Is Love Necessary? – Part 2

In Part 1 of Is Love Necessary we looked at partnership and rock lyrics and the role loves play in both. In Part 2, we’ll continue our investigation into the real roles and uses of love in life.

Dear ODS: Is Sex on a First Date OK?

Is sex on a first date OK?

Love you guys,

Blooming in Bloomingdale’s

What to Do with Compliments – Part 2

In Part 1 of What to Do with Compliments we looked at how to pay someone a compliment. In Part 2, we’ll look into how to receive a compliment.

It isn’t what they say, it’s why they say it.

It isn’t how they say it, it’s when they say it.

Is Love Necessary? – Part 1

No one knows what love is.

There are a million descriptions of it; I’m sure you’ve heard some of them:

“Desire wants to get, love wants to give.”

“Love is knowing all about someone and still wanting to be with them.”

“Love is saying ‘I feel differently’ rather than ‘you are wrong.’”

What to Do with Compliments – Part 1

He is not the biggest, strongest man in the world and he knows it too.

The art and joy of paying loved ones compliments should not be an exercise in exaggeration. Nor should it be about withheld half-sentences, the sort of “That’ll do, pig” of the romantic world.

The Most Embarrassing Date Situations (And How to Deal with Them) – Part 2

In Part 1 of The Most Embarrassing Date Situations (And How to Deal with Them) we examined how to deal with a rogue Ex showing up for your date, in Part 2 we’ll look at unexpected bathroom problems and makeup malfunctions.

Dear ODS: My Paralyzed Son

Dear ODS,

Hello, my husband and I have been married for 34 years and have raised two boys. One of my sons was a drug addict for many years and has now suffered a stroke and aneurism as a result of his drug use a few months ago.

Things to Bring on a Date

Life happens when you least expect it to.

Here you are about to be out on a wonderful date with a wonderful new person… and your tire blows. Life happens when you least expect it to.

The Most Embarrassing Date Situations (And How to Deal with Them) – Part 1

The only thing worse than someone laughing in your face, is someone too embarrassed for you to even make a noise.

From spinach in your teeth to ex-lovers popping up unexpectedly, here is a look at the most embarrassing things that can happen to you on a date (and how to deal with them).

Get Drunk/Stay Sober – Alcohol on Dates

It provokes and unprovokes… it provokes the desire but takes away the performance –

- William Shakespeare from “MacBeth”

You have three choices.

When it comes to drinking alcohol out on dates, you have three basic choices.