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		<title>By: Susan</title>
		<link>http://www.datinggoddess.com/give-yourself-more-dating-happiness/comment-page-1/#comment-1473</link>
		<dc:creator>Susan</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Oct 2007 01:31:12 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Hi, I was just stopping by and wanted to comment on greendaze44's comment of Sept 28. I have dated over 100 men I met online. My mother still can't believe it, but none of the men were creepy or unsavory, except one (and he was nice, he just wanted to get attached unnaturally quickly, which I consider suspect). I learned to communicate well over chat and email first and that helped me weed out anyone who would have scared me. Anyway, I just want to encourage people who are dating to go ahead and use the internet. You can learn a lot more about someone online than you can by just bumping someone's cart in the fruit section of the grocery. A few commonsense measures can help you feel safe when you first meet someone (most dating sites have guidelines to help you). I have met some of the most wonderful men online. It changed my (low) opinion of men in general. I have made quite a few great friends, a few great boyfriends, and had a load of fun. I dated many many at the beginning just to get out there and feel more confident. I found it to be easy and stress-free. I am a bit more serious about who I date and I am still looking for a "love of my life" (just because he's wonderful does not mean he is the person you are looking for to share a healthy relationship). But I am confident I will find one (there is not just one person out there for you, either) and I have no regrets about any of the dates I had or people I met.  I guess what I am trying to say is "Don't be afraid, girlfriend - get out there and have yourself some fun!"</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Hi, I was just stopping by and wanted to comment on greendaze44&#8217;s comment of Sept 28. I have dated over 100 men I met online. My mother still can&#8217;t believe it, but none of the men were creepy or unsavory, except one (and he was nice, he just wanted to get attached unnaturally quickly, which I consider suspect). I learned to communicate well over chat and email first and that helped me weed out anyone who would have scared me. Anyway, I just want to encourage people who are dating to go ahead and use the internet. You can learn a lot more about someone online than you can by just bumping someone&#8217;s cart in the fruit section of the grocery. A few commonsense measures can help you feel safe when you first meet someone (most dating sites have guidelines to help you). I have met some of the most wonderful men online. It changed my (low) opinion of men in general. I have made quite a few great friends, a few great boyfriends, and had a load of fun. I dated many many at the beginning just to get out there and feel more confident. I found it to be easy and stress-free. I am a bit more serious about who I date and I am still looking for a &#8220;love of my life&#8221; (just because he&#8217;s wonderful does not mean he is the person you are looking for to share a healthy relationship). But I am confident I will find one (there is not just one person out there for you, either) and I have no regrets about any of the dates I had or people I met.  I guess what I am trying to say is &#8220;Don&#8217;t be afraid, girlfriend - get out there and have yourself some fun!&#8221;</p>
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		<title>By: greendaze44</title>
		<link>http://www.datinggoddess.com/give-yourself-more-dating-happiness/comment-page-1/#comment-1469</link>
		<dc:creator>greendaze44</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 28 Sep 2007 08:13:40 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>One of the things I learned from the relationship with my husband that I just left, is he liked to do many things I liked to do and we would go do them.  But that was when we were dating.  We dated for a year and then lived together for a year and a half before we got married.  He slowly got to where he wanted to do less and less things.  For the last several years all he wanted to do was go out to eat or\and go to the movies.

So I asked my mother, who is a marriage and family counselor in CA., "How did that happen, that he wanted to do things and later didn't?"  I stated that I want someone who is more sociable in any future relationships.  She said to notice if I'm the only one coming up with ideas to do stuff or if he is too.  When she pointed that out I realized that I was the one who always suggested we do what we did.  I got tired of always having to come up with the ideas.

But the reason we also stopped doing things together was b\c we were so competitive with each other, that it wan't fun anymore.

Another things I've noticed about online dating profiles is they are so generic.  So many list things I like to do, but are they really telling the truth.  Going to the park, walking on the beach, going out to dinner, all sound nice, but we all like to do those things at first.  How are they in the long run.

I haven't even gone out with someone from an online service yet b\c I'm too cynical about it all still.  But also b\c I'm still kind of leary about it yet.

Just some thoughts................</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>One of the things I learned from the relationship with my husband that I just left, is he liked to do many things I liked to do and we would go do them.  But that was when we were dating.  We dated for a year and then lived together for a year and a half before we got married.  He slowly got to where he wanted to do less and less things.  For the last several years all he wanted to do was go out to eat or\and go to the movies.</p>
<p>So I asked my mother, who is a marriage and family counselor in CA., &#8220;How did that happen, that he wanted to do things and later didn&#8217;t?&#8221;  I stated that I want someone who is more sociable in any future relationships.  She said to notice if I&#8217;m the only one coming up with ideas to do stuff or if he is too.  When she pointed that out I realized that I was the one who always suggested we do what we did.  I got tired of always having to come up with the ideas.</p>
<p>But the reason we also stopped doing things together was b\c we were so competitive with each other, that it wan&#8217;t fun anymore.</p>
<p>Another things I&#8217;ve noticed about online dating profiles is they are so generic.  So many list things I like to do, but are they really telling the truth.  Going to the park, walking on the beach, going out to dinner, all sound nice, but we all like to do those things at first.  How are they in the long run.</p>
<p>I haven&#8217;t even gone out with someone from an online service yet b\c I&#8217;m too cynical about it all still.  But also b\c I&#8217;m still kind of leary about it yet.</p>
<p>Just some thoughts&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;.</p>
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		<title>By: Dating Goddess</title>
		<link>http://www.datinggoddess.com/give-yourself-more-dating-happiness/comment-page-1/#comment-1465</link>
		<dc:creator>Dating Goddess</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 28 Sep 2007 05:45:25 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Rod emailed me this offline and gave me permission to share it. I thought it was funny!

