Friday, 5 August 2011

I've never been in love

I've dated a lot; slept around plenty. But I've never been in love. That's pretty weird for any 34-year-old and very weird for a 34-year-old relationship expert. On my website, theplunge.com, I give dating tips to single guys. I even do marriage advice. (Mostly, I tell men to - duh - listen to their partner. Amazingly, it works!) But you know that thump-thump-thump in your chest when you really like someone? I don't. I've never thought, Maybe she's The One, never had my heart broken, never - in the last decade, anyway - had a relationship that lasted more than three months. I can write about love, but I just can't seem to feel it.
First, a little background: When I was 13, right after my parents' divorce, I swore I'd never get married. As the years passed, I conflated "love" with "marriage," thinking, If I'm never going to get married, then there's no reason to fall in love. I've actually said "I love you" to three women, but I did it because it was expected. Once they figured that out, breakups ensued. I'm always hurting women, and I'm always a jerk.
The thing is, I really hate being a jerk. And as I've run the Groomsmen Gauntlet and watched my friends get married, I can't help but think: That could be awesome. That could be for me. I want to laugh in a playful snowball fight. I want to think of a girl and dance a goofy jig. I want to be that guy I hate in every romantic comedy.
I've dated amazing women, like Karen, a razor-smart blond; and Alice, with the bubbly laugh; and Cat, the fashion maven. After every breakup, my baffled friends ask, "What was wrong with her?" My answer: "Nothing." So I have to wonder, Am I physically incapable of love? Cavemen loved. Romans loved. Even Stalin loved. I call Diana Kirschner, Ph.D., author of Sealing the Deal: The Love Mentor's Guide to Lasting Love. "Between 2 and 3 percent of adults have never experienced love," she says. "But all those people can get over the problem if they are willing to work on it."
I think about this logically. If you can't play the guitar, you get better by practicing. If you want to lose weight, you get thinner by dieting. Maybe I just need a little love practice. So I consulted the experts and coaches. I gave them a mission: Help me find love. Here's what they prescribed. Cupid, I'm calling you out. Bring it.

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Not To Tell Your Parents

One of my college friends just told me she'd had an "overshare" moment with her parents yesterday. She was filling them in on the guy she is seeing casually — he's an amazing musician and a really incredible person all around. But she happened to mention that he has a few tattoos and one nipple piercing. By the way they reacted, she told me, you'd think he was a card-carrying communist or something. So she was really bummed, but she did express relief that she hadn't said something like, "His hands are deceptively small." Ha!
So I asked my mom what else a parent would not want to hear about her daughter's boyfriend. She gave me the following a list. A parent would not be happy knowing
That he's ever had an addiction.
That he cheated on his ex.
That he also likes guys.
That he believes in something strange like extraterrestrials.
That he plays video games 10 hours/week.
That he has zero ambition.

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Love Lessons from Dating School

Do your field work
“Date as many people as you can — within reason, that is. Besides helping you improve your dating skills by getting the practice you need to become a skilled dater, going out with lots of people exposes you to the range of possibilities — good and bad — that exist among potential partners and relationships. You’ll come to cherish this knowledge when the time comes to make that all-important choice in a life partner.”
Don’t play games
“The games people play in dating and relationships — like trying to be ‘busy’ when they’re not or pretending to have another call coming in — are as old as time, as is the damage they cause. Any time you project an image that is not real, you are hiding your true self and playing a game you’ll eventually lose. You may win attention, sympathy, or admiration for the moment, but it won’t last — it’s only a game.”
—Dr. Les and Leslie Parrott, instructors of “Relationships I & II” at Seattle Pacific University 

Thursday, 4 August 2011

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dating ,hot wap photos: Flirt With Another Man

dating ,hot wap photos: Flirt With Another Man: "The problem: Last week during a party, I drank too much (I'm not a drinker and accepted drinks I shouldn't have), and when my husband left ..."