It’s back.  Insomnia.  Like the sequel to a horror movie you never thought was good enough to have a comeback in the first place.  As the last of daylight recedes and my part of the world plunges into darkness (not sleeping makes me melodramatic, okay?) I sit in my chair staring at Twitter thinking, “I could get in bed now at a decent hour and watch the movie screening on the backs of my eyelids titled, “Everything You Ever Worried About” starring Death OR I could stay up to the point of delirious exhaustion and hope that when I finally fall into bed at 4 AM even my anxieties will have passed out.  Usually I try for the second option but still end up with the movie, only it’s the late night screening.  Among the scenes that flash before my eyes are imagined scenarios between me and a guy I like.  While some people might find it kind of fun to lie in bed and think about kissing and holding hands with someone they dig, I find it really disturbing.  It’s exactly that kind of delusional fantasizing that turns dating from getting to know someone into the sad project that is taking all my hopes, dreams, and lonely needs and trying to glue them together into a boyfriend version of Frankenstein’s monster.

Like Frankenstein’s monster, this idea of combining parts to construct something new and perfect, tailored to your every whim, is one hatched in darkness.  In the light of day the stitches show and rather than perfect pieces you have one horrific, muddled monster.  In the case of my imagined boyfriend you have a perfectly nice guy with his own personality and past oblivious to the mad scientist that is me trying desperately to project what I imagine is missing in me onto him.  Suddenly instead of two people on a date you have one person staring at the human in front of her thinking, “You were so much more loving and sensitive in the movie you starred in last night on my eyelids.  You got me then… why don’t you get me now???”  It’s a recipe for disappointment.  No real person can live up to the monster that was assembled from parts of 90′s movies, childhood dreams, scenes from teen romance novels, black and white posters, comic book heroes, John Stamos, the love between Frodo and Samwise, the smell of the beach on a foggy summer morning, doodles of people kissing from your high school notebook, and the hypothetical adoration your dad would have felt for you if, in an alternate universe, he wasn’t your dad.  Next to that dreamy mess, a regular guy doesn’t stand a chance.  Which is why fantasizing about a boy I actually have plans with gives me the kind of anxiety that causes me to lose so much sleep I have crumpled paper bag face and googly eyes.

All I can hope for now is that the sleep loss will send me into a delirious zombie-like state so that I’ll be so focused on staying awake and keeping up with the conversation I forget all about my night-made monster and won’t be able project anything on to the guy in front of me.  Maybe, through the blurry, sleep-deprived haze I’ll actually be able to see him clearly.

Has your relationship passed the honeymoon stage, moved into the comfort zone, and thus right into trifling arguments? Confronting issues in a relationship is healthy if the argument is approached rationally and handled in the proper manner. Read through these 20 informative articles to help rediscover the love in your relationship and have “fair fights”.

1. The Naomi Show Learn how to successfully (as successful as an argument can turn out) get through your first argument, handle the next, and repair any of the damage done.
2. Romantic Love Tips If you have found yourself constantly amidst a tiff with your loved one, use these five tips to stop the quarrels.
3. New Connexion Use the ‘Dave and Sharon’ exercise provided in this article to prepare yourself for approaching a sensitive topic with your loved one and avoid a potential fight.
4. Uncommon Help See how constant arguing can ruin your relationship and use these tips to avoid the permanent damage it can have.
5. Plan Jam Fighting is inevitable in any relationship, so learn how to do it fairly.
6. Love Coach Blog Read the unofficial “Nine Commandments of Fighting Fair”
7. Aspire Now 11 steps to halt the disagreements and make up with your partner.
8. Relationships Uncovered Learn when fighting goes from natural to too much and tips to stop them.
9. Think Simple Now Through her personal experience, this writer shares what she learned from post-argument “introspective questioning” and shares this insight.
10. A New Mode This Q&A section spews advice from a man’s perspective on how to stop fighting in a relationship.
11. Subliminal CD Discover the root of your arguments and if your relationship is a healthy one.
12. How To Do Things Don’t let the misunderstandings have a negative effect on your relationship – read these alternatives instead.
13. My Daily An elaborate couple’s guide to having fair fights.
14. Love Panky Educate yourself on the different types of fights that couples have and how to solve each of them.
15. Curvy Girl Guide A personal recollection of relationship moments, discovering “what is your fighting style”.
16. The College Crush Tackle your first fight and use that to make your relationship stronger.
17. Datingish Read on and contribute your thoughts on if fighting truly does make a relationship stronger.
18. Healthy Place A couple fight is broken down, analyzing each step of a fight and how to handle them all.
19. Fitness For Life Four essential tips to stop fighting with your loved one.
20. Dr. Patty Ann Form a healthy and successful relationship with these three essential tips of advice from relationship doctor, Patty Ann.

