More and more people are turning to the internet to help them find love and companionship in their lives.  Every year, millions of matches are made using online dating services.  If you should choose to use the vast resources of the internet to help you look for love, please don’t forget about your safety and the safety of your identity.
Online matchmaking services are a good place for predators to lurk.  They might want to cause you harm or they might want to rob you.  One must be cautious when using …

Why does it feel like an interview?
You put a lot of thought into the outfit. You want to look your best. You mentally rehearse the situation so you look cool and prepared. You want your best qualities to shine and your weaknesses to take a back seat. You want to appear smart and interesting. It’s very important to you that this event goes well.
I’ve just described the way a person might feel before a job interview AND a first date. Both occasions call for a …

You’ve been on a blind date. You’ve let a friend or even a *gasp* relative fix you up. You’ve even used dating sites. That means you’ve dated strangers. You’ve put yourself in a position where you are going to be spending time with someone completely new to your life. I’m making it sound bad, aren’t I? Honestly, though. How often does it occur to you that you are choosing to date strangers when you have perfectly good, attractive friends you can be dating?
You …

I’m going to start this by saying that if someone makes you feel uncomfortable on a date, you should probably leave. On this particular date, I DID feel uncomfortable but I couldn’t feel threatened by an Oompa Loompa.
I had just gotten out of a bad relationship and wasn’t really into the dating scene, but when a guy I’ll call “Craig” asked me out as a friend, I really didn’t see the harm in any of it. I had been single for about three months and was sick of …

Thinking before diving head first into your date’s lap.