Thursday, 2 August 2007

The Best Dates We Ever Had

The best dates we have ever been on are the ones that were the most fun with the best single men or single women for company. They may not end in blinding love or marriage but they may have lived on with us because we enjoyed the dates so much. There was something memorable about them. Lots of dates are mundane, dull, meaningless repetition of standard question and answer sessions punctuated by some forced humor and and attempt to keep things genuine whilst knowing the moment you exit the cafe, you will never see that single men or single women again.

Personally I have traveled all over the country on dates and some have been truly awful and the odd one, spectacular.The best dates are the simplest, the least forced, the most natural. The best dates can happen with a complete single stranger out of nowhere, or are planned weeks in advance by making special plans to win your date's heart. I remember chatting with a single person on an Internet dating site on Saturday evening and within an hour of first chatting we had met for a drink. That Saturday evening date was tremendous fun, the single person fantastic company, 4 hours of laughter and great food. We swapped life stories and details of the smallest things about our lives and for those briefest of hours everything was fabulous. Due to travel etc., we never met again but the point is that a perfect date can really be that unplanned.

I think it's true that when we plan something too far in advance we can get carried away and build things up to much higher levels than is really justified. If I know we are going on a date three weeks on Saturday I will start planning, however much I try not to. What will I wear on the date, how will I wear my hair on the date, what will they be like on the date, will anything come of the date. And so on. Before you know it, a simple date has turned into the planning of Glastonbury.In other words, simple spontaneous dates are the best.

Formality too tends to wreck the best dates. Somewhere too formal doesn't allow both singles to relax and can be oppressive and stifling. The worry of getting everything right, ordering the correct dishes, selecting the right wine, even paying the check. Particularly the right clothes. A self assured dating partner will allow things to flow more smoothly and put you at your ease but the point is, the best dates involve somewhere far more relaxed. It could be a diner an a walk in the park, a beach bar and a stroll on the beach.

So always choose something where both singles can be comfortable, kick off their shoes and just chill.The best dates are ones that begin with few expectations and open into something much greater. A short date meeting over a coffee ends up being a day long passionate conversation. A lunch hour date one afternoon ends up taking over the whole day, even weekend. They are the best dates. Not expecting your date to be anything special and discovering that they are amazing, that is a good date too.

Two singles who end up becoming a couple will always remember how they met and what they did so it is always important to put some thought into every date you go on.I think if you date continually for the sake of it then you will have some idea of your idea of a perfect date and how it would go. Even if you haven't met any fabulous single men or single women lately you can still imagine what best dates should be like for you. There are a great many clichés surrounding dates, from sunsets over blue lagoons to romantic restaurants in Rome.

They are things we can aspire to in our dating fantasies. But having great dates means being open minded, being open to new singles, new ideas and very good conversation. I often observe singles with their lists of questions that they reel off as they go through the motions on a first date and wonder why they get nowhere. My method always involves meeting and greeting my date like I have know them years. In this way I put myself and them at easy. I love to talk so I always try and get us both to chat about anything and everything over a glass of wine.

If it flows naturally then great, if it doesn't then its fine as I always set a mental time limit at first. My favorite best dates have always been with charming singles who are interesting and interested. They have always been brief dates the first time where I am dying to meet them again. They are instant adrenaline shots, they are eye opening dates that make me salivate with anticipation. I put some of that down to trying to date the kind of people I get along with but also being extremely receptive to new ideas.Your best dates with differ from mine probably, but the point is, treasure best dates as excellent memories and experiences. You have met some great singles and you are going to meet a few more along the way before your dating is done.

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