Putting together a romantic dinner is no mean feat. In order for it to be a success the meal must be novel, delicious, and evocative, the décor and lighting must live up to peoples’ Hollywood-warped imaginations, the whole event must be presented and timed as to appear natural and effortless, and a whole host of delicate intangibles must be managed down to perfection in order for the event to come together. Despite the difficulty, these variables can come together with the elegance of 50 instruments bleeding together into one sublime symphony. With so much to gain, and such a wealth of resources available to even the most hapless cook and romantic, there is no reason not to do a little work and pull together your own romantic dinner for two.

• Epicurious – Sense the food is going to be the most volatile tangible element of your romantic dinner, you might as well start planning with one of internets premiere culinary databases and communities. You can also search “romance” in order to find articles on romantic meals and garner information and advice beyond the culinary front.
• Manjulas Kitchen – If your date is a vegetarian, a fan of Indian food, has a flare for the exotic, or maybe you just want to steer clear of the beaten path, Manjulas kitchen is a highly specialized website featuring dozens of recipes and instructive videos to ensure that you are prepared to tackle an exotic meal.
• Divine Dinner Party – For help pulling together a menu, choosing wine, or organizational issues, Divine Dinner Party features dozens of articles catering (no pun intended) to the needs of people who are looking to host a special evening.
• Food Network – If you’re in need of some inspiration, get some of the visual variety by tuning into the food network for a few hours, and then visit their website which houses virtually every recipe performed on their television network.
• Vegetarians In Paradise – If you are cooking for a vegetarian, but aren’t as knowledgeable on the subject as you could be, Vegetarians in Paradise features articles covering not only recipes but breaking news and information on the ethical, scientific, environmental, and physiological motives behind taking on a vegan or vegetarian diet.
• Free Gourment Recipes – If you have come into a fine ingredient, or just know what your date likes to eat, Free Gourmet Recipes features sections organized by course and main ingredient. As a further aid, it is organized under the two separate headings, “Gourmet” and “Healthy.”
• The Picnic Site – Sense not all romantic meals need be candlelit, during the evening, or indoors, the Picnic Site is certainly worth a visit. Featuring information and guides to picnics in different settings, based around different events, and involving different foods, this site will help inexperienced picnickers avoid possible picnic pitfalls.
• Taste of Home – If the situation calls for cuisine which is perhaps more comforting than awe inspiring, but still thoroughly delicious of course, consider Taste of Home as a resource for recipes which are impressive without scariness of being either huge in size or stiflingly fancy.
• ChocaBlog – Sense any romantic meal can’t truly hit its stride without the decadence provided by chocolate, the Chocablog is a required stop on the way to organizing any romantic meal. This website features a staggering variety of recipes, so the chef can provide the right perspective for even someone who isn’t a big chocolate fan.
• Web Cooking Classes – If you really want to pull a rabbit out of your hat for your date, develop some serious skill in the short term with Web Cooking Classes. Chef Todd Mohr’s methods are geared towards people are scared to cook, ensuring that he can provide results for virtually any client.
• Happy Cow – This online vegetarian community features a blog, forum and wide variety of Vegetarian resources. It is perfect for someone who needs the thoughtful insight into the world of vegetarianism that is required to prepare an awesome vegetarian meal.
• Food Gawker – While there are many searchable databases featuring a staggering variety of recipes, FoodGawker takes a more exclusive perspective. Featuring only recipes that are extreme, pure, or downright beautiful, this website provides exclusively recipes that will be likely to blow your dates socks off.
• Picnic Food Ideas – Once you have mastered the procedures necessary to put a decent picnic together without the fear of discomfort, or ant and bear attacks, use PicnicFood-Ideas.com to be sure that you can wow your date with delicious and novel food that is suited to the outdoors.
• Food 52 – This online community features a blog, contests and a board of editors from which to draw some well-developed opinions. If you are looking for a sea of recipes, this is not your site. However if you’re looking for one that has been scrutinized down to perfection, Food 52 could very well supply it.
• Eat Something Sexy – This site specializing in wine, chocolate, romance and aphrodisiacs and their implementation is a required stop when planning your romantic dinner.
• Learn Raw Food – If your significant other is a believer in the superiority of raw food, or maybe just would be impressed at you having a hipper diet than even your friendly neighborhood vegan, Learn Raw Food is a great resource for videos, recipes and instruction in this emerging dietary field.
• My Dear Valentine – Sense all five senses are capable of upping the romantic ante, keep My Dear Valentine in mind as a resource for romantic literature, quotes and reading to compliment your meal.
• CookBlast – Cookblast proclaims it self to be “Your Recipe Video Library.” For those of us who need a little more assurance than words on a page can provide, but aren’t in need of outright lessons, Cookblast has tens of thousands of how-to recipe videos accrued for your perusal.
• Picnic Fun – If you are going to attempt a picnic, make sure you have all of the proper equipment on hand to ensure smooth transportation and delivery of your meal. Picnic Fun provides its customers with specialized bags, coolers and other equipment designed to facilitate luxurious picnics.
• Perfect Romantic Ideas – If your looking for something to distinguish your romantic dinner from you last one, or maybe just something to get your significant other’s attention, Perfect Romantic Ideas features suggestions and advice for a huge variety of romantic situations.
• LoveFood – On the trendy side of the spectrum is the self-proclaimed, “Definitive place for food, Recipes and Reviews.” Love Food is a great location to find food inspiration as well as keep tabs on trends in food, cooking and restaurants with the assistance of their dozens of contributors.
• Romantic Dinner Recipes – Whether you looking for something novel, classic, daring, banal, familiar or bizarre, Romantic dinner recipes will probably have it…and of course it will fall under the heading of romance.
• Simply Romantic Ideas – Whether you have no idea at all how to stage a romantic meal and need the broad strokes, or you have a few under your belt and are trying to get the subtleties down, Simply Romantic ideas will have the inspiration you need to step your romantic meal up a level.
• Famous Love Quotes – If you want a little extra romantic firepower in the back of your mind, or you need some inspiration yourself, Famous Love Quotes has the line that you need.
• RecipeLink – For access to an ocean of recipes, give Recipelink a try. This sites 16 year history speaks to its shear volume, and it also has allowed it to develop and log years of holiday and theme cooking ideas. If you are wondering how your mother made a romantic meal, RecipeLink would be a good place to start.

