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I always thought that once my 16-year-old son Sam started dating, I would wow him with words of wisdom gleaned from my own experiences. After all, I had decades more relationship experience to draw from, especially since I’d divorced and jumped back into the dating pool. However, as the phone rang more for Sam than for me, I realized something: My son didn’t need my dating advice. Come to think of it, maybe I needed his. So, to see what I could learn about dating from a different perspective, I observed (and yes, occasionally spied on) my son and his friends. And you know what? I gained a lot of insight from watching these young Romeos. Here are the specifics.

via Dating advice a single mom learned from her son | Happen Magazine.

Are you in your 20’s or 30’s and wondering what you’re doing at a bar? Are you entering “relationships” and quickly wondering “where is this going?” Are you feeling like you can’t let someone get too close or too far away so you’re always feeling a sense of emotional limbo?

The good news is you’re not alone.

This generation is facing a dilemma that those before it haven’t. Your parents and grandparents may have had a different view about dating. Many were prepared and predisposed to date so they could find a spouse. They dated someone as long as they were spousal material and then dumped unsuitable candidates. Many didn’

t date just for fun, but were actually task-marriage oriented. Getting married in your early twenties, right after college, was commonplace and even desirable back in the day. Back then, some were fraught with grief and worry if they reached their mid 20′s without a significant love-relationship.

via Do You Know Where Your Relationship Is Going? | Psychology Today.

Maybe it’s a significant other, friend, or other person you regularly see or spend time with but you’re unsure if your relationship or friendship with them is for the right reasons, or whether it’s just because you are feeling lonely.
If you feel that this applies to you, here are some steps for figuring out whether or not you genuinely like spending time with this person or only do so because you don’t want to be lonely.

via How to Know if You Like Someone or if You’re Just Lonely – wikiHow.

Are you with someone who is captivated by love stories, candlelight dinners, and old-fashioned chivalry? If you and your significant other have very different ideas of what romance should be, here is how to come to terms with your differences.

via How to Date a Hopelessly Romantic Person When You Are Not Hopelessly Romantic – wikiHow.

Are you on a tight budget?

A little creative thought on your part, and a laid-back, open-minded person, can make a great date, and still leave some change in your pocket. Plus, it’s a great way to make sure you’re not dating a gold digger!

via How to Date On a Budget – wikiHow.