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Review:
I would like to take a break from all of the traditional NY hotspots and introduce you to Grand Sichuan International. Owner Xiaotu Zhang (and Sichuan expert) explains that he is looking to “fix” what is wrong with Chinese food today. He goes on to say that since 2002, Restaurant Magazine has not listed many Chinese restaurants in their “top 50 list”. He is taking a break from traditional cooking (MSG/etc) and focusing more on healthy ingredients and innovative ways of preparing the same general dishes you can get any any given Chinese restaurant. PR aside, I had a chance to check out Grand Sichuan last week and thought it might be a great place for those daters who are on a budget.

The restaurant is nicely decorated and gives the impression that you are eating at a high end establishment. The prices are very reasonable and the food is some of the better Chinese that I have had in a long time. Grand Sichuan would make a nice second or third date. I wouldn’t advise going on a first date here for the simple fact that underneath it all, it is your basic run of the mill Chinese restaurant. If you are looking to make a grand first impression, you might want to set your sights (and your credit card) a little bit higher. For those of you who really aren’t into 5 star celebrity chefs and waiting 3 hours for a table, then Grand Sichuan just might be up your alley.

Date-ability Breakdown:
Original? No
Low-Key? Yes
Collaborative? No
Good for Conversation? Yes
Romantic? Yes and No.

1. Grocery Store. When women are shopping at the grocery store, we are there to get our groceries and to get out. I am usually there in my sweatpants and no makeup. This means, the last thing I am looking for is for you to start squeezing the melons and stare incessantly at me. And forget talking to me. I am really focused on not giving into temptation and buying mint chocolate chip ice cream and I don’t need you to divert my attention. I don’t want to hear what your sign is. My sign is LEAVE ME ALONE.

2. Gym. Guys, we are there to workout. We don’t look cute with buckets of sweat pouring down our faces. We hate working out. We hate that we have to be at the gym. Please do not give me one more reason to want to slit my wrists before I run like a gerbil on the treadmill. It is not a good place to talk to the ladies. Unless, you are asking me to pass you the 5 lb weight, do not breathe my way.

3. School. I am there to learn. I like learning. I like to focus on what the professor is saying. I am not interested in passing notes. We are no longer in junior high. Obviously, I am not dressed in a school girl’s outfit. This only happens in strip clubs. So if you want to get some from a “school girl” head out to your local gentleman’s club, I’m not interested.

4. Mall. The mall was a place I tried to pick up guys when I was in high school but not anymore. I want to shop with my girlfriends and try on outfits without being gawked at. I like to have my coffee and people watch. I am not winking at you. So please don’t ask.

5. Church. This is just an inappropriate place. Maybe if we are in a church singles group together, then yes, you can ask me for my number. But if I have bowed my head for prayer this is not a good time to sing my praises.

6. Airplane. When I am on an airplane, I am not interested in talking to anyone. I just want to read my book, listen to my Ipod and focus on the pilot not crashing. I am in an enclosed scary space with you for a few hours and I would like to not be taken off the plane by FAA Security. Do everyone, including yourself, a favor and just eat your pretzels and sleep.

7. Taxi. It never fails. When I get into a taxi, I get a guy who thinks he is as suave as Sean Connery but is really as eloquent as Shia LeBeouf. I am interested in getting to my destination. I am not interested in sleeping with you. I will not sleep with you. I do not know how to translate that into your language but how about F*%# off.

8. At Work. This is another place I loathe coming to. I would much rather be on a beach somewhere enjoying a margarita. But God did not smile down upon me and give me Paris Hilton’s life. Instead, I am here working for a smelly, fat man. I hate being here. Please do not make my life anymore miserable by making me find ways to avoid you all eight hours, five days a week. I will do it but you will pay for it.

9. Movies. If I am at the movies alone, there is a very good reason for it. I want to be alone. I chose to have people stare at me and feel sorry for me in order to go and enjoy a movie by myself. I am not there looking to be picked up on. I want to enjoy my tub of popcorn in peace. I am already creeped out by the uncleanliness of the seats, you are just adding to my discomfort.

10. Beach. No woman thinks she looks good in a swimsuit. But we like the beach. We like sunning ourselves and listening to music and enjoying quiet time. You are blocking my sun and interrupting quiet time if you try to pick up on my half naked self lying on the beach. Not interested surfer boy.

