DATING 101

Brown_Eyed_Squirrel
Brown_Eyed_Squirrel Posts: 79 Member
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Let's say you had a friend who was joining the dating world for pretty much the first time in their life, as they had always been in relationships in the past.

WHAT ADVICE WOULD YOU GIVE SAID FRIEND? WHAT DO YOU THINK THEY NEED TO KNOW ABOUT DATING AS AN ADULT?
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  • WorkerDrone83
    WorkerDrone83 Posts: 3,195 Member
    edited March 2018
    "Don't get murdered"

    ETA - Probably not to expect a lot and to not try too hard to find something long-term too quickly.
  • aeloine
    aeloine Posts: 2,163 Member
    edited March 2018
    Keep your standards high.
  • DaylightDuchess
    DaylightDuchess Posts: 251 Member
    Never use, a dating site! I wish, that someone told me this!
  • BishopWankapin
    BishopWankapin Posts: 276 Member
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  • km8907
    km8907 Posts: 3,861 Member
    Get the gift cards up front.
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  • jjpptt2
    jjpptt2 Posts: 5,650 Member
    MeeseeksAndDestroy wrote: »
    Ask them how many lizards they're comfortable with first. You don't want to show up with 30 again if their lizard limit is like 2 and end up eating chicken nuggets by myself in the McDonald's parking lot today

    You don't? Oh, right... Mcdonals. Duh. Definitely go to wendy's for nuggets.
  • km8907
    km8907 Posts: 3,861 Member
    jjpptt2 wrote: »
    MeeseeksAndDestroy wrote: »
    Ask them how many lizards they're comfortable with first. You don't want to show up with 30 again if their lizard limit is like 2 and end up eating chicken nuggets by myself in the McDonald's parking lot today

    You don't? Oh, right... Mcdonals. Duh. Definitely go to wendy's for nuggets.

    Wendy's is for jr bacon cheeseburgers. Donalds nugs fo lyfe.
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  • hud54014
    hud54014 Posts: 3,777 Member
    Keep your standards high, and your expectations low.
  • 81Katz
    81Katz Posts: 7,074 Member
    Set (healthy/realistic) standards and stick to them.
  • klkarlen
    klkarlen Posts: 4,366 Member
    Brown_Eyed_Squirrel wrote: »
    Let's say you had a friend who was joining the dating world for pretty much the first time in their life, as they had always been in relationships in the past.

    WHAT ADVICE WOULD YOU GIVE SAID FRIEND? WHAT DO YOU THINK THEY NEED TO KNOW ABOUT DATING AS AN ADULT?

    I'm not sure, but following because I have a "friend" in the same boat. Hoping to get some pointers. ;)
  • urloved33
    urloved33 Posts: 3,323 Member
    learn this word NEXT...
  • klkarlen
    klkarlen Posts: 4,366 Member
    amfmmama wrote: »
    If you are venturing out to the web to meet someone, you MUST have a sense of humor. I always knew that if I did not meet Prince Charming, at least I would have a good story to tell my friends at lunch !

    My "friend" just dipped her toes into that cesspool and in the past two weeks she is horrified at some of the profiles! And this is on a paid site, she thought the pickin's might be better that way. They are not.

  • 81Katz
    81Katz Posts: 7,074 Member
    Maid_of_Mischief1 wrote: »
    I don't know. Make sure you're the crazy one? Me giving dating advice is like Stevie Wonder giving Ray Charles driving directions.

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  • TheRoadDog
    TheRoadDog Posts: 11,788 Member
    I wouldn't give advice. People don't want advice. They want people to agree with them.
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  • 81Katz
    81Katz Posts: 7,074 Member
    SabotageinStilettos wrote: »
    I would say settle in for the long haul with a couple of cats

    You just described my dream date.
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  • slessofme
    slessofme Posts: 7,740 Member
    Decide up front how much time and effort you want to put into cyber stalking someone before you're comfortable meeting them. Personally, I don't bother. It gives me plausible deniability when their wife contacts me.

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