On what NOT to do…

This is a hilarious video from the 80’s with online dating videos.  I don’t understand how some of these people can say this stuff with a straight face.  Maybe it’s the radical mustache or the bodacious hair that gives them the sharp intellect to spout off favorites like “I’m a 25 year subscriber to Playboy” and “I consider myself a refined valley dude.”

“Hi Mom!”

One of the great ways to meet someone new is to dip into the the pool of your own friends network.

Always a tried and true path, trying to date someone that already has your friends approval puts them a few steps ahead of a random that you meet on your night out.  As long as your friend has decent taste in friends… which I would hope you think so… then it never hurts to roll the dice and give it a shot if you think a mutual friend could be a potential interest.

The sticky situation can occur when things don’t go as scripted.  Their phone calls spike past ‘ok freak, ease up’ volumes, and you realize that there is no way you can see any potential.  What happens when it doesn’t work out? (more…)