First Dates in the News
Today’s first date news stories are sponsored by Chemistry.com, the dating site that makes great first dates possible.
Lily Aldridge was “nervous” before her first date with Caleb Followill. NZ City
Lily Aldridge was “nervous” before her first date with Caleb Followill. The Victoria’s Secret model first met the Kings of Leon frontman in 2007 when the band performed at Coachella Festival and she was so anxious during their first night out together …
Rescued Hiker Feels ‘Distinguished Bond’ With Woman He Was Lost With on a First Date. ABC News
The hiker rescued in the California wilderness after becoming disoriented and lost for days began to hallucinate and lose all sense of location during his ordeal, but says that he feels a “distinguished bond” with the woman he was lost with on a first date …
HowAboutWe.com - Is It Good Enough For You?
I recently reviewed the dating service “HowAboutWe.com” and I have to say that I am a little impressed with this fairly new dating service (about 18 months old) but I have some very deep reservations as well. Let’s dig in:
WHAT THEY SAY: Now online dating is all about getting offline. Just say “How about we…” and post the dates you want to go on.
WHAT I FOUND: I can’t really be certain if HowAboutWe.com is just another fad in the online dating world or if they really have something unique to bring to the dating experience.
WHAT YOU’LL FIND: Easy to join, a few minutes worth of “must answer” questions before you get a good look. Low membership costs but without paying you’ll never be certain what you’re getting here. Straight, same sex and even something for couples (!?) available.
Dating Profile Headline of the Day: A Smashing Success
Be strong enough to choose.
Others may rate your performance for things here and there. Others may hold sway over the choices that are offered to you.
But do not be remiss in thinking that you never have a choice, the choice to do or not to do is always yours.
And you have to also remember that your choice will always have implications on others.
No matter what the decision is to be made I urge you to be strong enough to make the choice, to choose, no matter how painful or fateful. Choose.
If you decide not to make your own choice you can be certain there are others that will make the choice for you, usually to a much worse end.
Be true to yourself, you are the judge and jury of your life.
For your personal ad headline today give this a try:
“I am strong enough to choose, are you?”
Have a great day!
First Dates in the News: Where Would You Take Your First Date?
Video: Would You Go on a ‘First Date’ with Media TakeOut? Eurweb.com
It’s known for jaw dropping brand of “news” and videos and is preparing to branch out into television … well reality TV for online viewers in the form of a dating show. According to reports, MTO will have three brave couples go on their first date on …
First Dates in the News
Diane Von Furstenberg is Giving First Date Outfit Advice on Match.com. Match.com - Fashionista By Dhani Mau Wednesday, Nov 2, 2011 / 3:27 PM
We can’t really think of a more magazine-prescribed “first date-appropriate” outfit than the DVF wrap dress. And over the years, Diane von Furstenberg has become a bit of a voice of wisdom for the fashion …
Vancouver: Where to Go On a First Date. Canadian National Newspaper
Your first date with someone may determine whether you go out with them again so the setting must be right. Don’t go out for a fancy dinner. Fancy dinners should be saved for special people and on a first date it looks like you’re trying too hard. …
First Dates in the News
Heard the one about my disastrous first date? Herald.ie
A long, long time ago in a school far away, I fancied the socks off a girl and finally managed to get a ‘first date’, which was in a seaside shelter on our lunch break. I, too, believed that being funny was the way to impress the opposite sex and told …
No need for medical history on first date. Winnipeg Free Press
Certainly not on the first date. You needn’t lay out a list of aches and pains and health conditions over first coffee. (Though this works well if you’re trying to scare the person away). The right time to disclose medical conditions is when you’re …
Cougar or Cradle Snatcher?: Dating in the News
Cougar or Cradle Snatcher? Jacaranda 94.2
What are the pitfalls of dating out of your age bracket? Do cougars have it right? In some ways, they might. One 2010 study out of the University of Texas suggests that women aged 27 to 45 not only have increased sexual fantasies, but have more sex on …
Dine and Ditch: First Dates in the News
Devin Norling And Sydney Sanders, Florida Couple, Arrested On First Date. Huffington Post
First dates can be awkward, so it’s good to find common interests, like long walks on the beach or petty crime. Florida police arrested two teenagers last week for allegedly attempting a “dine-and-ditch” after the couple enjoyed their first date. …
5 Reasons To Get Some Action On The First Date. YourTango
Why activity dates rock, and you should date someone with whom you have common interests. By Natalie Gontcharova This may reveal me as a complete dork to the Internet, but on our first date, my boyfriend and I played Scrabble, and ended up playing …
First Date on a Coupon: Dating in the News
