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Successful Dating
Oct 08, 2009

Dating and the ultimate success of it can typically boil down to a matter of perspective as after all, everyone is different and will have different attitudes as well as degrees of tolerance towards different things. However when it comes to dating, it is often a good idea to ensure that we err on the side of caution in order to prevent the unappetizing situation of either directly or indirectly alienating or otherwise offending our date.

Some of us are rather physical creatures and we are perfectly ok with a stranger touching us, whilst others of us are far more reserved and regard any touch by another person as an intimate act or even an intimidating one dependent on the context in which the touching was conducted. This is something that men and women both need to make sure that they extremely well aware of whenever they are dating, unless you know for absolute certain that the person whom you are dating does not mind being touched, then refrain from doing so. There is nothing more off putting than to spend half the night being groped and pawed by someone when you clearly have an issue with being touched.

When it comes to dating you need to make sure that you stay from extremes. On one hand, if you are extremely disorganised about the date by being sloppy about the time booked for the restaurant or about picking up your date then the result will be at best, an interruption to the chemistry between you two. At the worse end of the spectrum we have the date becoming so frustrated that they decide to call it a night and do not choose to contact you again.

Of course there is always the distinct possibility that you end up falling into the trap of being way too organised, by planning the entire date to every last tiny detail and with military precision, your date will feel under pressure as well as ill at ease because they have to keep according to a strictly defined schedule. Spontaneity is romantic; having a pre-determined night of entertainment is not!

Be very wary about getting drunk during the course of the date because you will probably end up blurting out something you really shouldn’t or worse yet you may end up crossing a line with your date. At the slightest hint of you becoming abusive, intimidating or violent in an way will herald the final demise of your date.

Many of us regard dating as a means of getting a free meal and so we sit there, expecting the date for the night to simply pay out for everything without us making even a token effort to put our hand in our wallet. There is nothing quite as arrogant or infuriating to be taken for a ride in such a blatant fashion and this is dating sin number one. At least make the offer to pay your half of the tab!

Be positive or at least do not sit there in the painful throes of despair and gloom. If you come across as an overly critical or depressive person then your date will lose interest and simply go away for pastures anew. No matter how bad a day you are having, regardless of how painful the breakup with your ex was, no matter how much you hate the world: keep a stiff upper lip if you want to keep on dating. Bemoaning your fate to your date will simply alienate and irritate them, two things you want to avoid where possible.

 


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