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Jeanne Bowyer writes for a Hudson Valley weddings site for real weddings, reviews and inspiration from local wedding business resources.

With an abundance of advice pertaining to wedding night shenanigans out there, it’s no surprise that many couples go into the occasion with a mixture of excitement and nervousness. What if it’s not as great as you were hoping? What if something goes wrong? The simple truth is that wedding nights usually work out very nicely indeed. However, it can be really helpful to keep the following points in mind as you start your married life together. Whatever you do, do not…

…get so drunk you pass out.

Having a little to drink on your wedding night is completely appropriate if you want to, but getting completely drunk can cause enormous problems – at the very least, with your new spouse. Drunken behavior can range from the amusing to the downright dangerous and usually falls somewhere in between the two. Ending up in hospital with alcohol poisoning will not be an ideal event for the wedding scrapbook; neither will a tipsy argument with a bridesmaid. Alcohol is by nature a depressant and after a hectic day, imbibing too much can be a recipe for disaster.

…break your ankle.

Be careful – and be aware that your nerves and your energy will most likely be shot by the evening! Stairs are a hazard and wedding dresses can trip you up if you’re not careful. If you’re feeling a little woozy, get someone to help you. Don’t end up in the ER!

…forget your passport.

If you’re going on honeymoon the night of the wedding or the morning after, forgetting your passport is the last thing you want to do. It has been known to happen, however – so double and triple check your bags before you leave to avoid panic and last minute running about – or worse.

…get sick.

This is easier said than done, but a vitamin C supplement can help. Try to avoid sick people in the days running up to your wedding (unless they’re your future spouse or children, of course) and if you feel tired, have a lie down. Take care of yourself and you’ll have a much better chance of staying well.

