Thank You.

Thank You.

Hello happy readers and how is your holiday going? I just wanted to take a hiatus in my normal dating/socializing/traveling posts to just reach out and say “thank you.” Thank you for reading this blog.  Thank you for responding to our craziness.  Thank you to my writers, Nick, Nicole, Mixie & Dean.  And thank you for your continued support in 20×10  Soon, I will be looking to prune some new writers (and helping teach some blogging fun stuff in return) as the year comes to an end and looking into 2011–and I’d love to invite you write with us! Do you have a blog where you’re not getting the traffic you desire?  I’d like to pay it forward and let you write an interesting blurb and link the rest of your article on...

Take The Compatibility Challenge!

Dating can be an emotional, exhausting process.  In fact, just thinking about dating is taxing…  Online dating, offline dating, speed dating, hook-ups, set-ups, make-ups, and breakups – seriously, could dating be anymore exhausting?! Dating fatigue is determined by the amount of time, money, and effort spent in the dating marketplace.  To limit fatigue, the goal is to identify how compatible you are with whom you’re dating.  (Ideally you want to achieve this goal in the first few weeks.)  Be proactive when checking for compatibility; use a screening tool to expedite the process.  To verify you are with the correct person for you, and your relationship needs, take the following 11 Point Checklist Challenge. To continue reading click here:  Your...

Surviving a Breakup: 8 Undeniable Tips

Breakups are painful.  The unexpected breakup is excruciatingly painful.  In the dating marketplace there is nothing more destabilizing than an unexpected breakup.  The hurt, pain, and self-doubt can be overwhelming.  Hours spent reflecting upon your former relationship can feel endless.  “What did I do wrong?” becomes an enticing, all-consuming question.  The temptation to wallow in grief can overpower your drive to move forward.  As torturous as breakups can be, there is an upside…  I can tell you (with absolute confidence) these feelings will dissipate over time, and you will find love again. Relationships end for several reasons; the rationale for terminating a connection can be perplexing or obvious.  Regardless of the circumstances, everyone...

Dating Advice Pop Music Style

I love Pop music. I am a Pop music junkie!  If Pop music were edible I would eat it by the fistfuls.  Beyonce, yes please.  Lady Gaga, I’ll take seconds.  If Rihanna’s music is for dessert, I’m staying.  In fact, Rihanna’s latest single, “Only Girl (In The World)”, is so hot I’m taking it to go ! Personal life aside, Rihanna has cemented herself in pop history.  Forget about her hairstyles or boyfriends, its Rihanna’s music which keeps us coming back for more.  Her latest single, “Only Girl (In The World)” is infectious as it is intoxicating.  Once you’re drawn in by the pulsating beat, you get lost in the lyrics.  As for the lyrics, I find the chorus particularly intriguing.  The chorus commands your attention: “Want you to make...

The Madness of Dating

In the dating marketplace, you will be rejected and you will reject others.  This is an inescapable (and often painful) aspect of the dating process.  In order to be successful and forge ahead, here is the best piece of advice I can give you:  never compromise and never apologize for your authentic self. We all have different relationship preferences.  We have our own individual criteria for dating, and personal benchmarks for love.  Some people are simply looking to “get laid”, and some are looking for love.  Some people want short term, while others want long term.  There are those who prefer blondes, and those who prefer brunettes; those looking for quality, and those striving for quantity…  There are people seeking men who are similar to their...

Bombshells, Beamers, and Bank Accounts – Oh My!

To those in the dating marketplace living in Shallow-Ville, wake up ! News Flash:  you’re not that fabulous; none of us are.  The only people who are über important are those with the nuke codes…  And I’m fairly certain officials at the State Department are not reading this article. However, Hillary if you happen to be reading this, you looked ravishing at Chelsea’s wedding! To all the guys out there:  get over your delusions of dating a stripper, with the hope she’ll have an IQ of 140!  (Furthermore, you are not Tiger Woods.)  I hate to dispel your fantasy, but a woman with 34-24-34 dimensions, DDD implants, plus an Ivy League education will not be knocking on your door… To all the ladies out there:  get over your delusions of dating Prince...