Tips to Get Your Dream Date

Have you ever wondered how your online friends seem to score one amazing date after another? Chances are they're making their own luck. A few simple steps can add up to one (or many) amazing dream dates. Don't take our word for it! Next time you, sign-in follow a few of these tried n' true dating tips. They're so retro, baby…they're hip again.
1 Spice it Up: Add a sprinkle of this, a drop of that (tidbits about the essential you) into your profile. Remember, just use a dash here n' there…it's important to keep them guessing! Skip a teaser line about you? And your profile will lack that certain something, potentially leaving you solo and wondering why your love life has fallen flat.
2 Just Picture It: Whenever you first meet someone, inevitably you start to picture what the two of you will be like together. The romantic dates, the squabbles, make-up make-out sessions. Now imagine, you didn't have that tantalizing visual to kick start your romantic date fantasy. Translation: no picture, no chemistry. Always upload a picture with your profile. What better way to inspire that lust connection?
3 Get Real: Sure, everyone's tempted to exaggerate something (whether its dropping a few years or a few pounds) about themselves. Honey, our advice, is to save the game of pretend for Halloween. When it comes to online dating, your best plan is to promote the real you. Skip the heartache of being discovered as a dating fraud. False advertising won't get you that date and just might be a deal breaker.
4 Great Expectations: Are you the kind of person that goes from 0 to 150 in five mere minutes? C'mon you know the type. They've barely exchanged an email before they're imagining their wedding, the house and their ready-made family. Want to win that date? Slow it down. Go with the flow. Enjoy the ride and see where it takes you.
5 Door #1 or Door #2: Discovering your online date swaps personalities the way you switch clothing, consider taking a timeout. Watch his or her behaviour; check in with them and see what might be causing the radical highs n' lows…and if you're not getting the answer you're looking for…it may be time to move on.
6 Dirty T
alk: Sure, you should flirt. Hey, maybe you're after an intimate encounter. You go, baby. But safety is always a good idea. Before you turn-up the heat offline, make some time to get to know your offline date. Hook-up for a coffee and play 21 questions. Now, if you're in the market for a relationship, might be best to tease them with a few subtle intimate details. But save the dirty talk for a few more dates. Remember, good things come to those who wait.
7 Dating His/Her Body Double: Resist the temptation to pull out your mental checklist that compares your last date with your current squeeze. If you're still hung-up on an ex, keep it to yourself. You may want to temporarily take yourself off the ice…at least until you can sort through your emotional baggage. What's the point of playing the game if you can't do it for keeps?
8 One Life to Live: With so many people and commitments competing for your time, it can be hard to make your personal life a priority. Choosing to get into the online dating community is your first step to changing all that. But don't forget step two: maintain balance in the rest of your life. Keep living your life—spend time with friends, head out for a pint, don't skip that Sunday soccer match—and fit dating into your day. You want a date to enhance your life…not one destined to become your life.
9 Flavour of the Day: Do you love chocolate one day and strawberry the next? More into Johnny Depp than Orlando Bloom? So, why do you expect your love life to be any different? If you're falling into the same rut, relationship-after-relationship, it may be time to re-evaluate your dating criteria. Your tastes and values can change over time…only makes sense that what makes a fantastic date can evolve too.
10 Impulse Hook-Up: You're online and receive dozens of messages from a would-be date. You're flattered, who wouldn't be? But does a little flattery make this date "the one?" Not unless he/ she is the person you really want to meet. Do you share similar interests? Do you feel the tug of attraction? Don't fall victim to the "almost-good-enough" school of dating, 'cause in the end it's not good enough for anyone