
Technology use in dating can be both a great tool or a bad habit depending on how you use it. Here are five tips on how to use text messaging the right way when dating:
1 - Don't ask anyone out on a date or cancel a date over text. Use your manners! Pick up the phone and explain yourself properly.
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A smoker friend of mine dumped a guy because he smoked too much.
Yeah, imagine that. A four to five cigarette a day smoker can't date a chain smoker!
I guess it's because there's nothing sexy about stained yellow teeth, smoky breath, and stinky fingertips. However, can we all agree that there is something sexy about a man with a scotch in one…
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By Sara | February 12, 2009
New at online dating? Getting ready to put your photo on a single site for the whole world to see? Before you publish that profile, be sure to follow the following three tips.
1 - You wouldn't send in a resume with spelling errors and incomplete information so don't publish an online profile with them either. Proofread your profile and ask a friend to proofread it too. You'd be amazed how many…
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By Sara | January 6, 2009
Online dating icebreakers is a topic that has been tackled before here on Dating Tales, but there's a lot to say about it so I thought I would take another shot at it.
The reason: It's friggin' hard to start a conversation with someone online whom you've never met before and know only what they've written in their profile. You also have a need to be original and make a…
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By Sara | December 19, 2008
The Wii is a great date idea and here's why.
1. The Nintendo Wii comes with games that women like just as much as men. This is true—not just a marketing gimmick. You can play yoga, you can dance, you can pretend to be a rock star, and so much more.
2. You get to get up off your tush and actually do something instead of just staring at the screen for…
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By Sara | November 3, 2008
Don't know what to get your new guy for the Holidays and don't want to spend too much money either? You can always default to a movie that you know he'll like. Guys are predictable like that.
Comedies
1.
National Lampoon's Animal House
2.
Caddyshack
3.
Old School 
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By Sara | October 21, 2008
Maybe you're
dating a school teacher or someone with a relatively low income and you're worried that he can't afford your active lifestyle, but you don't want to sit in front of the TV and you don't want to go out without him either.
Solve your dating dilemma by suggesting dates that don't cost anything or cost very little. Here are 13 inexpensive and unique dates ideas:
1. Long walks or…
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By Sara | September 20, 2008
Here is a dating tip for you: Don't listen to Doctor Laura! Now I'm not saying the well-known talk show radio personality doesn't have good ideas or great advice (at times), but she's just mean and pretty full of herself too. I can't imagine anyone giving good advice to someone else when they are so self-absorbed.
The reason for my rant is because of only 10 minutes I spent listening to…
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We should all be picky and not settle for someone that doesn't make us happy. No argument there. But for some of you out there (you know who you are) your need to be sooooooo picky might be hurting you more than it's helping you. Don't miss out on any opportunities because you are too caught up on little details that won't matter in the whole scheme of things.
Not sure…
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It’s a common issue among many bridesmaids: Do I bring a date to my friend’s wedding? I think it depends on the wedding, your friend, and most importantly your date. Here are seven things to consider:
Consideration one: Will your date be entertained when you are not around?
As a bridesmaid you are responsible to follow the bride…
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