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Dating Pick-Up Tricks, Part 2: Do a Little Doolittle

We all know (nearly) everyone is charmed by puppies and kittens, and it’s common knowledge that you can meet people of the opposite sex while out walking your dog. But if you really want to draw attention, try bringing an animal with you to a gathering, and the more exotic and unusual, the better. I’ve [...]

25Nov2008 | Lola | 0 comments | Continued
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I’m Being Honest with You Here: Your Cologne Can Gag a Maggot

Back in the old days, before bathtubs were common, people were awfully stenchy, and to hide that stenchiness, they attempted to cover it up with perfume. (Can you imagine? Rose water and lavender oil on top of weeks of body odor and greasy skin? Gag!) These days, we not only have showers and tubs, but [...]

1Nov2008 | Lola | 1 comment | Continued
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Leave the Bitchiness to the Paris Hiltons of the World

This afternoon, I was sitting eating a salad in a deli and at the next table, there sat a couple of raucous young girls who seemed to model themselves after Paris Hilton if Paris Hilton wore knockoff fashions and accessories. Tentatively circling them was a young fellow whose manner and appearance was a lot like [...]

13Oct2008 | Lola | 1 comment | Continued
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Operator! Disconnect Me from My Date!

I had a date the other night with a man who seemed sooo perfect, I thought I’d hit the dating jackpot: an architect, he was funny, charming, handsome, a sharp dresser, clever, and he smelled so good I could eat him. I was so excited getting ready for our date, I walked out the door [...]

21Sep2008 | Lola | 1 comment | Continued
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Dating Pick-Up Tricks, Part 1: It’s Magic!

I feel your pain. You walk into a room full of people and don’t know what to do with yourself. Everyone is paired up (at least; more often, everyone’s in groups of four or more) and you don’t know what to do with yourself. You become aware of all of your limbs, you’re convinced that [...]

24Aug2008 | Lola | 0 comments | Continued
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Potential Date Material Is Right Under Your Nose

Are you lamenting the fact that you can’t find anyone good in bars, lounges, and clubs? You’re not alone; I hear that all the time. It’s because those are among the worst places to look for a potential date. (If you’re looking for a hookup, however, they top of the list.) Looking there for good [...]

15Aug2008 | Lola | 1 comment | Continued
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Online Dating: Use Some Charm When Making First Contact

I get a lot of messages from people who’ve seen my profile at MySpace, Meetup, Friendster, and other social networking sites, and the majority of them are along these lines:

3Aug2008 | Lola | 1 comment | Continued
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Watch Out for Scammers When Dating Online

A lot of men have told me stories about having “met” beautiful, sexy women online … who want the men to pay for them to return from an “emergency” visit to Nigeria or Russia to visit a sick father. I’ve heard it so many times now that I’ve begun to think that half the men [...]

28Jul2008 | Lola | 1 comment | Continued
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Is Your Date a Character, or Lacking in Character?

You can tell a lot about your date by the way your date treats waiters, homeless people, people of a lower social standing, old people, dogs, and so on. I keep an eagle eye on everything, but especially the way my date interacts with others and animals. If my date treats waiters as if they [...]

21Jul2008 | Lola | 0 comments | Continued