In the great movie of that name, two men hide out in corsets and a women’s jazz band. Poor Tony Curtis becomes Marilyn Monroe’s best girlfriend while also pretending to be a rich playboy who just can’t seem to get aroused. Marilyn, instead of finding the rich playboy she wanted, gets love instead. On the other hand, Tony’s sidekick (played by Jack Lemmon) gets propositioned by a genuine oil tycoon. The film ends by the tycoon being told, “But I’m a man!” To which, in the tradition of true love, the tycoon responds, “Nobody’s perfect!”
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When there’s more monkey than business, and less kissing than kiss-off, money is often a target of date vultures. You can often see them, circling the remains of past relationships and perusing divorce decrees.
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If I had known the absolute necessity of the ‘her’ point of view before I was married, I would have saved a lot of grief. Only after becoming a statistical ex did I learn about a very interesting story that occurred while we were still dating. We had gone out as a foursome to dinner. In typical male fashion, I left a respectable tip. There’s a fine example of financial misunderstandings between man and woman. At the very time a guy will complain about the price of his date’s order, he’ll turn around and leave a large tip—almost flirting with the waitress. But that’s not the only moral of this story.
For love or money?Benjamin Franklin, who fathered upwards of 80 children, once said: “He who marries for love will have happy nights. He who marries for money will have happy days.” There seem to be almost insurmountable differences between men and women on issues of finance versus love.
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In one very clever Will and Grace episode, Grace is searching for her own apartment, away from Will, so she can grow on her own (which fans know wasn’t going to happen…in that episode, anyway). She and Will peruse the classified section, looking at ads for houses, which Grace translates, humorously setting Will straight (ahem) on how the “charming fixer-upper” means the “rat-infested dump” (my examples, for lack of memory) and “close to transportation” means “train shakes house forty-two times a day.” Despite my horrific bastardization of what was an adeptly humorous scene, you get the idea: that ads–housing ads, help wanted ads, or dating personals ads–are often understandably written in euphemistic (good sounding) language…. Or can be. The idea is you’re selling something–in the case of dating personals, yourself–and so want to carefully posit the high points, the qualities and assets, instead of the liabilities and lack.
This is what your love says:
(i do not know what it is about you that closes and opens;
only something in me understands
the voice of your eyes is deeper than all roses)
nobody, not even the rain, has such small hands
Well, this e.e. cummings love, but imagine how profound the connection must be. Imagine how glorious, not-of-this-earth wonderful to be spoken to in metaphor, as metaphor. Dating agencies. Dating agencies are the places to look, then for this love. Dating first, then love, of course. Oh, bliss. Oh, perfection. Oh, yes, thank you, Eros.
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Top 3 Odd Places where you DO or MIGHT or NEVER want to find a date
3. DO BANKS. You can see how people act in places of authority. Respectful, patient, demanding, well-mannered.
3. MIGHT GAS STATIONS. But only your dating web-dress (you’ll learn all about that secret in Chapter 2)! The condition of a vehicle and the amount of fuel they put in it can really be a dating screener. It’s like a very odorous grocery store. There’s a point actually; never date a guy who does all his grocery shopping at a Texaco quick mart.
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SANDBOX #3 Ex-sex? Now, this may well mean that you give up sex for a while. What we’re really talking about here, however, is whether you should enjoy a blast from the past. First, talk to your lawyer about dating an ex. If the divorce isn’t final, never have premature ex-aculation sex.
Tags:ex-dating, ex-sex, sandbox relationshipSANDBOX #2 There’s another, greater sandbox hazard as you chart a dangerous course through these turbulent, dark waters. Sharks! Forget carpal tunnel syndrome as a workplace injury. OSHA should have a manual on dating your own divorce lawyer.
Tags:dating tips, relationship, sandbox relationship, your own sandboxIt’s a good idea to explore some of these sandbox relationships for another reason than their popularity. They’re important relationships because many of these dating relationships start in secret. This secrecy suggests a certain vulnerability. Emotional and economic vulnerability. That may well be the worst foundation for your long-term wellness.
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