Last Tuesday at my After Work Singles Mixer I had the men and women give me their list of good and bad things to do. Below is the list they all came up with and I thought I'd share and see if you thought they missed anything.
Red Flags/Don’ts from the Men
1.Smoking
2.Chewing gum
3.Discussing past dates
4.Bad manners, eating with your mouth full.
5.Too much makeup
6.Bad grammar
7.Bringing kids on date
8.Asking to borrow money
9.Drinking too much
10 No interests
11 Nails bitten all the way down
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Added by Jodi Stone on April 14, 2009 at 8:00am —
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Hello my SI friends. I need an insurance agent that does not use a credit score when charging for home owners insurance. I have a previous customer (from my other life) who called yesterday. Needs to get her insurance amount down, her credit is shot to various things and needs to get cheaper insurance in the home that her lower functioning daughter stays in. Would that apply to any of you?? If so, please send me your name and number and I'll pass it over to my friend Sharon. Thanks for your help…
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Added by Jodi Stone on February 11, 2009 at 12:53pm —
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I'd like a little advice from all my fellow Smoosiers! Think back to a time when you either went to an ice breaker, crowd mixer, cocktail party or something where you had an exceptionally good or bad time time. (You may delete the part about ending up in a corner with a lampshade on your head) What did the host or hostess do that worked and didn't work?
I'm having the singles ice breaker next week at Majors and since it will be my first I really want it to go well. If it goes well, then the wor…
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Added by Jodi Stone on January 6, 2009 at 2:01pm —
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New Years Eve and New Years Day are quoted as being the loneliest times of the year for singles. For those of you that spent New Years Eve home alone, January 1st may be the day when it’s time to start making some changes and really focus on meeting someone special this year.
Maybe you swear you are going to have someone to kiss at Midnight next New Years Eve. Perhaps you’ve decided you’d like to have a date for Valentine’s Day. For those who have made that decision, what are you willing to cha…
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Added by Jodi Stone on January 1, 2009 at 8:30am —
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For those of you going to a New Years Eve party this year, wouldn’t it be nice to be the hit of the party? Knowing how to make small talk might just make you the “it” guy or gal of the evening.
Conversational skills are very important in business and in life. Those who are at ease conversationally have the ability to "connect" with others which builds rapport and, eventually, relationships. Developing your skills at small talk can be an important step in your personal and dating life.
For thos…
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Added by Jodi Stone on December 30, 2008 at 8:30am —
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Remember the days when getting a New Year’s Eve Kiss was the highlight of the evening? About 10:00 you started checking out the crowd to see who you’d like to do a little…or big, lip lock with, when the clock struck midnight.
When you’re young and single, the pressure to embrace someone on New Year’s Eve is insurmountable. That midnight lip-lock is as synonymous with the holiday as noisemakers and Dick Clark. Everyone, it seems, wants to know if — and who — you plan on going after that night.…
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Added by Jodi Stone on December 29, 2008 at 8:30am —
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I love to people watch! Airports are a great place to people watch and so are singles events.
For those of you who don't know what Plenty of Fish is....allow me to explain. Plenty of Fish is a free dating web site that has a local get together about once a month, so all the people on the web site can get together and socialize in person. Everyone with POF has a name tag, prizes are sometimes given away and generally it's a pretty good time. They usually take place in a bar, Bently's, Clancy's,…
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Added by Jodi Stone on December 22, 2008 at 11:23am —
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Last night while I was out with of group of my single friends, the subject of a “player” came up. Man “A” who I’m guessing is in his mid 40’s commented that he had dated women much older than me (44) and much younger than the other woman at the table (33). I teased him and called him a “player” not even really thinking about what that was.
The question then came around to….. how does one define a player? I suppose I would define a player as one who dates a wide variety of women (or men) with th…
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Added by Jodi Stone on December 19, 2008 at 10:58am —
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Ok, now that I have your attention....I am looking for any woman that fits into that category. Never married, no children and over the age of 35. I don't believe one has really suffered in the cruel world of dating much before that age.
Saturday, December 6th, from 2:00 to 4:00 I will be having a free focus group to discuss what to do when Mr. Right hasn't come knocking and it appears he's no where in site. How does one who desperately wants children stop the biological clock from stomping loud…
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Added by Jodi Stone on December 2, 2008 at 8:30am —
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The holiday season has been deemed the loneliest time of year for singles. Believe it or not, if you are single you can make this holiday season the high point of your year. Here are five tips for being successfully single during the holidays.
1) Get invited- Being single does not mean you have to sit at home alone, in fact why not see what your friends are up to? That just might get you invites to some great holiday gatherings or dinner parties. You just might end up with more invitations than…
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Added by Jodi Stone on November 24, 2008 at 11:28am —
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For a relatively new business it's sometimes hard to find places to have meetings. Panera is too loud, Starbuck's is too loud AND the tables are too small and Old National Bank has decided they don't want to let their conference rooms be used "for profit". This puts a pretty good sized monkey wrench into my plans. I can't be having strangers in my home all the time.
I'm sure many small business owners have had this problem when trying to get going on a business venture. So what is a person to d…
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Added by Jodi Stone on November 14, 2008 at 10:46am —
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I've studied The Law of Attraction, Manifesting and The Power of Intention for about 4 years, off and on. It actually does work, and I believe it helped me sell a million dollar home back in 2006 when I was still selling real estate on a regular basis. So now here I am, a Relationship Coach and Matchmaker trying to manifest some more real estate.
I am planning on having a city wide single/mingle event on Saturday, January 10th. Yes, I would like to stick with that particular date as it is somew…
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Added by Jodi Stone on November 7, 2008 at 9:35pm —
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In the 1960s a group of four-year olds were tested by being given a marshmallow and promised another, only if they could wait 20 minutes before eating the first one. Some children could wait and others could not. The researchers then followed the progress of each child into adolescence, and demonstrated that those with the ability to wait were better adjusted and more dependable and scored an average of 210 points higher on the SAT’s. The “resisters” had superior relationships with their peers a…
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Added by Jodi Stone on October 30, 2008 at 9:54pm —
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The woman standing next to me in the airport near the row of phones was extremely attractive, and exquisitely clad. I had noticed her suit first because it was so striking, and then, of course, was the parade of males who practically tripped over each other as they were checked her out. She kind of reminded me of Nicolette Sheridan from Desperate Housewives, only a few years younger.
But the thing most distinctive and upsetting for me was the fact that she was begging some guy on the phone to l…
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Added by Jodi Stone on October 28, 2008 at 12:43am —
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Ok, guys, here's your chance to be heard! In a recent workshop, one of my female clients asked, what do men really want? Considering I've studied dating and relationships for about 15 years, I THINK I have a pretty good idea, but I'd rather hear it from you.
What do you wish they would or wouldn't do? In every aspect of the relationship. How important is sex? What should they do or not do on the first date? What does your wife or girlfriend do that you wish she wouldn't? I want to hear it, but…
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Added by Jodi Stone on October 16, 2008 at 10:30pm —
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Where Have All the Real Men Gone?
by Hayley and Michael DiMarco
I can't take credit for writing this, but I wish I could. I love this article and think it deserves to be repeated.
Women are forever asking, "Where have all the real men gone?" They feel as if they are surrounded by a lot of scared, quiet, sweet men who just aren't willing to step up to the plate, sweep them off their feet, and ride off into the sunset. Nice guys abound, but where are the real men?
The answer, ladies: You asked…
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Added by Jodi Stone on October 10, 2008 at 12:00am —
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