Dating Tips

Everyone has a few dating
tips up their sleeve from their
“dating days”.  Dating tips tend
to be common-sense advice
about how to treat others as you
would want to be treated, about
thinking of the other person first,
being polite, and all of the other
good things your mother taught
you.  That good old-fashioned
advice really does work most
of the time.       

Be yourself – without
apologizing – from the start. 
Dating is about finding someone
you can form a friendship with
(and maybe more than that down the line).  If you don’t like each other, it’s better to find out sooner rather than later.

Be clean and dress appropriately.  First impressions count.

Make eye contact.  Flirting starts with eye contact.

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]Using an online dating agency can be a safe way to get back into the dating scene after a divorce, because it allows you a measure of anonymity and you can safeguard your emotions easier at the beginning

When creating an online profile at a dating agency, be upbeat and positive and don’t share your personal problems upfront.  You can be honest later.  Nobody will be attracted to your troubles and woes, so keep them off the internet

Successful dates begin with good planning.  Spontaneous dates can come later when you know each other better.

Every date is a learning experience

Alternating who pays for a date is only fair.  Be sure that you keep the dates affordable for both of you