…have an argument.

With tensions so high, it’s no wonder arguments happen. Don’t let your union be one of the unlucky few that start with a spat. Breathe, try not to take silly comments personally and remember, you’re there to look out for one another and be a soft place to fall when times get rough. Hugs are vital!

…ruin your wedding outfit.

This can be very difficult to avoid if the weather is bad, though a trip to the dry cleaners can work wonders. If you can, try to be prepared for sticky situations . If you’re going to be drinking red wine and are wearing a white wedding dress, a special reception outfit can be a lifesaver…

…overeat at the reception.

The food may be good, but feeling totally bloated is definitely not! If you know you’re in danger of overeating, ask someone to chaperone you at your reception…

…not get any alone time.

With the attention focused completely on you, it can be very hard to get any privacy at your own wedding! However, make a point of escaping every now and again for a little chat and some alone time with your significant other. You’ll feel less stressed and more connected on the day.

…get to the hotel too late to check in.

This has really happened! If you fear you’re in danger of getting to your suite later than the helpdesk opening time, consider checking in before the reception begins. Naturally if you are holding the reception at the same hotel, this isn’t such a big issue.

…expect too much.

Lastly, weddings are notoriously exhausting. If you find you’re just too tired to do anything but cuddle up with a movie, don’t feel bad. Love is the main reason you’ve married your spouse, after all. Plus there’s always the next morning…

While technology has made nearly everything faster, easier and more available, it has definitely impaired our social abilities. Online dating is a great way to immerse yourself in the dating game, however moving beyond the computer can be difficult for many users. Read these articles on how to handle your first meeting in order to have a smooth first encounter with your online dating match!

1. Little Red Rails Learn from someone that lingered too long online about how to conduct a proper first meeting, from the phone call to date location.
2. Online Dating University Five tips to consider before meeting your online match for the first time.
3. Betty Confidential Read this chronicle on all of the ins and outs of a virgin to online dating.
4. Romance for Everyone Nine basic guidelines to follow for a fun and safe first encounter.
5. Online Dating Edge Browse this complete guide to the first meeting, from what to expect, how to prepare, and way to make the encounter run smoothly.
6. Six Singles Learn how to keep it casual and safe for the first meeting, and how to move this into a first date.
7. Next Advisor If you are skeptical about the first meeting, read these tips to ensure you will have a safe and fun meeting.
8. Online Dating Safety Tips Basic and simple steps to conducting a safe first encounter.
9. Hub Pages Get some advice along with this reader who wrote in concerned about the proper way to go about meeting for the first time.
10. Date Hookup Simple advice is provided for newbies in the online dating world.
11. Beauty Secrets 4 U Follow these 9 online dating rules in order to have a successful meeting.
12. Mid-Summer’s Eve Basic bulletpoints tips are given to readers to help set up the first meeting and have a fun follow-through.
13. Date Seeker Once you have decided to meet, what should you two plan to do? Learn here.
14. The Nerd Blog Online Dating Guide, pt. 19 informs readers how to set up the first meeting.
15. Online Dating Tips Nervous for your first meeting beyond the computer screen? Read this for some pre-meeting preparation.
16. Perfect Match A complete guide to the first meeting, from appearance, to conversation to the “exit line”.
17. Geek Sugar Take all precautions before going on your first meeting with these safe steps.
18. Evil Woobie Learn how to naturally transition from online dating to the first in-person encounter.

One of the biggest hurdles in meeting new people and in dating is self-confidence.  Sorry – one of the biggest hurdles for ME is self-confidence.  If you’ve got no problem getting your strut on, props to you!  (Not that you need them.)  But for the rest of us, social anxiety, awkwardness, fear of rejection, a bad hair day, previous romantic mishaps, and regular old shyness can really inhibit the love-finding (or lust-finding, no judgement) process.  In the tradition of ‘fake it till you make it,’ I’ve provided you with some tips below that, while not guaranteed to make you confident, will at least help you appear that way.  You’re welcome.

