Friday, 14 August 2009

How You Rebuild Your Confidence When You Have Suffered A Painful Rejection

When any relationship finishes it causes pain for the partner who didn't want it to end, as no matter what you tell the next person, a mutual split is very rare. Sometimes a relationship ending can really damage your confidence and leave you feeling resentful or mistrusting of people. This means that ending a relationship damages you and your potential to find someone else and facing the possibility of another rejection can chip away at your confidence and lead to bad decisions and diminishing confidence in your ability to attract a partner. Ask your closest friends if there was anything you could change to help yourself appeal to other people romantically. Making an effort with hair or a new wardrobe can help you transform yourself, which helps with the healing process and building of confidence.

Confidence is a key part of finding true love because unless you can see what you have to offer someone as a lover and friend and know what you are worth as a person, the other person will not see it either. Having a positive attitude to finding someone special and the possibility of love will give off and radiate and attract someone who is also ready for love. To help build this positivity, look in the mirror every day and tell yourself something you like about yourself. This will help you see yourself through other people's eyes. Taking any anxiety and frustration into dating or finding someone new will inevitably attract people who feed on weak and insecure people.

So if you are feeling that the rejection of a lover has left you feeling low then practice flirting in safe environments like over the internet or with friends just to remind yourself that you are attractive to people and have lots to offer the right person. Don't go on dates until you really feel that you have regained your self esteem a little because finding the right person is also a matter of timing and knowing your ready for something a little more serious only happens when you have let go of all the previous pains of rejection.

Friday, 7 August 2009

Online Dating For Women

There is nothing quite like the thought of a first date to give a woman an anxiety attack or worse, wanting to cancel. Even the most confident of women find themselves nervous at the thought of going on a blind date for the first time. Never bring a man to your place of residence that you haven't met. Since most women are looking for love, it's that aspect alone that adds extra pressure to each and every date they go on. There are a few dating tips to keep in mind for your next date, especially if sparks flew during your initial meeting.

Be yourself. Don't try and be someone you're not. Do not try and be someone you think he wants, or try too hard to make him fall in love with you. Also, if it's a first date don't experiment with hair, make-up, etc.you may end up with a look you do not like and you may not have the time now to change it before you set off to meet him wherever you agreed to, hopefully a public place. However, you still want to look good, so always try to look your best when looking for love.

Stay in shape. Being healthy and in shape will make you more attractive to the men you date and at the same time will boost your self esteem and how you look at yourself. Working out to look fit, however you choose to do it, usually pays off in the end. Don't rush to have sex with a guy you just met even if you sense that's what he wants. Make sure that's what you want and feel ready. Sleeping with someone too soon often does more harm than good to a relationship. Do not tell him your whole life story on that first date. By remaining a little mysterious to your date you will leave him wanting more. Unless at the first meeting there really was chemistry, don't prolong the first few dates. Long dates can put a strain on both of you, unless the chemistry is really there and time flows easily because you are having a good time.

Don't talk about your ex-boyfriends and don't ask your date about his ex-girlfriends. The information revealed by either of you will most likely be what the other person does not want to know. He may not wish to call you for another date. He does not need to know your life's history on that first date. Get to know him first as much as that is possible, asking him about his likes and dislikes and letting him know about your likes and dislikes. We all want love in our lives and when it comes to love, men don't want to be rushed. If there has been more than one date, take the time to get to know the person, enjoy the company, to some of us, love comes slowly.

Wednesday, 5 August 2009

Love At First Site, Or More Accurately In Just Three Minutes

Fueled by numerous T.V. show and movie appearances including "Tough Love", "The L-Word", "The 40 Year Old Virgin", and "Hitch", speed dating is quickly becoming the catalyst for many a NYC relationship.

If you're new to the whole phenomenon, in the spirit of speed dating, I'll give you the quick version. It's a dating event that gathers an equal number of single men and women to go on anywhere from 10 to 30, 3-8 minute "first-dates".

Speed dating is ideal for singles short on time and also a great segue to the dating scene for those who have been out of the dating game for a while.

One of the great things about speed dating is it's low on pressure. Typically held at bars or lounges you can kick back a few drinks prior to the event so as to relax the nerves. If you blow it on the first few dates, you have a quite a few more dates to refine your material and get it right. There's also no pressure of being asked point blank for your digits. Daters are instructed not to exchange or ask for contact details during or after the event. They instead log-on to the website where they registered for the event and "click" on any daters they are interested in seeing again. They in turn can see if anyone indicated interest in seeing them again requiring a mutual interest prior to moving forward for date two.

Many scientific studies have come to the conclusion that first impressions and instincts are more often than not correct, making speed dating, which has you assess an individuals "date ability" in a matter of minutes a concept founded on existing principle.

Regardless of what people are saying, speed dating is definitely something one should try at least once. Even if you don't meet "the one", you very well could get a lead on your next job, apartment, or maybe meet a new friend that could quite possibly introduce you to your next great love. Worse come to worse, you have a ridiculous story of your speed dating event from hell that you can share with friends and family for the rest of your life.

If you are the shy type you could always try online dating or internet dating. No risk involved, you don't even have to get dressed or put on make-up. Best of all you can take it or leave it, it's not like give out your number and you decide when. For dating in New York; Kissburg.com has hundreds of profiles from the New York area. So why not sign up, you can even create your own dating blog from the site.

If you're looking to try speed dating, check out On Speed Dating a service that caters to NY's "straight" & gay singles of all ages, backgrounds, interests and even fetishes. Register today to guarantee a spot at one of their many "cleverly themed" speed dating events or singles parties. You can visit their site at On Speed Dating.com to register for an upcoming singles event today.