For the guy who is about to start dating, there are some rough and rocky roads ahead. That is not to say don’t do it, just to warn the unwary that girls are a very complex kind of animal – not that you should ever refer to them as animals, of course! All too often [...]

Going on a date without giving the occasion much thought is not a recipe for success. Like anything worthwhile in life you need to have a plan. It may seem contrary to the very idea of spontaneous romance to have to plan ahead, but it isn’t. What you need to plan for is all the [...]

It’s a first date with someone you have high hopes for. He or she appears to be exactly the kind of person you are looking for, and you are desperately wanting to make the best possible first impressions. You are also desperately wanting to avoid making any bad first impressions. It’s a nervous time for [...]

A first date is all-important. It’s a time when you are trying to impress the other person. You have sized each other up from a distance – perhaps never even met in person – you feel that the signs are good, but you can’t be certain, and now you are putting your feelings to the [...]

Online dating has grown in popularity quite considerably over the past few years, and is showing no signs of slowing down either. With this rise in its popularity there has come about the opportunity for the unscrupulous to move in and try to profit from other people’s trusting natures. This is a particularly nasty phenomenon [...]

It can be hard to know what to talk about on a first date sometimes. Should you be forthright and disclose all your little problems, or should you avoid anything that might put the other person off? Discretion is usually the best move, but there are other things that should definitely not be mentioned on [...]

So, you are looking for a suitable date. You are visiting online dating sites, you’ve created a stunning profile that surely no one in their right mind could refuse. What’s next? Should you just sit back and let Cupid do his job? No, that won’t work, or it’s not very likely to. You have to [...]

It may be that you are tall, dark and handsome or curvy, sexy and very pretty. You may be smartly dressed and well turned out. You may be attentive and extremely personable, but if you can’t indulge in good, interesting small talk on a date, you are missing out on one of the key ingredients [...]

High up on the list of “How To Have A Successful Date” is the question: “What should I wear to make a great impression?”
Of course it’s what’s on the inside that really counts, but do you want to let a great date slip through your fingers because you couldn’t be bothered to make the effort [...]

The Times recently ran an interesting story about the importance of ‘white lies’ in dating and relationships.  The article suggested that a few half truths can go a long way in creating a harmonious first date and happy relationship.  Some people might agree that complete honesty is no way to keep your partner happy – [...]