Who says Valentine’s Day is only for two people? It can be a day to celebrate the love of your honey, your friends, or some combination of the two. Sometimes couples who are good friends with another couple can have just as great a time. Here are a few ideas if you’re celebrating February 14th with another couples. Game Nights Game nights are great fun, and in this economy, it’s a night of cheap entertainment. Games like Cranium, Settlers, and Apples to Apples are perfect for couples to play. Movie Night Romantic comedies work best in this setting, but hey, it’s your movie night! If you’re into horror or action flicks, go for it. However, it’s best to keep things light so try and avoid heavy dramatic... [Read more]

Did you enter the fabulous giveaway we held for Jack Cards? If so, today is the day we announce the winner! As always, our winner was chosen randomly using random.org. Our winner was the fifth commenter, tanyetta. Congrats to her! Remember that if you didn’t win, Jack Cards are a wonderful and affordable product (and service, if you have them mailed out) so be sure to visit their website. As part of the giveaway, I also asked you all for the sweetest thing you’ve ever given or received for Valentine’s Day. Here are some of your responses: JodyLynn: The sweetest Valentine’s gift I’ve ever received was a beaded bracelet handmade by my husband. So impressive! I cherish it! Sara Lang: My boyfriend is taking me on a romantic,... [Read more]

I get asked a lot what is a good (or bad) date activity. Typical questions are something like: “Is going to a movie a good first date?” “I love football, but will my girl want to watch the game on a date?” “Can we head to the gym as part of a date?” The answer to all of these questions is, sure! With a caveat: your date has to be into the same activity or interest as you. For example, on the football date question, of course you both can watch the game and have it be a great time. But if your gal isn’t into football, it won’t be much fun for either of you. In the early part of your relationship, it’s really important that you talk about the types of things you enjoy doing. Having... [Read more]

We recently talked about online dating and whether it was for “desperate people.” (Result: no way!) Then, last week I was talking with the Q100 Bert Show in Atlanta, and one of the questions they asked me for whether online dating had a bad rap. Want to know what I said? The answer might surprise you but I said online dating did have a bad rap! But it shouldn’t. Online dating is a great way to get introduced to people, but here are some reasons why it gets a bad rap. People Who Have Never Tried Online Dating Complain About It Married or attached people can become very smug about dating, can’t they? They may look down their nose at online dating as being desperate simply because they met their special someone a... [Read more]

We’ve talked quite a bit about Valentine’s Day the last few weeks, but I realize there is some pressure to go out on February 14th. Besides that, some of you really, really enjoy the holiday (and there is nothing wrong with that.) So if you’d like to go out and don’t have a date yet, here are some ways to get one. These suggestions are for a date – not the love of your life! In other words, it may be someone that you just go out with once. That’s okay. Remember, dating is an adventure and it should be a fun one. You’ve got about two weeks – plenty of time. Set Ups Chances are, your pals have plenty of guys or girls in mind for you to go out with. Again, it may not be someone you’ll... [Read more]