to see if your message has been read then you can draw your own conclusions very easily.  Read the rest of this entry »

Getting Your Photo Right
by David Abrehart

Your photo is the most important aspect of your gay online personal.  When we’re checking guys out online it is by far the biggest factor in how we rate others.  

A Mothership Gay Dating member

So when you’re using gay dating sites, here are some tips to make sure you get yours right:

1  Upload at least one photo - preferably more.  You are far more likely to be contacted, and also you’ll be treated better by other guys because you will not seem anonymous. Read the rest of this entry »

Here at Mothership Gay Dating we’ve got some members who love Mothership and want to tell the world about us! One way of doing this is to make a video about us!

Videos can be about any aspect of Mothership – whether it is helping singles into relationships, hooking up with gay guys for a casual meet, chatting in our sexy chatrooms or simply making new mates.

Post it on the internet – YouTube or Google, and share it with your friends! Get in touch with us at thebridge@mother-ship.comand we can post it here!

In the meantime take a look at what our members have already submitted:

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