I’m trying to figure out what I think about dating anniversaries.
Some couples celebrate anniversaries while they are dating.  There seem to be a lot of variations in these anniversaries and I have no idea what the right answers are for determining these.  How often do you celebrate?  It could be every week, month, year?  And even more importantly, how do you decide on your official day to celebrate?  Is it the first meeting, date, kiss, night you slept together, or day you decided to be exclusive?
There are are really so many possible answers to all of these questions and infinite …read more

I posted in How To Succeed When Meeting the In-Laws about using rules about etiquette, that your parents drilled into your brain while growing up, when meeting your significant other’s family.  A lot of people don’t believe in etiquette anymore, but I think that it creates a set of standards to fall back on when you find yourself in new and awkward situation.
Etiquette is not something that should rule your life…Remember Countess Luann De Lesseps from Real Housewives of New York?  Now she took it too far.  But I do believe that there is a place for etiquette in relationships …read more

OK, so you are on your first date with your latest interest – if you want it to go well, what should you NOT be saying?
We chatted with Lisa Chase Patterson, she’s a Life Coach with more than twenty years experience with Relationships, Sexuality, Friendship, and Family Issues, and is a top Relationship Expert on JustAnswer.com – and she gave us some great tips!
1. The ‘exes’. It’s interesting to know how terrible the last guy/girl was, if for nothing else you can be sure not to repeat the same mistakes…but it’s so boring and so cliché and if you’re …read more

It’s been awhile since I asked my daughter, Sarah, for her thoughts on dating. She’s been all eyes and ears when it comes to her sister and her boyfriend (who now lives with us) lately. I figured she might have some new insight.  Kids have a great way of cutting right to the heart of something.
Here’s what she had to say……
 
During the first date, don’t talk too much about your cat, or the fact that you live alone. You don’t want to sound like some kind of cat-lady weirdo.
Don’t talk too much about previous relationships, because that makes you sound …read more

I haven’t heard from my boyfriend for a long time again, so dating someone new is something that I’m giving a lot of thought to. I love my boyfriend, but I don’t like him very much. He really isn’t much a boyfriend anymore, at all. He’s a poor friend, at the very least.
My friend, Jackie, went on a lunch date the other day and while she did not spark with the guy, she did say that he was nice and someone she’d want for a friend.  She said that he seemed my type. For some reason, this really caught my interest. I …read more

Okay, so I’ve had a lot of first dates. There are a few things that well… while they shouldn’t be avoided completely (as in, no, this is not an excuse to lie to your potential mate) they don’t necessarily need to be brought up on a first date with a woman. Men tend to be a little more ehm…open minded, when it comes to certain things, but take these from a woman’s perspective, guys.

“I used to be addicted to (insert drug or “bad thing to be addicted to” here), but I’m okay now.” Fellow Dating Dames blogger Michelle let me …read more

When Gayla wrote about men’s psychology, I really had to sit down and think. It’s quite true. I’ve spent a considerable amount of time “studying” how guys think — particularly that guy I happen to like — but it’s actually a futile endeavour. I mean, why bother? Really?
Alright. I sound like some bitter, heartbroken, sour-graping woman [there's a certain likelihood that I most probably am] but hear me out for a second. What would you do in my place if something like this happens to you?
Let me paint a somewhat clear picture for you. Fine. It’s going to be one …read more

Before opting for dinner and a movie, determine what “personality” your date should reflect. Are you a dance-’til-you-drop diva or poetry slam patron? Do you crave the finest martini or prefer to ponder trees falling in a forest? Whatever your dating style is, impress your special someone by choosing a unique dating spot.

I’m in the mood for a list today. Let me just point out that this list is my own.
Getting on with the list then — I’d agree to go out on a second date with a guy if:

I’m attracted to him.
I was impressed with how he planned that first date.
I thoroughly enjoyed the conversation.
We’ve got significant things in common.
He made me laugh.
He was polite and courteous.
I felt comfortable with him.
He’s a good kisser.
He asked me nicely.
There was a spark!

Okay. So, #8 may or may not have happened on the first date, but I simply have got to include it in …read more

We all had to start somewhere and no matter how much time passes, we’ll never forget our first love or our first date.
Who would be willing to take a little stroll down memory lane and share the tales of their first date EVER?  What about that first kiss?  Did you feel like a fumbling idiot or an experienced pro?  What about your date?  How were they?