“Wait for the one who goes out of the way for you. For instance, for our first date, Joey made sure to pick a place near my apartment and at a time that made it easy for me. I was living on the Upper East Side at the time, and he lived all the way down in Hell’s Kitchen (which is New York for far). It showed me that he was interested in me and my life—and it felt so different from the standard ‘Hey, let’s meet up’ mentality that you usually find on dating apps—which led to four and a half years of marriage and a 19-month-old son.” —Amy D., 35, Bronx, New York

Hi all! It so happened that I have many friends among LGBT women. For the most part, these are my business colleagues. I have noticed that almost no one goes the standard way when looking for a date partner or a girlfriend. There are special dating sites like lesbiemates. It seems to be more effective, reliable and safe for women on every side.