1. You missed the first tip!  See above how I said I was going to help you and then I said, “You’re welcome,” but you had never even said thank you?  Confident people don’t NEED to be thanked.  The next time you provide someone with information (directions, a tip, the location of the restroom) smile like a cool cat and go, “You’re welcome,” like instead of directions you just gave them the meaning of life.  It’s funny.  Funny is confident.  But don’t do this if like, you work at a restaurant and you’re bringing people their food because it just comes off as snarky like you’re telling them they should have thanked you.
2. Stick an ace card in your back pocket.  It’s silly but it works.  Ace is the highest status.  Kings and Queens are pretty high but they always know there’s someone slightly higher (either Oprah or God, depending on what you believe).  An Ace has no one to answer to therefor they don’t need to prove anything.  The mental image will put some swagger in your step.
3. Wear sexy underwear.  I know, it seems like a waste when no one but you will probably see it and you have to hand wash it.  But feeling like you have a sexy secret in your pants creates instant mojo.  Plus, confidant that you’re looking good down under boosts the probability of you being open to opportunities to show off your goods (if you want to, no judgement).
4. Flirting can be hard.  I’m so charming until someone I care about is in front of me.  Instead of focusing on him or her, imagine you’re  doing a photo shoot the poster of your new movie, “She’s So Complicated,” or, “He Gets Charming When He Sucks Toothpicks.”  Pose, smile, laugh – you’re the star!  People love stars.
5. Speaking of toothpicks, stick one in your kisser and watch your attitude go from 3 to 10.  I don’t know why, maybe the cool guy association or that it gives me something to do, but when I gnaw a pick I get real badass.  People love badasses.  (Just careful trying to flip it all the way over – you don’t want it to get wedged between the roof of your mouth and your tongue thus propping your mouth wide open.  Painful and NOT cool).
6. Don’t laugh at every third thing you find funny.  People will find it unpredictable and unnerving and when people are unnerved they are less confident and then they think you are MORE confident.  But laugh at some things because you’re not a robot loser.
7. Also, be yourself.  (I threw it in because I’m sure it’s true.  It’s just when I’m super shy I can’t always summon myself to show up and hang out.  But give it a shot!)

You’re welcome.

Trying to plan the perfect wedding and having a little trouble with the honeymoon? Check out our list of Top 20 Articles for Planning the Perfect Honeymoon to help you find the picture perfect honeymoon destination. Whether you are looking for the perfect cruise or looking to go overseas this list is sure to give you an answer! In no particular order, enjoy…..

1. Top Honeymoon Destinations – This site provides a number of articles to help you find the best places in the world to honeymoon! Such articles include “Caribbean Cruise Travel is a Great Way to Honeymoon in Paradise” and “Hotels in Margarita Island”.

2. Yo Tourist – This site is all about travel information, travel guides, and advice for tourists. The article to check out is “Five Great Honeymoon Destinations in Summer”. This article will provide you with five fantastic ideas for where to take your honeymoon!

3. Star Global Tribune – Star Global Tribune is your trusted source for news, so you should take their advice for the perfect honeymoon. “Honeymoon Destinations: Unique Resorts for a Perfect Honeymoon Introduced” gives you the inside scoop to the perfect honeymoon.

4. African Safari – If you’ve been dying to go to Africa, but never got that extra push you need then check out “Ulusaba: The Perfect Honeymoon”. This article gives you all the reasons for why a trip to Ulusaba would be perfect!

5. Cruise Disney – Are you all about Disney? Then check out the article “The Perfect Honeymoon Bliss” to find out how to have your perfect Disney honeymoon!

6. Luxury World Inc. – The article to read here is “All Inclusive Vacation Packages – The Caribbean: The Perfect Honeymoon Destination”. This article will provide you with a great honeymoon destination that won’t hit you too hard in the wallet.

7. Deposit a Gift – If you’re into Italy the article to check out here is “Rome and Amalfi: The Perfect Italian Honeymoon”. This article will provide you with the best tips on how to have a fantastic time in Italy.

8. Cheap Thailand Flights –The article to check out here is “Thailand Honeymoon Holiday Getaway – A Complete Package of Enjoyment”. This article provides you with all the information you need to have a great honeymoon in Thailand.

9. Travel News Deals – Always wanted that perfect little getaway to the fantastic beaches of Hawaii? Then check out “Perfect Hawaii Honeymoon Packages” to find out how to get there and have a wonderful time.

