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Red Flags to Watch for While Dating Dating is such a wonderful, exciting and confusing time! New couples are trying to get to know each other. They are on their best behavior, putting their best feet forward. But as times goes by and the euphoria of new love tones down a bit, sometimes red flags start going up. Is love blind? Should love be blind? Definitely not! You need to recognize important signs that your relationship might not be everything you want. If you don’t heed the warning signs, you may end up in a long-term relationship or even marriage that makes you unhappy. Life is short and no one … Continue reading →

Hot Tips for Successful Online Dating With the help of Internet, the world has got smaller and closer. One can easily make new friends, meet old friends and spread out their dating choices just by sitting at home by the means of Online Dating services. There is a mistaken belief that people indulging into online dating are just scum and desperate people, but in actual fact online dating is an effectual and expedient way to meet up with other singles. Quite often in the first online meet itself, you often make immediate connection with the other. It appears as if your relation just surges and communication becomes easy and trouble-free. … Continue reading →

Why Men Fail when Dating Women Imagine being the guy who does not have to worry about dating women anymore. Women are all over you and your cell-phone never stops ringing. You have to verify your agenda because you barely have time for yourself with so many dates on your calendar. But this is just a dream to some men. Some men are just not capable of inspiring that desire into women. But why? It’s because they are not doing the right approach to women. What’s the right approach? – you ask. Think about this situation… Case 1: There’s a beautiful lady in a flower store. The lady is perfect; … Continue reading →

Third Grade Dating Rules School Days, Rule Days School days, school days, dear old golden rule days. Another school year arrives. The first day saw many different forms to fill out, as well as copies of various classroom/cafeteria/playground rules. School children are bombarded by rules – and rightly so. Social etiquette is learned, not inherent. However, on the second day of school a new set of rules emerged, via my third grade daughter. These are the third grade DATING rules (be still my beating heart!) Here they are, as explained by my eight-year-old daughter. Rule 1 – No gas, this is strictly verboten. Enough said on this one. Nothing is … Continue reading →

Single-Parent Dating Dating could be fairly easy for most of the part, at least for most single women and men out there. But what if one is a single parent, would that change the stakes? Well, according to latest statistics, there are approximately 10.4 million families headed by single mothers and 2.5 million headed by single fathers, in the US alone. So, would these facts make the dating game a lot easier or will it just shrink the dating pool and stiffen the competition? Getting into the dating game with a kid, or kids for that matter, is a daunting job. It’s frightening not only for the single parent but … Continue reading →

Dating and the Single Parent – Keys to Success The most important factor for single parents to date successfully is for them to know why they are single. If your reflections of why you are single include “he did this” or “she did that” but have few concessions to personal contributions, you are not ready to date. Even if you are a single parent largely due to the behaviors of another, not recognizing what personal qualities led you to choose your previous partner will most likely lead to a repeat performance. As a single parent you are now in a position to model to your children (whether you like it … Continue reading →