http://www.jilliansjournal.com Date smart, or at least have fun dating dumb people. Fri, 23 May 2008 03:21:58 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Getting a tattoo, for most people at least, is sort of a big decision.  It's one of those life long decisions that isn't easily taken back (and somewhat messily if so).  It also has evolved as a way of making a statement about a person.  A person stamp indicating ... http://www.jilliansjournal.com/2008/05/22/advice/five-tattoos-that-are-turn-offs At least, that's what a clip from the Tyra Banks Show would have you believe.  In the clip a couple appears on Banks' show.  The woman wants more attention from her man, while he seems more interested in playing video games.  Of course, this is really no different from ... http://www.jilliansjournal.com/2008/04/14/news/video-games-can-be-dangerous-for-your-relationships The recent piece on what makes a man a jerk on a first date stirred up some strong emotions (some laughable), but turnabout is fair play. Here's five ways for men to tell that their date is a jerk. Let the angry women writing in commence. Doesn't offer to ... http://www.jilliansjournal.com/2008/03/18/advice/five-signs-for-men-that-your-date-is-a-jerk First dates are incredibly awkward and uncomfortable. Why anyone would want to make a first date worse defies logic, and yet some people do. Ladies, if your date does any of the following on your first date take it as a sign to leave. Comments on how much you're ... http://www.jilliansjournal.com/2008/03/14/advice/five-signs-for-women-that-your-date-is-a-jerk   One of the biggest issues in dating can be religious differences. Today people are more likely than ever to date outside of their religion, and it can certainly present some obstacles. Keep in mind the following tips to help smooth the waters. Define your own religious views first It's important ... http://www.jilliansjournal.com/2008/03/13/advice/navigating-different-religions-in-dating If there's one critical mistake people make in online dating it usually occurs in their profile. No, not the more ethereal mistakes you might make such as a bad headline, but the more obvious ones. Below are four of the most egregious errors people can make. Leading with your ... http://www.jilliansjournal.com/2008/03/11/advice/four-mistakes-to-avoid-in-online-dating-profiles There's common sense, and then there's just being an idiot. The following four things have all really been said to women on dates. Is not saying them simply common sense, or abstaining from being stupid? You decide. "Wow, you really caked on the makeup tonight!" Most women, at least ... http://www.jilliansjournal.com/2008/03/10/advice/four-things-to-never-say-to-a-woman-on-a-date First dates are often regarded as the toughest, and if you're the one planning them they're even tougher. Do you go all-out romantic, or something more casual? Do they like Indian or Chinese food, or would a traditional American eatery be best? One can drive themselves insane ... http://www.jilliansjournal.com/2008/03/06/advice/five-alternatives-to-the-traditional-first-date Cosmopolitan, that last bastion of respectable American journalism, recently published an article on the best places for women to meet men. Included among their selections were the weight room at the gym, a Fortune 500 or tech company and an Apple store. Yes, as in Apple computer. ... http://www.jilliansjournal.com/2008/03/03/news/looking-for-that-special-guy-try-the-apple-store There's nothing wrong with having out-of-date musical tastes. In full disclosure, most of my favorite musicians were born before my parents. Still, there is something to be said for having interests beyond fifty-year-old rock stars. Melissa and I met in college. She worked at the college library and ... http://www.jilliansjournal.com/2007/10/18/stories/melissa-really-grooving-to-madonna