"Well, I've always found a nap after chocolate to be quite satisfying...after all when one is satiated with chocolate, there isn't much else one can do... and I suppose if there was going to be a LOT of chocolate, one might even find it necessary to have a nap before indulging... nothing more disappointing than falling asleep in the middle of chocolately festivities."</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Rod emailed me this offline and gave me permission to share it. I thought it was funny!</p>
<p>&#8220;Well, I&#8217;ve always found a nap after chocolate to be quite satisfying&#8230;after all when one is satiated with chocolate, there isn&#8217;t much else one can do&#8230; and I suppose if there was going to be a LOT of chocolate, one might even find it necessary to have a nap before indulging&#8230; nothing more disappointing than falling asleep in the middle of chocolately festivities.&#8221;</p>
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		<title>By: Dating Goddess</title>
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		<dc:creator>Dating Goddess</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 27 Sep 2007 20:32:33 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&lt;strong&gt;Rod: &lt;/strong&gt;So would there be a nap &lt;em&gt;before&lt;/em&gt; or &lt;em&gt;after&lt;/em&gt; the chocolate and silk experience?</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><strong>Rod: </strong>So would there be a nap <em>before</em> or <em>after</em> the chocolate and silk experience?</p>
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		<title>By: nysharon</title>
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		<dc:creator>nysharon</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 27 Sep 2007 20:16:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Rod has a good sense of humor.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Rod has a good sense of humor.</p>
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		<title>By: Dating Goddess</title>
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		<dc:creator>Dating Goddess</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 27 Sep 2007 15:48:16 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>SD:

I have to practice what I preach, don't I?</description>
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<p>I have to practice what I preach, don&#8217;t I?</p>
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		<title>By: sd</title>
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		<dc:creator>sd</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 27 Sep 2007 10:37:55 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>OMG!

There is actual FLIRTING happening on a website about dating- and between single people!

Call the Police! Call the Pope! Call it a good thing :-D!</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>OMG!</p>
<p>There is actual FLIRTING happening on a website about dating- and between single people!</p>
<p>Call the Police! Call the Pope! Call it a good thing :-D!</p>
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		<title>By: Rod</title>
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		<dc:creator>Rod</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 27 Sep 2007 00:44:58 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Nap? Did I say nap? I was *thinking* about chocolate and silk but I accidentally typed nap. Silly fingers.  ;-)</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Nap? Did I say nap? I was *thinking* about chocolate and silk but I accidentally typed nap. Silly fingers.  <img src='http://www.datinggoddess.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_wink.gif' alt=';-)' class='wp-smiley' /> </p>
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		<title>By: Dating Goddess</title>
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		<dc:creator>Dating Goddess</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 26 Sep 2007 21:11:26 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Rod:

Roller skating to R&#38;B sounds fun! Hard to do in my kitchen, where I usually dance to R&#38;B, but maybe outside on the patio. What do you say? Could you bring your skate key? Want to try it?

We could nap afterwards. :-)</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Rod:</p>
<p>Roller skating to R&amp;B sounds fun! Hard to do in my kitchen, where I usually dance to R&amp;B, but maybe outside on the patio. What do you say? Could you bring your skate key? Want to try it?</p>
<p>We could nap afterwards. <img src='http://www.datinggoddess.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif' alt=':-)' class='wp-smiley' /> </p>
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		<title>By: Rod</title>
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		<dc:creator>Rod</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 26 Sep 2007 20:27:07 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Honestly, the only thing Id hesitate on is dancing to R&#38;B... love to do it, but Im not much of a dancer just because I never had much opportunity growing up and still dont. Love music though and as a kid it was 'acceptable' to rollerskate to any kind of music in my conservative little town, so I can 'get down' to anything if I had wheels on my feet... and if thats not a mental image that would throw my kids into spasms of floor pounding laughter, I dont know what is.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Honestly, the only thing Id hesitate on is dancing to R&amp;B&#8230; love to do it, but Im not much of a dancer just because I never had much opportunity growing up and still dont. Love music though and as a kid it was &#8216;acceptable&#8217; to rollerskate to any kind of music in my conservative little town, so I can &#8216;get down&#8217; to anything if I had wheels on my feet&#8230; and if thats not a mental image that would throw my kids into spasms of floor pounding laughter, I dont know what is.</p>
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