Holiday Shopping for Your Date

gift for your date It’s very common for “Holiday Hookups” to happen this time of year. There are company holiday parties, friends parties, and of course New Years Eve.

However, as soon as you start dating someone, you do face the gift giving dilemma.

  • Do you get them a gift?
  • How much do you spend?
  • What if they don’t give you a gift back?
  • Will they feel pressured?

It’s enough to make your head hurt.

So much depends on several factors, too many variables for me to cover in one blog article. However, here are some things to ask yourself and some rules of thumb you can use to help ensure you don’t become a Grinch.

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First Date – 5 Fantastic Ideas for 1st Dates

first date ideas By now, you know that I prefer that first dates be kept short, simple and flexible. This allows you to fairly easily and painlessly escape a date that is not going well, while leaving plenty of room to continue on if everything is moving in the right direction.

So what should you do on a first date?

Remember that the ability to have a conversation is key.

You aren’t on a date with a restaurant or movie theater, you probably already know if you like Italian food or Action Adventure movies. You are there to get to know the other person.

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First Dates – Short and Simple

first date - coffee I recently went on a blind date with a guy I met on a dating site. He asked if I wanted to have dinner. I countered with coffee and “let’s play it by ear.”

Why would I pass up the opportunity for a free meal in this economy? Well, because I didn’t want to be trapped to an hour of tedious conversation if the date wasn’t going well. What could be less appetizing than suffering through a meal across from someone you just don’t want to be with? Maybe trying to make small talk with spinach stuck in your teeth?

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Successful Pickup Lines – the 3 Cs

Baaaaad pickup line! First, yeah, I know this site is Successful ONLINE Dating, but occasionally I get out from behind the computer.

So, why do the cheesy pick up lines never work? Well, they are cheesy and we’ve all heard them before. However, we all know someone that’s met someone in a bar.

So, what’s the secret? Why do some guys (and girls) get the digits and others get rejected? I’ve found that there are 3 major components to approaches that work in person.

Clean

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Is He Interested? Basic Body Language

mirroring body language During the first few dates, it’s often a little nerve wracking trying to figure out just where you stand.

Act too interested, you scare the other person away, act too aloof and you hurt their feelings.

So how can you find out if the other person is interested without asking outright? While there’s nothing wrong with open communication, sometimes a little reassurance is a good thing.

Here are a few of the non-verbal cues that can tell you how your date, man or woman feels about you:

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