Online Dating Coach - Kicking it back
OK
I've been a slug.
I admit it.
It has been UTTERLY glorious.
I've been rebonding with my own digs after being out on the road for about a month.
So, I didn't go on a single date this weekend.....
You have a reprieve.
HOWEVER,
you would fall off your coach if you knew how many dates I have which I am lining up for THIS WEEK.
I hear from some of the singles never married about how they only want to date people who are totally right for them.
It's like sales people in start up companies who don't even yet know what the value of their great product is, only knowing the features.
Dating is PRACTICE.
Suck it up.
call it something else. I don't care WHAT you call it.
Until you have reached the Phase of Dating Momentum, you need to actually go OUT on MANY DATES.
Please note, I am not saying for either the men or the women, go out on dates with singles you don't find remotely attractive.
Although that CAN be a good separate exercise in the communication challenge of... Find out what is interesting about THIS person. Cause we all are interesting in SOME way.
And if you want for it all to come you, fine. I have no problem with your continuing to get the same results and your being very single and home alone (not by choice) on Friday and Saturday nights.
Me?
I've been through >6 major deaths in 6 years.
what do I care about?
Inculcating for INTIMACY and CONNECTION.
One of my relationship mentors, Pat Allen, said, "I'll never be alone." because she like me, desires too much to RELATE TO and to CONNECT WITH others.
Seeing and caring for the infirm, what do they care about?
BEING loved.
BEING with LOVED ONES.
Be one.
I was just having a wonderful conversation with a man whom I'll be dating this week. (Drinks tomorrow, major date Tuesday)
dating and relationships are like shoes.
The relationship that is like the hot fashion trend of certain boots which are OH so Fall 2008, well. You buy them, but you will ONLY wear them until 12/31/2008. You ENJOYED them. They were WONDERFUL. you LOVED them.
but now it is 01/01/2009. And you're giving them to Goodwill.
It's like that with love relationships which end.
Did the fact that it ended mean it was not fun, fabulous, rewarding, and fulfilling? If you are actually HONEST with yourself, did you LEARN something whilst in the relationship? Did you move forward in your life? upon mature reflection, most of us will answer ... Yes.
So, you enjoyed the boots.
they were good for you.
but now that season is ended?
Fine.
Now it's time for warm, fuzzy, furry Icelandic boots.
Well, not here in Silicon Valley where we don't have snow.
but like for Wardrobe and Style Consultant, Jennifer Skinner in NH, it might be.
Call it whatever you want.
I don't care.
If what you WANT is to marry or simply to create a wonderful committed life long romantic sex relationship covenanted before God (am I the only one who finds it ironic that straights DON'T want to marry but Gays do? I love this country. Who needs to watch soap operas when instead you lead an interesting life?)...
then to DO SO
you need to meet new people
and learn how to communicate better and better with them.
And then truly at the end of your life you can say....
"...Well done, good and faithful servant ...enter thou into
the joy of thy lord." (Communion and Connection) Matthew 25: 23
"The love you make is equal to the love you take." Lennon and McCartney
Go out there and GIVE your love to another. WHAT is the point of keeping it to yourself?
All the best,
April Braswell
Online Dating Coach, Romance Coach
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Scott Bell
The Road Warrior
and you have it down perfectly!
All the best,
April Braswell
Online Dating Expert, Romance Coach
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To everything there is a season, a time for every purpose under the sun...
A time to date, A time to be a slug
Jennifer Skinner
Wardrobe Planning Expert
I'll be bopping over to your blog shortly.
firefox crashed on me in the midst of things.
argh
and sex
let us not forget a time for sex! ;)
All the best,
April Braswell
Online Dating Coach, Romance Coach
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Phew! That was a long blog... glad you enjoyed your travelling.
I enjoyed meeting new men every week when I was a member of a 'dating club' years ago. Although the company claimed they personally matched each one, they obviously did a random draw and didn't read what I was looking for. However, I found something to ENJOY or LEARN from each man I went out with ... it was great to have some companionship outside of work and family. Plus, I didn't have to eat alone in restaurants ... I used to find that soooo embarassing.
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You seem to have the dating game down pat. You used ice analogies. Very good blog.