How to choose a good mate

Choices, choices. How does a person decide that they like one person over another? It is definitely more than just seeing a good looking guy/girl out there and being sold for life. I believe it has a lot to do with a whole mixture of different factors. Kinda like making a cake. You have to add in all of these ingredients until you get the mix for the cake that you like the best. One person may like carrot cake, while another prefers chocolate cake. They just add different things to their batter and they come up with the cake that suits them the best. I believe finding your soul mate is the same way. Here are some of the ingredients that we all add to our cakes:

Pheromones. What are pheromones you may ask? Well, scientists have discovered that human beings are attracted to one another by the pheromones that they give off. According to the dictionary, a pheromone is a chemical signal that triggers a natural response in another member of the same species. Pheromones can do many things but the one I’m most interested in is it can attract you to your future mate. How cool is that, you are actually chemically attracted to your lovers. Pretty neat stuff, huh. And if Alex Trebek ever asks you, you’ll now know the answer.

Personal preference. This is an easy one. It goes back to what type of cake do you prefer. Do you like vanilla, do you like coconut or do you like red velvet cake? See we are all very different. We have different ideas of what makes someone attractive. That is why you should never get upset if someone is not attracted to you. It just means that you are a lemon cake and he prefers strawberry. And a lemon cake can’t be a strawberry cake no matter what. It just doesn’t work that way. But you can rest assured that there is someone out there that just loves lemon cake.

Common Interests. I like to go to movies, a lot. I could never be with someone that doesn’t like to hit a theatre with a big box of popcorn and a diet coke (ok, he can drink whatever he wants but diet coke for me). See that is what I’m into. I wouldn’t be with a man that doesn’t like going to the movies. Or in reverse, I’m not a big sleeping outdoors fan. Don’t get me wrong, I love hiking, I love seeing nature but I also love sleeping in a bed. I don’t do roughing it really well. I just don’t. I sometimes wish I could be that girl but that is just not me. If there was a guy that didn’t want to just go camping with his friends and he needed a girlfriend that would go to a different campground every week, then I wouldn’t be his cup of tea. See what I mean.

Sexual Attraction. OK, this may sound like pheromones again but it’s not. I’m talking about let’s get naughty in the sheets attraction (I don’t think scientists would exactly lump this in with pheromones.) I’m talking about a person that you can see yourself with night after night even after the initial sparks wears off. The chase is fun but after you have made your catch do you still want your catch and only your catch? Or would you get bored? What if your catch gains a little bit of weight? Would you still have that sexual attraction? This is really important. And a question you should be asking yourself when you are getting into a serious relationship.

See there are a lot of factors that go into finding your perfect mate. That person has to be attractive to you, share your common interests, have these pheromones that you crave and be your type of cake. Pretty easy, right? Ok, not really but I think there is one ingredient that I would like to throw in: destiny. I believe that there is someone out there for everyone. I know, I’m a hopeless romantic but I truly believe in that. I think you will find that person when the time is right. Of course, you still need to put yourself out there and keep your eyes open but I believe your perfect match is looking for you, too. And I bet you’ll agree with me that he/she will also be the yummiest piece of (your preference) cake you have ever tasted.

Trenita – Dating on Demand If I ever saw this chick in a bar, I would buy her a drink and sit back and enjoy teh lulz. Dive bars are so much fun to hang out at…

1990’s Dating Video Let he who laughs first, bust out his high school yearbook from 1992 so we all can partake in the lulz.

True.com online dating site agrees to settle class action lawsuit

According to the good folks over at USC, office dating is a recipe for disaster (I beg to differ. I have gotten some of my best promotions….)

I signed up for an online dating service late last year. In browsing the pictures I noticed an all too common theme in which people had only 1 picture up, or they mislabeled themselves as “about average weight” when they should have said “a few extra pounds”. Now, being overweight is a serious problem, but it is nothing to be ashamed about. By lying about their weight or putting up a fuzzy photograph (taken at a weird angle) these people were trying to fool their potential dates into thinking they are someone they are not.

Since this is the new year, I would like to suggest a solution for those of you who want to better yourselves. Go on a diet. Yes, this is probably something you have heard many times before, and I am only here to give you a little more motivation in order to do so. There are many diet plans to choose from (I’m not going to recommend one over another) and many websites that are setup to offer discounts on weight loss products. I’m going to purposely keep this post short and sweet so that you can take some time to sit back and think about things. Life in this day and age comes at a blistering pace, and sometimes weeks fly by before we even know it. Take a few minutes after you read this post to sit back and think about what you want to accomplish in 2010. Picture yourself after you have reached your goal and think about how happy you will be.

