How to Play Matchmaker – Part 3

In parts 1 and 2 of How to Play Matchmaker, we went through everything from the difference between support and smothering to the importance of honesty. In Part 3, we’ll rundown a list of some qualities that you can identify in different people that indicate potential chemistry.

Dear ODS: Guilt by Non-Association

Dear ODS,

I’ve never been on a blind date before and as a whole, I haven’t done much dating. I was set-up with this woman and my friend assured me that she was at least a ‘7.’ Met her at the restaurant and she was less than 5 feet tall and well over 30% body fat.

How to Play Matchmaker – Part 2

In Part 1 of How to Play Matchmaker, we looked at rules number 1 and 2: Don’t do anyone any favors and Don’t Embellish. In Part 2, we’ll lose the don’ts and start with some do’s.

Square Peg, Round Hole: Inventing your Lover

People love to talk about the difference between being “in love” and being “in lust.” Laymen and experts alike have come to discuss the finer differences between love and lust as often as politicians talk about the difference between “Wall Street” and “Main Street.”

How to Play Matchmaker – Part 1

The only thing more fun than setting yourself up with a date, is setting up a loved one.

Yes, playing matchmaker is one of the great joys of sustained friendship and family. Of course, the last thing that you want to do is send your friend down the blind date plank and lead them into a horrible night out.

Dip Your Toe in the Dating Pool

You don’t have to marry the first guy you meet. Likewise, you don’t have to have an itemized sexual history prepared for the first woman you Skype.

Especially with online dating, you can progress slowly, at your own pace out and into the dating world.

Dear ODS: What Does Loving Yourself Mean?

Dear ODS,

This ***** says I don’t love myself so I can’t love her. So I say I must be lying when I say it then and she says well are you and then I get mad and start going in on her.

Bad Advice, Good Advice – Part 2

In Part 1 of Bad Advice, Good Advice we took a closer look at the real wisdom behind dressing casually on a first date (good advice) and not shaving your legs (bad advice). In Part 2, we will continue with words on money on dates.

His and Her Movies

Because “Rambo” doesn’t tend to get her hot. Because “Boys on the Side” doesn’t usually get his libido moving. Because funny makes everyone happy.

When searching for a movie to suffice both of your cinematic appetites, you have to walk a fine line between the masculine and the feminine.

Bad Advice, Good Advice – Part 1

Whatever you do, just don’t lie about it. No matter what you choose to follow of the forthcoming, just be sure to be honest about it should your date ask. Because the only one that we can all agree on is that honesty is always the best policy.