I’ve already started to get excited about the end of the hot and sticky Summer and the beginning of the crisp and cool Fall.  Lately it seems like it’s been too hot to really do anything…who can feel sexy when you feel sweaty and swollen all day?  Fall is just around the corner so start putting together your cute outfits with boots and skinny jeans (I can’t wait ’til it’s cool enough to wear jeans again!) and look forward to some great Fall dates.
Here are my top ten date ideas for Fall:

Get tickets to a football game.  Find out what …read more

I am so excited to announce that we are teaming up with Match.com to award three readers a free three-month membership to Match.com!  Online dating has been a cultural phenomenon lately with extremely high success rates for men and women around the world.  With the increase of internet-based social networking, it makes sense that the best way to meet someone is through the internet!
If you are single, you have probably struggled with the idea that you are waiting to just stumble upon the right person as you go through life.  You probably try dating lots of people and meeting potentials …read more

If you live in a place like New York where the rent is exorbitant, the easiest way to lower your monthly rent is to get a roommate or two.  Even in places with affordable rent, the temptation to get even lower rent by sharing your space with someone else is quite attractive.
Although the idea of roommates worked amazingly well in college and probably the first few years after college when you were still interested in constant companionship, I want to address the issue of an age where roommates are no longer the best option.  As we grow older and move …read more

Friends, I have bittersweet news for you.
While I shall still be very much a part of the Splendicity family – you can find me at EBeautyDaily, ShopaholicsDaily, and the hair channel over there – this shall be my last Blistree Relationships post.
The absolutely fabulous Kelli DesRochers will be taking my place, and she will have some fun contests coming up for you very soon – along, with, I’m sure, tons of fun relationship/sex chat!
I, however, will be sure to comment all the time with updates on my own (nonexistent) love life.
Speaking of my love life, I watched He’s Not That …read more

I currently find myself rather single…and not really enjoying it.
And while I know fear of being alone is a lousy reason to be looking for a mate, it’s making me consider entirely new avenues..like speed dating.
If any of you are unfamiliar (and missed the Sex and the City episode devoted to it), you take turns with a room full of other singles telling the person across the table all the meaningful details about yourself, hoping that (if they are not too terribly strange) you might click enough to want to have a full date. You’ve got 3 minutes. Then a …read more

I changed my My Space status to “single.” I know that probably doesn’t sound like a big deal, but I thought about it for a long time before I did it and even now I feel sort of sick to my stomach. The way I see it, if I haven’t heard from my man in two months, if 3 holidays went by without any happy/merry whatever wishes, if even the simplest message is met with silence, well I’m pretty sure that means he’s just not into me anymore.
I feel sad and disappointed because I honestly believe that I tried my best …read more

Image by photographer padawan via FlickrOkay, so once I decided to start back on the online dating sites, I had three first dates in a pretty short period of time. The first, with a guy who I just didn’t feel that instant “chemistry” with. The second, who I had a great time at the fair with, and he seemed to not be interested (solidifying that thought by announcing on FaceBook a week later that he had a girlfriend all of the sudden). And the third, Pink Rose Boy, who as you may have read the other day, has failed.
I’m thinking …read more

I’ve been thinking a lot about the state of being single, about how it can sometimes be viewed as “less than,” and how that idea sucks. I have questioned if the time between visits with my guy is filler, if I’m “killing time” until he can swoop into town and make me “whole” again.
No, that’s not it – it can’t be it. What a waste of a good life that would be.
I stay busy, I take care of my kids and my home and my work. I take pictures and read books …read more

Just how much of yourself are you willing to give up to make the relationship work?
It’s a given that growing up would lead to identity development. You will establish a set of principles that will serve as a foundation for all endeavours.
The belief system that you may apply to make things function normally, alone or not, is tailored to your own needs, your own life. You do learn how to relate to society as a whole. However, it will differ when time comes that it’ll be a one-on-one thing.
I’ve mentioned it before that human beings have this need for companionship. …read more

October is Positive Attitude Month, and It’s Just Lunch, the premiere dating service for busy professionals with over 100 locations worldwide, has conducted a survey of 5,876 singles to gauge their attitude on life, love and happiness. The survey reveals that 65% of singles say they are generally happy people and 72% of singles are positive they will get married some day.

“A positive attitude is everything when it comes to dating,” said Alana Beyer, Vice President of It’s Just Lunch. “The top characteristics a single person looks for in someone they date are humor and kindness. Our survey also showed …read more