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Dating Question - When Will He Call For A Second Date?

Sunday November 8, 2009
A reader asks, "We had a great first date two weeks ago, but I haven't heard from him since about a second date. When will he call?" I've answered with a bit more breadth in When Will He Call For A Second Date, but basically I'll say that after two weeks if the guy hasn't even touched base with you its time to move on. I'll also recommend picking up a copy of Why Didn't He Call You Back by Rachel Greenwald (Buy Direct). In it, the author shares her findings regarding 1,000 men, and why they didn't call their dates back. I think almost every single woman will find herself in at least one of the categories listed, and it might provide you with some constructive feedback as to what to do in the future.

Dating Blog Carnival For November 6, 2009

Friday November 6, 2009

Welcome to the November 6, 2009 edition of the dating blog carnival. There were more submissions than I knew what to do with - and with room for only a few, that posed a bit of a problem. Still, that means there's demand once again to get this carnival off the ground. So without further fanfare, here are my favorite picks this time around.

Danny Dagan over at That Danny shares an interesting dating advice piece called Dear Danny - What to do with an Internet Stalker?. One of his readers, a 27-year-old woman, asks Danny what to do about her ex who contacted her on Facebook. I was thrilled to see that Danny, like myself, doesn't see attempts at random chat on Facebook as stalking.

Tip Diva suggests in her article Top Ten Tips - Meeting Someone Offline that, among other things, singles should either Google their date or hire a firm to perform a background check on them before meeting face to face. While I think that particular suggestion is terribly extreme (and don't recommend it), her other suggestions are simple but work. Ah,

Madeleine Begun Kane is back again with her irreverent dating-related poetry. My Confession is her contribution this week, which was originally posted at Mad Kane's Humor Blog.

Staying with the humor theme, P.L. Frederick shares You Know The Date's Over When... (Part 1) posted at Small and Big. A short, sweet and tongue in cheek list for those who need a giggle.

bookfundas shares a quick dating book review of Allan Pease's provocative Why Men Don't Listen and Women Can't Read Maps.

Rachel Sarah, aka Single Mom Seeking over at Singlemommyhood.com wants to know Why do single moms date married men? Its another provocative topic, and I've asked myself the same question a few times as well. Rachel has decided to review the reasons, and her readers go into great detail as to why they agree or disagree.

Shauna Heathman, an Image Consultant posting over at Mackenzie's Blog rounds out this week's top picks with You've Let Yourself Go ? A relationship guru offers insight. Focusing on why men (although the conversation works just as well for women) decide they no longer need to take care of themselves once they get comfy in a long term relationship.

That concludes this edition. To submit your blog article to the next edition of dating using our carnival submission form. Past posts and future hosts can be found on our blog carnival index page.

Dating Blog Carnival Returns

Friday October 30, 2009

Last year I used to host a dating and relationships blog carnival here, but because of lack suitable posts I had to discontinue the carnival. However several readers and a few colleagues have mentioned the carnival and how much they enjoyed reading it, so I've decided to revamp to see how it goes on a monthly schedule.

If you are interested in sharing a blog post that related to singles, dating and relationships with our readers, please read over the dating blog carnival guidelines for more information.

Planning For The Holidays

Sunday October 25, 2009

As a Canadian, I've already celebrated Thanksgiving this year, and am grateful that I avoided another Thanksgiving dating disaster. It is my firm belief that I was able to reduce holiday stress with some careful planning and forethought.

So don't let the pressure of the holidays get to you! Start planning now, whether its to meet someone new during the holidays, celebrate being single, meeting the parents, planning a romantic dinner or trying to please both of your families.

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