Believe it or not, for most people all it takes to lose a few extra pounds is 1 hour of exercise a day. The U.S. Government recommends you walk at least 1/2 hour a day at bare minimum. I had a cousin who was 25lbs overweight and instead of driving his car to work, he walked 3 miles every morning. Now for most of us living in the city, this is completely impractical so I have compiled a few ideas in which you can find time to get some exercise:

1. If you work a full time job, get with 2 or 3 of your co-workers and agree to talk a walk during your lunch break. If you work in a high rise building, you have the benefit of walking up or down a few flights of steps for 30 minutes.

2. After dinner, take a short walk around your block.

3. Instead of driving to the store to do errands, take a walk.

4. If you work an office job, limit your time spent at your desk (without getting up and going for a drink of water or something like that) to 1-1/2 hours. If you are like me, you will find the longest route to take when having to visit a co-worker in the same office.

5. Wake up an hour early (yes, I know…poor you !) and take a walk around your block. By the end of the first week you will be feeling 100x better and probably sleep much better at night.

After you have reached your target weight the only thing left to do is to sign up for an online dating service and show yourself off ! Be sure to include no less than 5 pictures of yourself so your potential dates can have a clear picture in their mind of what you look like. Many people complain that “the online dating services don’t work” or “I can’t seem to find a date”. 9 times out of 10, they only have 1 picture up in their online dating profile and it is usually taken from a weird angle. Studies have shown that due to the atrocious economy, millions of singles are flocking to the online dating services in order to forget their financial troubles. Take advantage of the rush of new members and hopefully soon you will find happiness !

Feel like no one ever notices you–like you’re not catching any eyes the way you want to? Well, we could all use a little help standing out. Here’s an idea: suspenders. You know, like the red ones firefighters wear to keep their pants up? Totally underrated.

I should know. I wore them to work today for the first time ever, and what a response! I got so many looks you’d think I was in a commercial for those razors with like 17 blades. And people talked to me like they never have before–like, calling me, “Sir,” and saying stuff like, “Damn it all, Frank, you mean to tell me that you’ve gone and bungled the whole account?” which is really cool because I work at an education policy research non-profit and my name is Eric.

I had all these weird urges, too. Like, I kept asking people to take a letter for me and describing things as “top-drawer” and wanting to light cigarettes for people. Frankly, (if you will) I’m not sure I’ve ever felt so alive.

Sure, I may have drawn some comparisons to Steve Urkel, but then I also have a penchant for yodeling and playing the accordion–plus the fact that my catch phrase is, “Did I do that?”–so you have to control for that. And, yes, comments about my “braces” did send me into a temporary, Pavlovian, self-conscious shame spiral–invoking my days of prepubescent orthodontia.

But in the end, I say any attention is good attention. So if you’re looking for a way to garner some glances, I highly recommend the suspenders look. And it totally works for ladies, too–if there’s one thing we learned from Annie Hall, it’s that classic men’s apparel looks great on gals (or at least on a young Diane Keaton.) Try it for a night and see how they hold up.

Can’t find them in stores? No problem. Just do what I did–steal a pair from your grandpa.

1. DateSpace of the Week
Our DateSpace of the Week this week is The Palm, a long-time favorite of banker types and a perfect place to try out your new suspenders. Hey, it worked for Michael Douglas in Wall Street.

And since some execs are now enduring salaries as low as a measly $500k, The Palm is offering a great deal to attract new customers and retain regulars: “A surf and turf dinner (lobster tail and steak for the layman) for two people for only $89!” (Coupon here.) Maybe greed is good–without it, the financial market wouldn’t be in the tank and we’d probably never have access to these absurd savings!

Been on a really great date lately? Suggest next week’s DateSpace of the week by emailing eric@datespaces.com.

2. This Week at The Daily Dater

Mr. Online Dating Matches on the importance of body language. I don’t want to beat a dead horse (I mean, what a terribly gruesome pastime) nor do I wish to repeat myself over and over and over, but a nice pair of suspenders can really do wonders for your posture…

Happy Dating!

The DateSpaces.com Team

xoxox

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