A Memoirs Dating Game – Share YOUR Best (or Worst) Date Story for a Chance at Over $500 in Prizes!

We’re entering the final stretch of the Memoirs Dating Game Contest! All dating story submissions must be received by Tuesday, February 14th at NOON Eastern Time. The contest voting officially ends Tuesday, February 14th at 11:59PM Eastern Time. You still have time to submit your best/worst story or vote for your favorite of the stories submitted. Don’t forget, each comment you leave on the story also counts as a vote!

Love is in the air in February and some extra bling could be in YOUR pocket! Memoirs of a Single Dad is hosting our second-ever contest. We all know February is the month of love – you know, with Valentine’s Day and all. What better month to host a contest about love, dating and relationships than February? I can’t think of one!

“So, what’s this contest?” you ask? It’s simple – share your own personal best (or worst) dating story for a chance to win some awesome prizes! You don’t have to be single to share a story – it could be the story of how you met your significant other or just a crazy/funny/romantic date from your past. From LAST first dates to stories of epic date failures, we want to hear them all (and we’re willing to reward you for them)! The full contest details, prizes, rules & submission form are listed below, so check them out.

The Dating Game Contest – How to Enter

Entering the contest is easy, use the form below to send me your very best (or worst) dating stories. I’ll post the story up and Memoirs of a Single Dad’s readers will ‘vote’ for the best. The story with the most votes when the contest ends on February 14th, 2012 is the winner! Don’t worry about making the story pretty – I’ll edit the stories and dress them up so they’re sure to impress your fans.

Voting Details

Once a dating game story has been posted, readers will be encouraged to vote on each story. ‘Votes’ will be counted as any (and all) of the following related to that post:

• Comments on the post
• Tweets of the post
• Facebook Shares/Likes of the Post
• LinkedIn Shares of the Post
• Google+ (+1) Shares of the Post
• StumbleUpon Shares of the post
• Reddit Shares of the Post
• “Diggs” of the Post

Each comment, share, like, tweet, etc counts as ONE vote. Comments made on the post by the person that submitted the post do not count as votes, however, likes, tweets and other social shares do! So, if you “Like” your post, and ten of your friends “Like” your post, you’ll have 11 votes right there! If you submit a post, share it with your friends and followers as often as possible and get them to vote for you! I’ve conveniently placed vote counters at the top of each dating story post so everyone can see their progress. The winner will receive the grand prize for the contest. There will be 2nd and 3rd place winners as well, which are all described below.

The Dating Game Contest – Prizes

For the Winner

Once the winner has been determined, per the method described above, the winner will receive ALL of the following:

• $100 in cold, hard (PayPal) CASH.
• A FREE 6 Month Membership to eHarmony.com. (A $180 value)
• A personally autographed copy of the book, Memoirs of a Dating Dad signed by me, the author. (A $30 value)

For the Second Place Recipient

• A personally autographed paperback copy of the book, Memoirs of a Dating Dad signed by me. (A $30 value)
• A FREE 3 Month Membership to eHarmony.com. (A $120 value)

For the Third Place Recipient

• A personally autographed paperback copy of the book, Memoirs of a Dating Dad signed by me. (A $30 value)
• A FREE 1 Month Membership to eHarmony.com. (A $60 value)

For ALL Published Dating Game Story Participants

• A free eBook copy (in PDF format) of the book, Memoirs of a Dating Dad. (A $5 value)

The Dating Game Contest Rules

The Dating Game Contest (the “contest”) is a competition designed to entertain readers of Memoirs of a Single Dad with dating stories. Anyone (with a dating story) can enter. You may submit more than one dating game story with a maximum of five (5) entries per person. We’d prefer your story be original and not published elsewhere on the web, but if it is already published, please provide us with the URL in your submission in the field provided.

Memoirs of a Single Dad is the primary sponsor of this contest. eHarmony.com has also provided prizes in the form of free memberships for contest winners.

There will be three (3) total winners selected. In order to be eligible for payment, the winner must have a valid PayPal account (and email address) to receive the prize. No alternate considerations for the cash prize will be considered. Memoirs of a Single Dad reserves the right to add or remove prizes from this contest at any time and without notice, so check back often!

By submitting a dating game story, you agree to allow Memoirs of a Single Dad to use, copy, modify and edit the story as needed and publish the story on this or other websites. Everyone that participates and has at least one dating game story published on Memoirs of a Single Dad’s website will receive a free copy of the ebook, Memoirs of a Dating Dad. The entry deadline for story submissions is Tuesday, February 14th at NOON Eastern Time. Any submissions received after that time may not be included.

The Dating Game Contest will begin at 12:00 midnight Eastern Time (ET) on Wednesday, February 1st, 2012. The contest will end at 11:59 pm Eastern Time (ET) on Tuesday, February 14th, 2012. Winners of the contest will be notified on Wednesday, February 15th, 2012 by Email.

Judging of dating game stories will be a simple vote count. Votes will be tallied by the social sharing icons located at the top of each dating game post entry and by the unique comments left on each post. Post entrants comments on their post do not count as votes, however, their own social shares do count. One comment or social share, as tracked at the top of the dating game story post is equal to one vote. The story with the most votes at the end of the contest will win. There is no monetary value associated with each vote. In the event that there is an exact tie for first place, Memoirs of a Single Dad reserves the right to choose the winner between those stories with the most votes. Memoirs of a Single Dad is not responsible for discrepancies in or failures of the social sharing plugin counters.

This contest is considered null and void if fewer than five (5) approved dating game stories are received and published by the deadline, so make sure to tell your friends to enter with a story, too!

You must be 18 years of age or older at the time of entry to participate. By submitting a story you agree to be bound by all contest rules. Void where prohibited.

The earlier you get your story in, the more chances you have of racking up those votes, so don’t delay! I will do my best to get your stories posted as soon as possible so that you can receive as many votes as possible.

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