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Why feedback is important

on Sep 04 in First Dates, General, Men, Women tagged by AWoodson

One social scientist that used to work at the largest online dating service was recently quoted in a newspaper interview as being frustrated with the way couples are matched by the online dating services. Although he worked on the mainframe algorithms to create the initial matches, he said that none of the online dating services incorporate feedback from the men and women who did not find love. He felt that knowing why they didn’t meet anyone special to date was important to consider if he would ever be able to hone the process to produce more accurate results. Read More

Single parent difficult dating decisions

on Oct 27 in Dating With Kids, General tagged by AWoodson

Making the decision to have sex with someone you’re dating can be complicated enough for some people. Add being a single parent to the equation and it gets even more complicated. To be considered:

Think long and hard about each person you decide to introduce to your children. Just because you’ve made the choice to have sex with that person does not mean you automatically have to incorporate them into your children’s lives or even introduce them. Consider carefully having your dates ‘sleepover’. Your children will eventually make the connection that date sleepovers mean sex. If you have multiple casual relationships that involve sleepovers, your children will learn from you that casual sex with many partners is acceptable. Read More

Dating someone with kids

on Sep 13 in Dating With Kids, General, Men, Women tagged by AWoodson

If you’re dating someone that has kids don’t disrespect your dates kids, ever. Support and understanding of any difficult situation goes a lot further than negativity. If there’s a chance you might be serious about this person at some point, your goal should be to start building a foundation of trust with them and their kids.

Offering unsolicited parenting advice is not OK. Wait until you’ve been asked for your opinion and then choose your words carefully. Don’t make the kids a point of contention between the two of you… Read More