Adventures in Dating By Gigi Flores and Helen Obispo

Gigi and Helen have been quite lucky in one aspect of their dating careers. They have always returned home safely from them!! Now at times, they do get some stalkers (Helen more than Gigi, and boy do they love reading about themselves on out blog), but they are really quite harmless. And luckily Helen lives in a gated community!! Yet in today’s day and age, people really should be careful when going out on dates with someone they do not know. Dating Tips #30: Safety tips – continue reading…

Not too long ago, Steve, the guy that Gigi dated for over a month, hinted to Gigi in a text that he liked her friend Helen. Gigi was thoroughly shocked. He had seemed like such a nice guy. He had ended up just not having time, or energy or money to be in a relationship. Gigi, liking him enough to remain friends (she never fell in love with him), told him that their “thing” was going nowhere, and that they should just be friends. Dating Tip #29: Is it ok to date the ex of your friend? – continue reading…

Have you ever made a list of what you wold like to have in your ideal partner? An actual written down list? Not a vague mental one? If not, you might want to think about it. It makes things much easier when meeting someone, at a bar or dating site. You can check off the things you are looking for, and see if that person qualifies. You can also see if there are too many negatives about this person… if he or she has nothing that is on your list. Dating Tip #28: Do you have a list on what you are looking for in a partner? – continue reading…

One of our blog questions this week was if you would go off to an all paid exotic island trip with an old high school friend refound on face book. Everyone answered yes to that question. So now to play devil’s advocate, why would you NOT go on that trip? Dating Tip #26: Reasons NOT to fly off to an exotic island to meet someone again after 25 years – continue reading…

This blog question was about predators (normally the men) and prey (mostly women). It seems that most predatos enjoy the chase more than actually catching their prey. If they catch the prey too quickly they lose interest. Gigi has heard this comment ad nauseum, and doesn’t follow it well. she tends to be caught quickly, and then is left alone. God, how I hate these dating games!! Dating Tip #25: Predators and prey – continue reading…

Drunk texting or phone calling… I am sure many of those have made this mistake, only to bitterly regret it once AWAKE AND SOBER!! But what do you do when you have drunk too much and you begin to think of and miss the one you are not with anymore, or have had a fight with… Dating Tip #24: NO drunk texting allowed!! – continue reading…

Brie gave me this topic question quite some time ago: should you date people you work with, or, if you are a teacher, should you date the parents of your students? Dating Tip #23: Dating in the workplace – continue reading…

Dating is such a tricky thing. You want to give the person you are dating what they want, but if you give them too much, too easily and too quickly, they (read “men” here) tend to feel as thought the chase is over too soon, and they lose interest. As the saying goes, if they want you they will come for you. Dating Tip #22: How available should you be? – continue reading…

Gigi has found, to her extreme sadness at times, that men seem to put on a very good show those first few weeks you meet them. They pretend to be nicer, sweeter, more affectionate, and more into you than they really are. Sadly, they cannot put on a show for too long, and all too soon show their true colors, which seem to clash with everything you own!! Dating Tip #20: Do people put on a good show? – continue reading…