Learn some powerful first date success tips so you can ace every date, no matter what!

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In this Blab (video live stream), my friend and colleague, Bobbi Palmer, founder of Date Like a Grownup, and I share super powerful tips for first date success. Did you know you can enjoy every date, no matter how much shorter he is than you though he’d be, or how much he wants to talk about his ex. Learn how to redirect conversations, and see every date as an opportunity, not a drudgery! Follow these tips, and if you really like the guy, he will ask you out again. 

Whether you’re overly excited for a first date or a new job, it’s important to manage your expectations. Here’s how…

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Unrealistic expectations can wreak havoc on your emotional health. Make no assumptions. Get as much information as you can to make an informed decision. Balance your heart and your head. Spend less time in dreamland, more with both feet planted on the ground. And please, go in with your eyes wide open, and you’ll have the best outcome.

The #1 key to finding love is a positive mindset.

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For many people, dating can be very daunting and the prospect of rejection makes them choose the safest path, which is never leaving the sofa and going out into the dating world. That way, you can’t get hurt or embarrassed, right?

Well, perhaps nothing bad will happen, but it’s going to be pretty hard to experience a loving relationship unless you’re prepared to go on a few dates. Adopting a positive mindset with dating will not only boost your confidence about finding the right person, but by being confident and outgoing in your dating attitude, your attractiveness will shine through and make you even more of a catch.

Have you ever been catfished in online dating? Here are 3 tips to help protect you and keep you safe online.

Online dating is a wonderful method of courtship, to help you foster a romantic relationship. Online dating sites should be used as a tool that helps build an authentic, in-person relationship. Many people have become emotionally involved with online strangers and eventually find the people they’ve corresponded with aren’t who they said they were. MTV has even created a show, “Catfish” on the subject of the elaborate lies that strangers tell online. The show is named after the deceitful act of catfishing in online dating, where people create fake, online personalities. Here are three ways you can protect yourself from catfishing in online dating.

“Just be confident!”

Men and women struggle with self-confidence when it comes to dating and eventually attracting the right partner. Many people deal with insecurities and crippling anxieties when they think about going on a date with someone they’re very attracted to.

But it doesn’t have to be this way. You don’t have to think that you are not confident enough to approach her or to smile at him. There are ways to feel confident within minutes or even seconds, without overcompensation and without faking it.

Let’s explore why dating sucks after divorce and what you can do to find love again.

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I got this message on Twitter this morning: “1st date since my divorce was an utter disaster, never doing this again. I think I’m better off with my books and movies.”

My response: “Give up after one date? If you read one bad book, would you never read again? If you had one bad job, would you never work again?”

Dating after divorce can be frustrating, but there are good people out there. So, why does dating after divorce suck? Why can’t you find a decent person to date? Or if you found one, why doesn’t it work out?

A: You’re dating people who are not a good fit. There are going to be way more people who don’t work out than people who do.

Dating is all about trying people on and seeing if they fit, learning from the experience, rinsing and repeating. If you’re searching for lasting love, all it takes is one. Everyone else is a detour along the way to love.

B: You’re saying or doing something that’s killing attraction (without even realizing it). Let’s explore option B. We’ll look at why your dating life sucks, and what you can do to find love again after your divorce.