Christmas is always an awkward time if you have just started dating someone new.  Do you but them a gift?  Did they buy you a gift?

Basically, you don’t want to be in the situation of receiving a gift and not have one to give.  And, likewise, you don’t want to give them a gift if they don’t have one for you.

This is an uncomfortable situation all the way around.  So, it is best to have something just in case.  Chances are that the woman will present her gift first.  If she does, great.  Then, you can present your gift.  And, if she doesn’t present you with a gift, you can avoid the awkward situation by not presenting your gift to her.

Recently, one woman listed herself as being a workaholic.  And she also stated that she really enjoyed a hot cooked meal waiting for her when she got home at night. Nothing about love or companionship or even doing things together.  Just a hot cooked meal.

Hey, “nothin says lovin like something from the oven…”.  Somehow, I can’t help be feel that I could be replaced by “takeout”.

A few weeks ago, I dated a woman once.  After the date, she emailed me and said that she didn’t think that we were compatible.

Well, OK,  I can accept that.  But, since that time, she has viewed my profile almost daily.

So, is she questioning her decision or reaffirming it.  I don’t know but I expect to get an email from her any day now.

Some women post photos of their travels.  They post pictures of themselves in  Paris, London, Rome and Tokyo.

And, while the photos are nice, I am not sure why they feel a need to post these pictures of their travels instead of them and their families?  Are they trying to  portray themselves as major world travelers?  And if so, then why?  Are they ever at home or do they travel all of the time?

I  guess it doesn’t matter to me why they post their travel pictures, I am just not very excited about them.

After you have been on dating web sites for a while, you start to see the same people only on different sites.  And, while they may have rejected you on one website 6 months ago, they may accept you on a different website today.  Why?  Because they now have a better idea of what is out there in the dating market.  So, just because some rejected you 6 months ago, give them a try if they pop up again.

When people are first timers on a dating website, they tend to be rather picky.  After all, they remember when they were 20 and dating.  So, they assume that the market is full and choice.

But, that was 40 years ago and the market is no longer full.  Furthermore, what is left has been well picked over.  Once they realize what the market is really like, they tend to be a little less picky and a little more realistic.  Because of this, the candidates that got rejected early in the dating game, might just be what they are looking for today.

I quite often take my dates out for supper.  And, since I do not usually finish my meal, I ask for a doggy bag.

Now, when I get home, I immediately throw the doggy bag into the trash.  You see, I never really wanted the doggy bag in the first place.  But, I got one because it looks better to my dates.

Well done.  I am not referring to what they did but the way that they look.  One woman’s photo reminded me of this years Thanksgiving’s turkey; browned to perfection!

And while I like seeing that color on my turkeys, I don’t like seeing it on my dates.  When I see a tan like that, it tells me that they spend way too much time in the sun.  And by doing so, they turn their skin into leather and increase their risk of skin cancer.

If you are an extreme tanner, then I will pass on you.

On one of my dating websites, someone actually used “Curious Bi” as their profile name.  Now, while it is possible that they didn’t know what “curious bi” means, I rather doubt it.  But more to the point, I am looking for someone who is sure about their sexual preference and that it is for men.

While it is important to post a picture of yourself on your dating site, please make sure it is a pleasant photo.

Now, this may seem to be an irrelevant comment.  Unfortunately, it is not. Just the other day, a woman posted a picture of her self.  And, she had the most sour look on her face!  No smile.  Just a sour, bulldog look.

My initial thought was that if this is the last woman on the face of the earth, I should consider running as fast as I can in the opposite direction.  What was she thinking?