Nearly One-in-Five U.S. Adults Report That They Have Used a Coupon On a First Date. PR Newswire (press release)
With Sweetest Day just around the corner, dating plans are flying around as much as fall leaves. However, the current state of the economy makes affording extravagant dates more challenging. A first date is awkward enough, but a new element has been …
Do you believe in monogamy? Atlanta Journal Constitution (blog) By Wise Diva, Misadventures in Atlanta Dating Blog
Yes, I believe in monogamy. Yes, my partner must also believe in monogamy. I will not date a person that is not monogamous. It’s one of the first things I would ask when I was interested in dating …
First Date News for Online Daters
Men spend more on first date grooming than women. AOL Lifestyle UK
It appears men are so preoccupied with looking good on a first date that they now spend more on grooming products than women. According to figures released by dating website match.com, single men think nothing of spending almost a third more than women on …
My husband Cary Grant force-fed me LSD and it nearly killed me. Daily Mail By Dyan Cannon
My first dinner-date at Cary Grant’s home in Beverly Hills turned out to be as surprising as it was romantic. On that balmy night in 1962, I was 25, an innocent young actress trying to work her way up in Hollywood. …
Mitchell Gross: Author ‘duped Jewish dating website women out of $4.4m’. Daily Mail By AP
An author of legal thrillers and a fantasy trilogy was accused Thursday of bilking women out of millions of dollars after meeting them through an online Jewish dating service. Mitchell Gross, whose books include the suspense story ‘Circle of Lies …
First Dates: Dating in the News
Man shoots self on first date. CHARLOTTE, N.C., Sept. 29 (UPI)
Police in North Carolina said a couple’s first date was interrupted when a man accidentally shot himself in a parking garage.
Pets approval comes first for animal lovers. Herald Sun by Kelly Ryan
LOVE me, love my pet. To find favour with a new love, you’ll have to get past their furry friend first. Forget parents waiting up late to give a prospective new love interest a grilling when you get home late, you will have to get the lick of approval from a first date’s pet or end up on the outer. A national poll by VetShopAustralia.com.au found 82 per cent of survey respondents said they would not date anyone their pet did not like.
Love Story: Mike and Margaret Farris. Charlotte Observer
What were your first impressions? How was your first date? What attracted you to each other? Mike, now 54, and Margaret, now 51, met on a plane in St. Louis in 1989. They live in Fort Mill. Margaret tells their story: The mechanic: I was a flight …
Hump Day’s World Series Motivational Picture
Wednesday
Hump Day’s motivational picture is an exciting image post to get you through the toughest day of the week, today.
I hope you enjoy this picture and you gain courage and lose your fear of not surviving several more days of drudgery until the weekend arrives again.
Things To Do On A First Date
Make your first date great!
Think of it: all the things you do with your date will be “firsts”. And when you can share that magic, you really do share something special.
Great first dates include natural magic that you can share, whether it’s a walk in a nature preserve, a guided tour of a popular tourist spot, even a simple and fun game of mini-golf can help you find, and share, the magic that makes two people a couple.
You need to do things that allow you to interact together, not like watching a movie where you both are fixated on something else (the movie), and not something the other person is doing with you, together, and sharing an experience.
To make a first date great, a first date that will invite a second date and more, you want to be open and friendly and, as a warning, do not share any negative thoughts or ideas.
Be open to fun and laughter.
Going back to the mini-golf idea, this is a great example of having fun and even laughing at yourself as you shoot an 18 on a par 3 hole. Let the windmills guide you into a fun place that envelopes the both of you. Do not be harsh as your date flubs one putt after another. Do. Together.
Great first date ideas are not what can you watch but what can you do.
Is there a farm that is open to the public near you? have you ever petted a goat? Or milked one?
Maybe there is a garden maze nearby. Have you ever walked through a botanical garden maze or a corn field maze? You can both get lost, together. Just don’t lose your patience, everyone is allowed to make a wrong turn now and again.
Visiting a museum is a great first date. This allows you to both share the experience of seeing the past unfold before your very eyes.
Conversations during your first date should be about the things that are in front of you or around you. Do not talk at length about your fascinating hobby of “ship in a bottle” building. Certainly, although you find the subject interesting, your date will accept the distress call from a family member or friend and end the date unceremoniously.
Beware the downfall of your ego and talking about yourself too much. Remember, the best conversationalist is a great listener, allowing your date to answer questions that show interest in them is a sure way to increase their attraction towards you.
A final word of advice: relax.
