{"id":939,"date":"2010-10-25T09:41:56","date_gmt":"2010-10-25T08:41:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.asiansinglesolution.com\/blog\/?p=939"},"modified":"2010-10-28T16:48:25","modified_gmt":"2010-10-28T15:48:25","slug":"how-not-to-date","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.asiansinglesolution.com\/blog\/asian-dating-advice\/how-not-to-date\/","title":{"rendered":"How NOT to date!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>We&#8217;re always being told what not to wear, what not to eat and what not to do in life.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-947\" title=\"fail\" src=\"https:\/\/www.asiansinglesolution.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/fail-at-inbound-marketing-300x201.gif\" alt=\"fail\" width=\"210\" height=\"141\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.asiansinglesolution.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/fail-at-inbound-marketing-300x201.gif 300w, https:\/\/www.asiansinglesolution.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/fail-at-inbound-marketing.gif 315w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 210px) 100vw, 210px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Just for fun, here&#8217;s my fun guide to how NOT to succeed at dating.<\/p>\n<p>1)\u00a0 Write a long checklist of every single feature you want in a partner &#8211; and don&#8217;t even consider dating anyone who doesn&#8217;t meet at least 99% of these criteria.\u00a0 Why should you settle?<\/p>\n<p>2)\u00a0 Don&#8217;t bother washing or shaving before you meet up.\u00a0 You don&#8217;t want to look like you&#8217;ve made an effort, just in case they don&#8217;t like you.<\/p>\n<p>3) Keep your date waiting for at least 30 minutes and don&#8217;t apologise or explain it.\u00a0 They&#8217;ll think you must be incredibly busy.<\/p>\n<p>4)\u00a0 Work out how to use the calculator on your phone.\u00a0 You&#8217;ll be needing that at the end of the date, to work out how much you both have to pay for your share of the bill.<\/p>\n<p>5) Only talk about yourself.\u00a0 What&#8217;s the point in finding out about them when your own life is so interesting.<\/p>\n<p>6) Make sure you eat with your mouth open.\u00a0\u00a0 For bonus points, try and be rude to the waiter.<\/p>\n<p>7)\u00a0 Tell them all about your ex in great detail. Bring photos and call them during your date.<\/p>\n<p>8 ) Text the other person relentlessly after the date,\u00a0 once per hour every hour &#8211; you don&#8217;t want them to forget you exist !<\/p>\n<p>9) Staying home alone on a Saturday evening is a much better plan that going out to a singles party.\u00a0\u00a0 You might not meet anyone or have fun, but at least you&#8217;ll know who might win The X factor.<\/p>\n<p>10) If at first you don&#8217;t succeed, don&#8217;t try again. Go on, give up now. What&#8217;s the point?<\/p>\n<p>Needless to say, these tips are all tongue in cheek and are some of the things you must definitely NOT do.<\/p>\n<p>Don&#8217;t blame me if you use them and they go wrong!<\/p>\n<p>Good luck,<br \/>\nJames Preece &#8211; The Dating Guru<\/p>\n<p>www.singlesolution.com<\/p>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We&#8217;re always being told what not to wear, what not to eat and what not to do in life. 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