Author Archive: Matt Bird

A good question, and a valid one. He can tell you a thousand times over that he loves you, but as the old saying goes, actions speak much louder than words. You need signs that he loves you more than…
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What constitutes ‘the right girl’ varies wildly from guy to guy (or girl to girl, let’s not be biased). Qualities that draw in some people may push others away. So how can you tell that the girl you’re with is…
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One of the most vexing questions a person in love has to ask themselves is “do they like me back?”. It can prove a very frustrating conundrum, especially if you’re too shy to just go up and ask for a…
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Ah, isn’t liking someone grand? Your heartbeat skyrockets when they enter the room, your eyes glaze over and go all fluttery and you just want to spend every minute of every day with them. Well, maybe it’s not quite THAT…
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The reasons for dating a co-worker are the same for dating anybody else: you like them. You’re attracted, you want to get to know them beyond the public sphere and you think your relationship might lead somewhere deep and meaningful….
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You’ve just broken up with your boyfriend. It’s been a day, you’ve wept all the tears you have and realized it’s time to move on. You can’t keep doing this to yourself. Problem is, you don’t know what to do…
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Though there are many ways to get a girl to like you, one of the surest routes is to make her laugh. Laughter equals enjoyment, and enjoyment tends to make for a closer relationship – something would-be boyfriends relish above…
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Guys… are stupid. This is a generalization coming from a fellow man, true, but on the whole it seems to be a decent notion: we are not the brightest bulbs in the lighting store. Some of us may hit above…
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Maybe he’s shy. Maybe he’s too manly to admit his true feelings. Maybe he’s just a dolt. Or, maybe, he’s just not that into you. How do you tell? Not easy to do every time, as men can be surprisingly…
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Your first date with a person is crucial. It’s relationship-setting. It will determine just how far your dialog with this person will go, whether you’ll be able to walk the distance and find marriage at the other end or just…
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If you’re not careful, the first date could also very well be the last date in a relationship. First dates are crucial: they reveal a lot about your personality, whether true or not, and let the other person know whether…
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As you’re probably aware, the first date is the worst date. Which isn’t to say that it’ll be a horrible experience – hopefully it’ll be a GREAT one – but the potential for disaster is at its highest on the…
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Dates are tricky affairs. Often undertaken with strangers you nevertheless wish to bed by the end of the evening, it’s quite easy to wreck a date. It’s tough to impress a person, and quite easy to turn their first impression…
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So you’ve managed to overcome the initial stages of dating and forged a relationship with someone. Congratulations. That’s an achievement many people can’t boast about, and they doubtless envy you your love. So why not go right ahead and mangle…
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A relationship? A serious relationship? This may seem an odd concept to some of you, but such things do exist in this world. And, like it or not, you may be bound for one at some point in the near…
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Going without a partner for long periods of time, especially if you don’t have something else to OCCUPY said time, stinks. It just plain stinks. There aren’t many people out there who won’t suffer bouts of loneliness, and when they…
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Allowing somebody to stand prevalent in your thoughts is nothing new to anybody who’s had a crush. It’s not like we can really help it: some people just stick in our minds and refuse to vacate, generally resulting in deeper…
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First dates are crucial. They’re the alpha and the omega, the beginning of a wonderful relationship or the end of one that never was. The first date sets the tone for all other dates: it’s a nerve-wracking experience that may…
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One of the trickiest elements of the dating game is getting on it in the first place. The sheer cheek required to boldly ask a person out isn’t universally possessed, and for those insecure souls who lack that powerful egotism…
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N and O. Two little letters, so simple in their construction and meaning; yet when strung together they have such incredible impact, such monumental consequences. Sometimes they’re good together – and, in the case of this article, sometimes they aren’t….
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The rapid advances in technology are, for the older generations, sometimes a little bewildering. There are new things to consider every day, each new element more alien than the last – to the point that simply turning on the computer…
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At first, the Internet was viewed as the poor man’s method to dating. Finding a partner online and pursuing either a short- or long-term (and distance) relationship via wired and wireless means? Pathetic. Sad, sad, sad. Is that true anymore?…
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