Our dating resolutions
Happy New Year everybody!
I know that Betty had a great New Year's eve because she e-mailed me three things she is going to do with her love life in the new year at 2:30 a.m., from a party.
She resolves to:
1. Start making the first move
2. Give men at least two minutes to make a good impression
3. Not go for the "unavailable" guy or "the guy everyone thinks is bad news."
As for mine, this blog has helped me to come up with one, which is
1. I won't let guys think I'm single because they pay more attention to me that way.
I remember the feedback I got from you readers/commenters after a late-night pool outing with a guy. I still think that men jump to conclusions and they deserve the disappointment they get for it, but I can be more honest, I guess.
2. I'm going to return to my relationship values and stop having my emotions pushed around by the WE channel.
Last night I actually asked my boyfriend "Are you going to buy me an engagement ring or should I just get it myself?" I feel like I have a strong excuse for that behavior, because I'd just watched three episodes of "Platinum Weddings." But still. We've had enough conversations and have true agreement about the kind of relationship and timetable we have. We have been to some gorgeous weddings this year and still have a few ahead of us. Soon enough, one of them will be ours. Or it won't. We'll do what we'll do.
3. Get out and meet more people.
I've been lucky in all of the places I've lived until now: Making friends outside of work has been effortless. I've been here long enough to know that's not how it's going to be here. The attempts I've made have paid off, I think. But I need to do it a lot more. Me and my b.f. have been waaaay too dependent on each other here, and it shows.
Wingfella will post his when he gets up, I guess. He must have had a great night.
What are you going to do differently in the new year? We promise this is the last holiday post we do (for a while at least). Is your resolution precipitated by an event or situation from this year you want to avoid duplicating or are you aspiring to something new this year?
Or you could share your never-fail hangover cure, but I don't believe such a thing exists.
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my dating new years resolutions:
1. Reduce the amount of drinking to avoid awkward situations.
2. accept the fact that damn near every woman i know has a dog or a cat and just pay for the flonase subscription.
3. Don't call the date off if she mentions she is a single mother.
4. Prime time tv will not be a factor in what time the date starts.
5. learn to tango.
6. learn to make a dinner that doesn't involve an Italian or asian theme. I'll try french or spanish.
my never fail hangover cure is actually a sequence of things. first things first, make sure my place is clean. i feel like the hangover is worse if i wake up to a mess. start with a glass of water and then make pork chops with hot sauce on them and have a glass of grapefruit juice with a multivitamin. Then go outside and do something, but not to the extent of a workout. repeat process at next meal with protein and vitamin c.
I tried a friend's hangover cure which is a BK Whopper but that didn't work for me.
Posted on January 2, 2008 9:03 AM
My bad. Wingfella e-mailed these to my work account yesterday.
-Find more places to take dates that are better than some ol' restauraunt or the movies. I'm talking about parks, bookstores, coffee shops and spots like that.
-Focus on the good in people, rather than faults. But not so much as to turn a blind eye toward the bad stuff.
-Don't be so easy on the first date (s). Fellas can hold out on hitting the sheets too. :)
Posted on January 2, 2008 10:42 AM
I'm not a resolution person. Like most people, I never stick to them and the novelty of making resolutions seems to have disappeared. The good news is I learn from my major mistakes and never repeat them (I hope). The minor mistakes--going back to the buffet line for thirds, that extra hour of watching TV, the occasional impulse buy, etc.--are few and far between, and I can live with them.
Never found a surefire hangover cure. My normal procedure before going out is to drink a couple glasses of water and taking an aspirin (no acetaminophen or ibuprofen because they should never be mixed with alcohol). After my second or third drink, I'll have a water, and I'll have another water after my fifth or sixth drink. When I call it a night, I drink two more glasses of water and down two aspirins (again, avoid acetaminophen or ibuprofen). I usually feel fine in the morning. And yes, the bed is dry.
Posted on January 2, 2008 11:42 AM
My problem seems to be not being able to get into a crowd. I moved here in 2002 and work from home, with quite a bit of travel required for my job. I am having a hard time meeting a special someone, even friends overall for that matter. I still feel as if I just moved here, for I am not big pals with anyone. I usually spend the vast majority of time by myself. I am self-sufficient and all, but this scenario is not fun. I have a few people I know, but it seems I do not get invited to stuff like parties, etc., and I feel a too pushy when I try to get invited. I feel now that I am not a good catch for women because I would have no "life" per se to bring to the equation presently. Does anyone have any suggestions on how to get out of this rut?
Posted on January 28, 2008 12:33 PM