Dating Coach For Lovers

  Everyone has likely heard the term, “friend with benefit” (or FWB, for short). This is simply the politically-correct term for someone you have sex with, without being in an actual relationship. But are there other benefits involved with this situation? What about drawbacks? The most obvious advantage to this situation is that you will be having some sex. Congratulations! However, this can work in your favor in more than one way. Assuming you are still actively dating and/or looking for “that special someone,” the fact that you are getting some physical relief at the same time means you will be more relaxed and less likely to appear desperate. In fact, you will  be  less desperate, which leads to the next positive… Your self-esteem will be boosted. If you have been in the dating world without any luck for months or years, your confidence will likely have taken a bit of downturn.  Why is no one interested?!  However, with a FWB-situation, you know that at least...

Looking for something new and inexpensive this year in your search for love? Frustrated with the crowd on Plenty Of Fish or OkCupid? Match.com has just launched DownToEarth.com, a new site for free online dating. I, for one, am intrigued… let’s take a look! Why The Switch? Paid Sites Are Becoming Obsolete… I think match.com is starting to realize that paid dating sites are becoming obsolete.   Most people are thinking, “ Why should I pay $xx.xx a month if I can go to Plenty of Fish or OkCupid and get the same thing for free? ” Nothing Is “Free” My first trip to DownToEarth to check it out shows a good deal of Adsense boxes.   On the home page, there’s a banner at the top, one at the bottom, and an Adsense square on the left side.  No matter what page you’re on, you will see ads. At the moment, these ads aren’t going to generate much revenue, but if DownToEarth pulls the same kind of traffic that the other free dating sites do, those nickels and d...

I wouldn’t consider myself a great looking man. I wouldn’t consider myself rich or even funny. That is why I have such a hard time meeting women. It all started back in puberty in the infamous boy’s locker room. The jocks getting with all the cheerleaders and me, getting gold bond and icy hot all over my jock strap. I just couldn’t compete with these guys. And as I retreated further and further into nerdom, I found out that being captain of the chess team will not get you laid. All I wanted in high school was to get laid. It never happened. Good grades, honor roll and halfway done with my associate’s degree before I even graduated from high school. All I wanted was a girlfriend. All through collage, the same thing. Yeah I got the occasional scrap or two thrown at me, but she was usually really unattractive, or really really drunk. I once struggled through a relationship just for the sake of having a relationship. Flowers, cards, dinner the whole nine yards. After a few months of consta...

  I was in line, checking out at Target yesterday, when I heard the female checkout clerk say something that, to the average person, would be completely normal and innocuous. When I heard it, however,  it struck me as a very primal thing , a long evolved behavior showing up in a modern society that purports to have moved out of the caves. Now, in the interest of full disclosure, I was shopping at Target for two reasons: 1) they have all the stuff I needed and 2) they actually give me a bag, whereas the idiots at WalMart now try to sell me one because the communists on the Austin City Council have outlawed plastic bags. But Target is friendly, quick, they appreciate my business, give me 5% off because I’m a Red Card holder (not quite the same as an American Express Black Card holder, but not only do I get the discount, I don’t have to pay a $5k a year fee, and they even take it at the Starbucks in the Target). I digress, obviously, although the mini-lesson is I was prob...

  I have several things to be happy about today (none of which have anything to do with Super Tuesday - or Super Martes as I like to call it after a few minutes of watching Univision’s election coverage last night). 1. I'm moving back to my apartment this afternoon after 4 1/2 weeks of post-surgery recovery at my mom's house. When I stopped at my apartment the other day to pick something up, I burst into tears. Clearly I'm homesick and can't wait to sleep in my own bed. I'm surprised to say that my cat Applebutt may not be as excited to return home as I imagined. She's adjusted pretty nicely to the additional space at my mom's place and even kind of developed a "I'll tolerate you because you are slightly interesting" relationship with my mom's dog. 2. Yesterday was my first day behind the wheel, which means a whole new level of freedom! If only I didn't have to get out of the car and crutch everywhere, which is thoroughly exhausting. Dr...

  When we’re single and having a tough time dating there comes a time when we hit that point (some would call it rock bottom) where we go against our better judgment, bite the bullet, and decide to do the unthinkable… That is, get back with the EX. While this may seem rational at the time, such a decision proves time and time again to be completely,  irrational. Here’s why you should never get back with an EX You broke up for a reason A pretty  valid  reason, that is. After years of being with someone, you don’t just wake up one day and say, “You know, I really don’t like you anymore’. Face it, it just never happens that way. Usually the thought has been in the works for months (years even). It’s been contemplated, it’s been discussed, and at the end of the day a decision is made… A pretty BOLD decision, that is. Deciding to be  apart  requires a lot of strong arguments…arguments that support why you’re so WRONG for each other. Why fight it? The reason will...

  We’ve all been there – wondering if a date is going well or not, wishing we could read someone’s mind. Well, today I will change all that for you! Nope, you still won’t be able to read mind (i’m working on that) BUT i can help you on reading body languages on whether your date finds your interesting and is attracted to you, or they’re secretly calling their friends to bail them out with one of those moves they rehearsed for emergency bad dates. -winks. Mirror Mirror On The Wall See if she / he has the mirroring effect on you when having a meal with you. This involves them subconsciously mirroring your moves, like simultaneously raising a glass of water to your lips, or simultaneously playing with your cutlery. It could be a whole range of things, but one thing for sure is that if they mirror your moves, they definitely are attracted to you (although there’s an outside chance they’re just attracted to your lovely marinated chicken..)   Are You Crossed Out? (Legs) ...