10. Washington Power – Already picked out the perfect ring for your soon to be wife? Then check out “First the Perfect Diamond, Then the Perfect Honeymoon” to figure out how to follow up with a great honeymoon!

11. Flesh Consumed – The article to check out here is “Nothing Beats a Luxurious Honeymoon Cruise”, which proves that nothing truly beats a cruise.

12. Pembroke Travel – Still trying to figure out where to take your honeymoon? “Cape Town: A Great Place to Spend Your Honeymoon in South Africa” provides you with an answer.

13. Digest 18 – Feel like your lacking when it comes to your honeymoon and that you could use some advice? “Perfect Honeymoon Tips” provides you with 5 key tips to having the best honeymoon!

14. Twenty-Something Travel – This site shows you that no matter how old you are it is never too early to see the world. There are a number of articles on this site to help you with your travels, one of which is “First the Perfect Diamond, Then the Perfect Honeymoon”.

15. Phoenix Wedding Alterations – This site is dedicated to making sure you have a great wedding. One such article that’s here to help is “Wedding Planning 101: Planning the Perfect Honeymoon”!

16. All Inclusive Vacation Packages – Like the name of the site implies, this site is all about traveling on a budget! So it’s no surprise that “Best Honeymoon Destination” will help you find that perfect place.

17. Info Palace – This site is dedicated to providing you with all of the information you need. One such article that does just that is “The Importance of a Honeymoon Resort”, which provides you with all the info you need about a perfect honeymoon.

18. Best Hudson Valley Wedding Ever! – This is a site dedicated to weddings! “How to Plan the Perfect Honeymoon: Prague” is a article that gives you step by step plans for the perfect honeymoon.

19. Weddings Plaza – Looking for a perfect honeymoon idea? “2 Gorgeous Honeymoon Spots on the American Continent” gives you 2 fantastic honeymoon ideas!

20. Ancient Dream Travel – This site provides you with adventure travel, the dream vacation, and world travel. The article to check out here is “Best Honeymoon Locations in India”, which provides you a fantastic honeymoon idea.

(BONUS) eTravel Trips – This site is dedicated to travel! The article to check out here is “Hawaii: The Perfect Honeymoon Destination”, providing you with all the information you need to have a great Hawaii getaway!

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There’s a corner market I won’t go to anymore because the guy behind the counter took to asking me questions like, “Why are your lips so sexy, huh, sweetie?” and, “When was the last time you had sex?  Long time?”  When I pointed out his questions were inappropriate he asked why.  I told him,  “Because I like to be able to buy my white wine and ice-cream without being grilled about my sex life.  Oh and because you’re not my best girlfriend, dude.”  He didn’t get it which wasn’t that surprising.  I’d seen the same guy ask a large woman why she didn’t lose weight and get a husband.  Again, he was baffled by her less than thrilled reaction.

It turns out he’s not the only one asking the weird questions.  My best girlfriend (the one who CAN ask me how long it’s been) signed up for a new online dating site recently and was a little taken back by the kinds of things she was asked to cop to in the 1000+ question form.  Things like, “Are you open to licking someone’s anus?” and “Would you ever bring an animal into the bedroom?” are just a couple of the – according to her – more tame ones.  Exhausted by the number of questions and uncomfortable answering many of them, she skipped most of the sex section of the survey.

The site rates people as “More” or “Less” in various categories so that someone’s personality results might show that they are more outdoorsy, less academic, more adventurous, more career-driven, less political, etc.  My friend went through her results and found that she’d been rated more artsy, more old-fashioned, more creative… and less sexual.  “I’m not sexual because I didn’t feel like answering questions about my butt?” she wondered over the phone.  Determined not to be pegged as prim and proper, she went back to the survey and answered all of the sex questions offered.  Her next result:  More kinky.  Clearly the test is based less on actual answers and more on how many questions in each category you’re interested in answering.

I asked if she was going to go back to try to shift the results yet again but she said she was too tired, having already answered hundreds of questions about preferences, willingness, and desires.  The plus side I figured is now she would know not to take anyone else’s personality profile too seriously.  Most folks probably got fed up early on so didn’t get an accurate result or, like my friend, kept trying to change the results to appear more well-rounded.