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Always good to take some time off... recharge the batteries...
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April,
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dating and relationships are like shoes.
The relationship that is like the hot fashion trend of certain boots which are OH so Fall 2008, well. You buy them, but you will ONLY wear them until 12/31/2008. You ENJOYED them. They were WONDERFUL. you LOVED them.
but now it is 01/01/2009. And you're giving them to Goodwill.
It's like that with love relationships which end.
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The mark "This is good" that I tick is for my comment here, not for your blog content ;-)
Now, even though I'm a romantic man with a strong "2", I really can't quite treat the opposite sex the way you describe as a disposable play thing. We are human beings, not animals. In my family, we treat our bunny pet Dusty as a family member. He’s cute & smart (in rabbit terms of course). He would sit, turn his back to us and stays near the door for a while whenever we refuse his persistent attempts to come back prematurely to the house. This is as if he’s telling us that after all, he does NOT want to be inside anyway, big deal. Most of the times when we release him in the early morning to have his free time from his hutch, he would rush out to the nearby locked wooden garden gate & stay behind to gaze at the front garden for a L-O-N-G while. He behaves like a little young kid wanting to have a day’s out for fun.
Here, we are talking about human beings. Behind every dating is a PERSON with feelings & emotions. Even though Kevin Hogan recently reported in his Coffee issue (about 8-10 weeks ago, I think) that scientific study concluded that (human) love is actually a motivation, NOT an emotion, I still have great respect for the opposite sex. Thanks to my competent mum who always strive to get the best for her four sons (except me unfortunately as I am the protege of my grandma, whom my mum had an ever-lasting tug of war. So I was her least favourite son, I suppose. Still, I can see how hard she worked for the family for years. So I have great respects even she's quite aggressive apart from being able to be diplomatic. But as old age catches up with her and she's “sick of being not getting her way” ALL the time, she now becomes dominant than ever. I've pity for my father in that sense. But if it's NOT for her focus & dedication, we couldn’t have the chance to migrate first from Macau (a Portugese colony then, now part of China) to Hong Kong (a British colony then, again now part of China), then move from Hong Kong to Australia for study & settled down for a new life here.
By extension, I always have deep respect and a favourable bias towards female. But I don't like aggressive ladies. In terms of intense drive, focus and determination, my mum is really a man trapped in a female body.
So you’ve my two cents worth of personal opinion!
John Ho
Understanding Personalities Through Numbers for Better Influence & Persuasion (blog)
I agree with Cindy. A good cook is usually some one who enjoys cooking... you are definitely game for dating. It's indpriational for the singles out there that you are putting yourself out there.
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Steve
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As a single, never married, no children person. I know what my best features are, what I have to offer. In my opinion, single never married, no children GenXers are the hardest ones to find quality dates. The majority are educated, have jobs and don't want to settle for less. I do not want to sound negative, but Ms. Braswel analogy of a start up sales company that do not know the value of a great product" is dumb. She makes it sound like we are "selective" Right now, saturday nights are cool...NCAA football and Hockey Night in Canada.
For some people like myself, I do not want to waste time with Ms. Dating Wrong. Now I know some of you are thinking "I can see why I am single" etc. I would rather date a quality women that has the characteristics that I want rather than random date single women that have little ambition, little to offer, poor self worth, overweight, and a poor attitude about life. My gosh, Ms. Braswell, you struck a nerve with me:)
thank you for your faithfully reading my dating blog and all your questions. It's great I appreciate.
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All the best,
April Braswell
Online Dating Coach, Romance Coach
you are a riot.
dont' you know it! you know me all too well as a single woman dating.
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All the best,
April Braswell
Online Dating Coach, Romance Coach
Ohh you are just young to handle all those changes. Keep it slow. And you would do great.
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All the best,
April Braswell
Online Dating Coach, Romance Coach
yes, there is a limit to the metaphor. I am not advocating treating people as disposable. Rather changing our filter and mind set that just because some we meet and enjoy their company and the relationship ENDS does not mean that it was a FAILURE. it was great for what it WAS. It just had its limits and an end.
Like life does.
All the best,
April Braswell
Online Dating Expert, Romance Coach
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I'm a bit (just a bit though) old fashioned!
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