And the Results are In

Thanks to everyone who participated in the poll about how you describe yourself as a single person. It would appear that most of our readers are either dating casually, or maybe not dating but wanting to. So this brings me to a set of questions. I've gone about dating in just about every way there is to try it - I've been set up by friends, I've dated old friends, I've been asked out by a total stranger, I've asked a total stranger out. I've been on blind dates, I've been on there's-no-way-there-will-be-a-second-date dates and I've been on what-I-would-give-to-go-on-a-second-date dates. I've dated long distance and not-so-long distance. I've toyed with dating online, but haven't yet. I've gone months without a single possibility for a date and I've had days where three new people come out of the blue, all at once. Then there's double dates, larger group dates and situations that sure do feel like a date but it isn't being called a date. Geeze, the more I think about it, the more I see that dating is more complex than I thought before. Just look at all the ways there are to even get started! There is one thing that all of these new starts have in common though, and that is the fact that they all involve a certain art. They all involve understanding what you want yourself and understanding what the opposite sex wants as well. What makes a successful date? What things do you look for in a person? What signs tell you that you want a second date and which ones tell you that you want the quickest exit possible? Are some of these things pretty universal or are they different for everyone? So many questions! So today I'll just start at a logical place - the beginning. :) The poll for this week is about meeting people. How have you met people (people you dated, that is) in the past, and how would you prefer to meet people (I don't think that the two questions always necessarily have the same answer...)? Oh, and yes, you can check more than one option.

And just for the heck of it, I'm adding "meeting someone at the grocery store" to the list because I want to know if anyone's really ever done that...