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Top 10 Dating RulesBy Alicia R Norman
Knowing what to do and what not to do on a date is always iffy. On one hand, a successful relationship is a good thing to build from should it ever crumble and you find yourself needing to hit the dating scene again. On the other, what do you really learn from successful relationships? How much trial and error have you accrued via successes? Edison didn't invent the light bulb 10,000 times. He failed to invent it 9,999 times and finally struck gold. He used the nonworking formulas to light up his path to discovery. Dating uses the same principle, more or less. The best dating rules are compiled by people who have failed at relationships. They've taken the nonworking parts out and focused only on what works - thus the dating rules were born. Here are ten that could really help you build a successful relationship. One: Although it may be tempting, never have a house date while in the dating process. Meet at a neutral location - avoiding taking someone home for dinner, movies, and any other thing that's not bedroom bound. Two: Don't treat your upstart relationship like a tell-all novel. Secrets are good at the start! You never want to divulge too much about your past. Three: You should never pressure anyone to meet your friends or family. Let them come along at their own pace. Forcing someone to meet people important to you reads as if you're trying to mold them. Four: A follow-up of rule three, never attempt to be controlling. Don't tell your girl/boyfriend what to do, when to call, how to speak. The trick is to let them be their true self, then you'll realize if you like it or not. Five: Don't try to be the touchy-feely poet. Look, all the soppy guys who've written sonnets and the like have one thing in common: They never got the girl. They were saps by way of heartbreak. Treating your girl like a goddess 24/7 is smothering and sissified. Six: Look, nobody appreciates a clinger, and everybody runs from a stalker. Don't go wild with your phone calls, emails, etc. And never, ever, so long as you live, try spying on the person you're dating. Seven: Make your mate feel good about him/herself. You don't need to take it to obscene levels with tear-jerking stories of heartfelt devotion, but telling your mate how good they look, smell, etc will score big points. Eight: Space out your contact. Even if you've been dating a while, you don't need to call and check in every single day. With the way technology works today, you can drop them a quick text with a wink and a smile and save the conversation. Nine: Don't be a braggart here. You might like to spoil your mate, but going too crazy with the spending is often the number-one regret of newly single individuals. That says everything you need to know about it. Ten: Don't put a rush on things. If the relationship isn't to the point you'd like it to be, then regroup and keep at it with a steady hand. If you get carried away and try to force the action, things are going to fall apart.
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