No Bad Dates!
"Successful Dating"
Do a Google search for "dates from hell", and you just might
crash their servers. There are tons of websites devoted to
subject. One described a guy who talked about his ex-girlfriend
all night, then drove by his ex's house a few times because he
was "concerned for her welfare". Another told the story of a
girl who made another date for later that evening, over her cell
phone, during dinner. I'm sure you have a few war stories of
your own. You know what I think?
There are no bad dates.
"No bad dates??" you'd tell me. "You've obviously never spent an
evening with Mr/Ms. X who thought the silverware was speaking to
them...in Klingon". Maybe not, but so long as you were not in
any danger or got hurt in any way, it wasn't that bad. It
probably only lasted a few hours, and you must have found some
humor in that person across the table, waiting for the
mothership. Cross Captain Kirk off of your list and chalk it up
to a learning experience.
The important thing is to not get discouraged and give up on
dating completely. Stick with it, and keep looking to make that
connection. Here are three quick tips:
Release yourself from expectation. Never "expect" your date to
be "the one", no matter how cute or nice they are initially. You
set the date up to be a disaster by your unrealistic
expectations. It creates undue pressure and leads you on a
scavenger hunt for faults in the other person. Relax, enjoy the
process, and don't focus on an "end result" that you have
invented for yourself.
It's all about attitude! Your mindset is what determines the
quality of any experience. If you approach your date with a good
attitude, there are no bad dates. Each experience is a step
towards finding the person that is right for you.
Go out on as many dates as possible. The way to that right
person is through a lot of not-the-right persons. The more dates
you have, the more opportunities you make for yourself. Mr. or
Ms. Right will not come knocking on your door while you are
watching TV. Date, date and then date some more, the process is
the answer.
Meet many people that might be possible dates. A positive dating
attitude gives you endless opportunities to meet the right
person. Don't rule out any method or avenue, and try them all:
speed date, people at the gym, through friends, or online - even
Aunt Millie's set up. Do it all!
The Internet is fast becoming one of the best and most accepted
ways to meet people. They call it online dating, but it should
really be called online meeting, since you don't actually date
until you physically get together. It is, however, a melting pot
of interesting people and opportunities. There are ways to meet
people online safely and with great success! Go to The
RealtionshipTools.com and get your free book, "Tools to Online
Dating" and become a successful dater with no bad dates!