I don’t put a lot of stock on personality tests myself.  Unless someone’s profile showed a distinct propensity towards violence or racism, I figure I can get more from their About Me.  Obviously, just as you can skew your answers in a survey to reflect the personality you want as opposed to the one you have, you can also lie in your About Me.  But it’s a lot easier to tell the sincere, intelligent, and funny from the fakers when they have to use words, not just check boxes.

Everyone likes having a little bit of fun, so that’s why we’ve created our list called Playing Hard to Get. Here you will find a number of articles on how to successfully play hard to get. Whether you’re male or female, in a relationship or just broken up this list will work for you. Read and enjoy!

Love Panky – If you’re a woman and you like playing games with guys then check out Love Panky’s article “How to Play Hard to Get With a Guy”. Whether you are just starting out or are a pro at playing games this article will have something useful for you!

PUA Training – Have you ever wondered why girls play hard to get? Well, then check out PUA-Training’s “Why Girls Play Hard to Get” to find out why. Here you will get the inside scoop to playing hard to get!

PSY Blog – Have you ever wondered if playing hard to get really works? PSYBlog has the answer in their article “Does Playing Hard to Get Work?” So, if you’re dying to know take a look at this article.

29 Secrets – “How to Play Hard to Get: a little chase works wonders to keep him interested” is the article to check out on 29 Secrets. Here you will find out exactly how to play hard to get effectively….

Get a Girlfriend Fast – “How to Play Hard to Get – Do This So She Will Fall In Love With You” gives guys the insight on how to turn the tables on girls and play hard to get with them!

Live Science – The article to check out on Live Science is “Want to Pique a Date’s Interest? Play Hard to Get”. This article tells you just what to do to make sure that you hook your date without a problem.

Win With Women – Trying to figure out whether she is playing hard to get or is just not that into you? Then read “Is She Playing Hard to Get? Answers to the Age Old Question…”

Citizen Renegade – “Women Love Me Who Play Hard to Get” will give men the advice that they need to be successful at dating.

Meeting Women Secrets – Have trouble with the ladies? Then check out the article on this site entitled “Playing Hard to Get with Women is a Sure-Fire Way to Get Her to Desire You”

Super Dating Secrets – Shh! Can you keep a secret? If so, then check out the article “Play Hard to Get”

Rose Bud – Why do women play hard to get exactly?!? Check out “Why do Women Play Hard to Get?” to find out why!

Love Tips for Women – Ever wonder what to do to get a man, then check out the article “Should You Play Hard to Get With a Man”

Relationship Confidence – “How to Play Hard to Get and Still Get Him or Her To Fall in Love” is the article that holds everything you need to successfully attract the opposite sex.

Future Scopes – Trying to spice up things in your relationship and keep them interesting? Then check out “How to Play hard to Get in a Relationship” to find out how.

Breaking Up to Making Up – Did you and your now ex just break up? Check out “Play Hard to Get and Win Your Ex Back” to find out how to successful real them back in.

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It isn’t called the dating game for nothing. We are all guilty of playing games in hopes of intriguing the opposite sex. But there is a science to the games of dating. Find that delicate balance between being mysteriously hard to get and desirably interested with these articles on how to mastering the game.

1. Love Panky Women, learn how and why playing hard to get is the most effective tactic in your man search.
2. PUA Training Men, analyze why women play hard to get in order to play them right back.
3. PSY Blog Through psychological studies, this article proves that women that play hard to get intrigue men. Read up on how and why the game works.
4. 29 Secrets 5 tips for mastering the chase and making him more interested.
5. Get a Girlfriend Fast A step-by-step guide created to help men appear less available.
6. Live Science Learn how to give your date just enough, but not nearly too much, to pique their interest.
7. Win With Women Discover if you woman is playing games, and if so, why that may be the situation.
8. Citizen Renegade Read up on why men should be playing hard to get with the woman he wants.
9. Super Dating Secrets If you are the type that claims they hate games, learn why you might want to start playing them.
10. Rosebud Discover the 4 reasons why a woman may be playing hard to get.
11. Love Tips for Women Contemplating being the chase? Use these 3 tips to play hard to get just right.
12. Relationship Confidence Worried that playing hard to get will push him/her away? Learn how to play it just perfectly to win your love interest over.
13. Future Scopes Be the player in the game of hard to get to keep things exciting with your love interest.
14. Break Up to Making Up You want your ex back? Then play hard to get this way.