Halloween is my favorite holiday, which makes perfect sense as I love both dressing up and chocolate equally. It’s also the perfect opportunity to put on something fun, sexy, or scary (your pick!) and hit the town. Buffy Summers explained it best when she told Willow that Halloween was “come as you aren’t day.”  It’s the one day year when you are expected to get a bit wild. (Just a bit).
I did some research and here are some Halloween events for singles around the U.S.  I hope you find something fun near you.
*Halloween Party Extravaganza for Singles (Couples welcome, too)
When: Friday, …read more

I found an interesting article through a Twitter contact today. The piece was written by Judy McGuire. McGuire, a long-time relationship expert, says that the question she’s asked more than anything has to do with an inability to meet someone.
Unfortunately, there are quite a few mistakes people unknowingly make that could be keeping them from true love….or at least a movie date.
Are you having trouble meeting someone?  Then, take a look at this list and see if you are making one or more of these mistakes. Many of them are things we’ve talked about here before. Basically the point is this – …read more

Speed dating. Have you ever tried it? I haven’t, but I’ve always been curious about it. There’s a company called 8MinuteDating that offers speed dating events in 70 cities across the US.
The way it works is this – 1 night, 8 dates that last 8 minutes a piece.  You sit down, you chat for the allotted time, then you move to the next person. You do this 8 times. If both parties express an interest in each other, then 8MinuteDating provides contact information. They guarantee that you will meet someone that you’d like to date again or your next event …read more

You’ve got an online dating profile up. You feel like you’ve presented yourself fairly well, but are confused by a lack of responses. You could be committing one of these “online dating sins” as described in The Globe and Mail, by Dakshana Bascaramurty…
Only one in three of the first messages sent by members of dating site OKCupid.com ever get a response (sorry guys, the rate is only 27 per cent for you).
According to dating experts, this is because people don’t realize that the same rules of engagement apply on the Internet. The team at OKCupid recently pored over 500,000 first …read more

I read a piece in Forbes about executive women and the problems that they face in the search for love. The problems stem from several things: 1) A lack of time, 2) A lack of men who meet their dating criteria, and 3) Men are put off by their success.
You know what you need to do if you want to fit a man into your life?  You fit him into your life. You decide that a relationship is what you want and you pursue it. You make time and you get over the idea that his success can’t measure up to …read more

Events and Adventures, a club for singles, hosts events in various locations across the US and British Columbia. It’s not a dating service, instead the club offers opportunities for singles to interact with each other while taking part in fun events.
At Events and Adventures we have a different philosophy – Create a naturally fun environment, where you can relax and be yourself along with 20 or 30 other singles who also are there to have fun.  When you are relaxed, having fun, and NOT comparing marriage resumes, it is WAY easier to find someone worth dating.  Sounds counter intuitive, but its true.  …read more

I was talking the other day about Rich Santos, a dating blogger over at Marie Claire. He wrote a piece sharing some insight into the male mind. I saw this quote and felt it deserved a post all it’s own.
 

Leave your baggage at the door. Guys are happy to help out their girlfriends with emotional issues. But if the baggage becomes apparent too early in the relationship, then a guy will probably bail. Also, baggage causes people to put pressure on or damage a relationship, so it may be doomed from the outset.
 
Why is assumed that women are the only …read more

Men can be hard to figure out. They say that about us women, but men can use this combination of sarcasm and bravado – with women and with other men – that confuses me sometimes.  Marie Claire’s Rich Santos, a male dating blogger, shares a peak into the male mind…..

*Go forth with confidence. It’s the fake-it-till-you-make-it school of thought.
Santos says, “Men are taught that confidence solves just about anything. You can be making a total mistake, but as long as you’re confident, it will turn out okay. This may explain why we are so clueless at what we are doing …read more

I’ve been seeing a lot of ads lately for True. True is an online dating service that is endorsed by Psychology Today. Here are a few of  True’s features:
*They already have “Millions of members”
*They offer scientific compatibility testing
*They screen members for martial status
*They screen members for prior criminal activity (Felons need not apply. They are serious. They run members through a US Criminal Database before allowing them to contact other members).
We require that members provide their legal first and last name, as well as their date of birth (they must also certify that the information they provide is correct). We …read more

I love MORE magazine and I read it regularly. It’s a magazine for women who are 40+, but it’s not an “old lady” publication. These gals are chic, well-traveled, well-read, and apparently have pretty good jobs, because the clothes are a bit on the pricey side.
There’s an article at More.com that tells you, “How Not To Act Old With a Younger Man.”  It was written by humorist Pamela Redmond Satran, author of the book, “How Not To Act Old.”  My man is older than me (by about 10 months), but I figure acting a bit younger can’t hurt, right? 
Here’s a …read more