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Meet Me In The Soup Kitchen
One of the best ways I know of to begin a relationship with someone is through volunteering. Instead of spending time in a bar or a gathering with your main motive being to meet Mr. or Ms. Right, why not set that agenda aside and give back with no other reason than to help in some way.
Personal connections happen when you least expect them to, especially when you are busy building a house, filling up grocery bags at a food bank, or doing any of the other innumerable things to give back to your community. To learn about an exceptional volunteer organization that brings singles together, click here.
Dating – The French Way
Who knew dating didn’t have to be so formulaic, at least for the French. I just read a groundbreaking book called French Women Don’t Sleep Alone by Jamie Cat Callan, and it’s not about sex! In the book, Ms. Callan describes how French women meet and develop relationships with men. Instead of enlisting in a corporate dating site and then suffering through a series of uncomfortable interview-like meals, the French spend time casually entertaining in a group of friends or friends of friends. Much pleasure is taken in preparing the home and meal. A lot of energy is put creating an environment in which men and women can interact and observe one another. The French believe that, initially, more can be learned about a person by how he or she socializes in a home, than by having a private, and sometimes contrived meal in a restaurant. To learn more about dating the French way, click here.
“Why Are You going on a Date?”
I recently had a friend tell me her 8-year-old son took note of the fact that she and her husband were going on a date. This couple had not been on a formal date in years. In actuality, they had not been on a date since before their son was born. Recently, they have begun dating every week. This last week, as they were getting ready to go out for the evening, their son looked at them quizzically and said, “Why are you going on a date? Aren’t you married?”
At a young age, this child was already forming a sweeping perception based on his parents behavior: Married people don’t date. If this couple remains consistent in their dating, they will be able to quickly turn their son’s perception around so that he will forever remember that his married parents liked each other enough to want to spend time alone together. Now that’s an impression worth making!
