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How Soon Should You Meet Their Friends?
If you’re in a new relationship and haven’t been together all that long, it can be confusing to know how long to wait before meeting their friends and letting them meet your friends. Meeting someone’s...
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Stressing Out About Lack of Communication
When it comes to dating, communication really is key. When it’s good, things are good, but when it’s bad or missing, it can become really stressful, really fast. The key is not to overthink things, but...
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Are First Impressions Everything?
As someone who goes on a fair amount of first dates but very few second dates and even fewer third dates, I tend to place a lot of emphasis on first impressions. However, the longer I’m a part of the...
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A Text-Message Break-Up
Living in a big city, there’s plenty of men to date. Unfortunately, that also means there’s a higher concentration of ones who are not so great at being nice, upstanding human beings. Such is the case...
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Do Dietary Preferences Matter?
I have to admit, and I’m aware that this is slightly ridiculous on my part, that when I meet a new guy and I’m attracted to him/interested in dating him/actually dating him, my heart sinks a little...
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When to Take a Break from Dating
Dating has a tendency to go one of two ways: you either go on a bunch of pretty good dates, or a bunch of pretty bad dates. There’s, at least for me and many people I know, not much of a middle ground....
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What Does It Mean When She Offers to Pay?
A friend of mine went on a date with a guy a couple of weeks ago, and when she offered to split the bill, he agreed. This isn’t uncommon or anything to write about, but afterwards, when they decided to...
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Do You Need to Feel That “Click”?
I’ve mentioned here before that I go on my fair share of first dates, and lately I’ve been talking myself into not writing people off for a less-than-impeccable first impression. It’s gotten me to...
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Do You Prefer Dates Be On the Weekend?
When it comes to planning dates, I’ve noticed that I have a weird quirk in that I don’t generally prefer dates with new people be on Friday or Saturday nights. Before you write me off as a complete...
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Is Dating More Than One Person At a Time Confusing You?
Being single, for a lot of people, is all about playing the field. Dating one person at a time until they get tired of them isn’t time-effective for a lot of single people, and many choose to date...
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When Should You Stop Dating Someone You Don't Feel a Spark With?
While I realize that my question up there seems like a no-brainer, I’ve been kind of grappling with the idea of dating someone who is, for all intents and purposes, a nice guy, but who I’m not really...
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Can You Win A Breakup?
It seems that anytime a couple breaks up, both parties look for ways to “win” the breakup. Someone might try and start dating someone else quickly and flaunt the new relationship, or try and play it as...
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Why Can’t Some People Take a Hint?
When it comes to online dating participants, there’s probably a fair amount of people who start to talk to someone only to decide, for whatever reason, that they don’t want to meet that person. In...
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Is Joblessness a Dealbreaker?
When it comes to dating, plenty of people list off requirements for a potential mate. Oftentimes, those requirements include the idea that their ideal significant other would be employed. But in...
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How Long Do You Wait After a Breakup Before Starting to Date Again?
When relationships end, even if it is on good terms, there’s typically a grace period between dating that person and starting to date a new person. There’s a different time frame for everyone, and...
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Does It Ever Make Sense to Get Back Together?
Taylor Swift has made her statement about getting back together with exes, but for the rest of us, it’s not always as easy as writing a top-40 song and moving on with our lives. Unfortunately, some...
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Should Women Wear Skirts or Dresses on the First Date?
I recently read an article that suggested that if women truly wanted to impress their dates the first time they meet someone new, they’d wear skirts or dresses. This was suggested as it allows women to...
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Five Big First-Date Turnoffs
First dates can be pretty nerveracking. From getting ready to go, to meeting up with the person, to dealing with the bill and saying goodnight, there are plenty of chances for missteps on either...
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Why “The Friendzone” Is Actually Not A Thing
It’s becoming increasingly popular for men to say, when a woman doesn’t return their romantic feelings but is willing to maintain a platonic relationship, that they’ve been “friendzoned.” Unfortunately...
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The Pros and Cons of Moving to Be With Someone
These days, it’s becoming increasingly common for couples to meet online. While this is all well and fine, it also means that a lot of people who are meeting people they love are meeting them from far...
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The Idea of a “Pick-Up Artist” is Complete Garbage
It seems to me that in the past several years, there’s been an advent of a way for men to “get with” women that involves really awful tactics. The men who “coach” this method are called “Pick-Up...
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The Supreme Court Rules the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) Unconstitutional
In 1996, President Bill Clinton signed the Defense of Marriage Act, also known as DOMA, which prevented same-sex couples’ marriages from being legally recognized by the government, and in turn,...
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Summer Date Idea: Bike Rides
With the weather as warm as it is during the summer, date ideas can often revolve around what will be air-conditioned. However, if you’re getting bored of meeting people for ice cream or cold drinks or...
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Does Economic Status Factor Into Your Relationship Choices?
These days, more and more people are finding themselves the victims of high unemployment rates, lots of student loan debt, and other economic hardships. It’s led me to wonder if people feel insecure...
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Summertime Relationship Getaway: A Beach Weekend or Camping
With the long weekend upon us, are you heading off for a weekend away with your one and only? It may not seem like something that is in your budget this summer, but one way to make a vacation both...
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How Early Do You Have to Cancel A Date Without Looking Like a Jerk?
In a perfect world, once we scheduled dates we’d always uphold those dates and times. Unfortunately, things come up and sometimes we need to reschedule or cancel altogether. Generally speaking, this...
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Are You Always Someone's "Backup"?
I was recently talking with a friend about his relatively bad luck with women. He mentioned that ladies he knew tended to treat him as though he was a “backup boyfriend” -- someone they could spill...
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Can an Open Relationship Work For You?
Not all that long ago, I received a message on an online dating site from a man who was married but said he was in an open relationship. While I am personally not interested in pursuing something like...
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Terrible Opening Lines: Complaining About a Previous Date
When it comes to online dating and sending first messages, there’s one line that always grinds my gears when I come across it. It’s when a man sends a message that basically says something pointing out...
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Your First Message Should Be More Than Just a Compliment
When you’re online dating, first messages say a lot about who you are and what you’re looking for--even when the messages are short and sweet. One you might not be having much luck with is if you’re...
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