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MORE THAN A NUMBERS GAME
Do you realize that some people spend more effort picking out a car than they do choosing a mate?
I've known people to spend countless hours researching all different makes and models of cars. They compare the fuel efficiency, crash test studies and customer satisfaction surveys. They might test drive up to twenty different cars to see how comfortable they feel and how they handle on different surfaces. They don't want a car that will "make do." They want one that they will love and cherish for five or ten years.
On the other hand, I've known of men and women who married the first second or third person they dated. While a tiny percentage of those marriages survive, many dissolve before that new car is even paid off.
How can one possibly know that the person they are dating is the "right" one unless they have gotten to know a number of "wrong" ones? How do you know a car is right for you unless you've ridden in a number of different models? People are a lot more complex than automobiles and you can always trade in your car for a different one if you end up hating it.
Some people feel ashamed if they have dated dozens of people and still aren't married. They should feel blessed. When the right one comes along, he or she will be much easier to spot. I had probably dated (most of them only once) over 150 women before I asked Athena out for our first date. Our small university strongly encouraged everyone to get to know as many people as possible so we the students were all used to friendly dating (see next column on Friends First). Most of the dates with those 200 ladies were very casual: to the movies, out for an ice cream cone, to watch a college sporting event or even to attend a church service on campus. Quite a number of those were group dates where three or four guys went out as a group with three or four women. By the time I met Athena and had several dates with her, there was little doubt that she was the one for me. Had I settled on date number 32, I wouldn't have the blissful marriage I now have. Is the first guy or girl who says "I love you" your soul mate? Maybe so. But what if date number 12 is really the perfect match for you and you throw away a lifetime of marital bliss because you only dated a handful of people? The more people of the opposite sex you get to know (in a friendship sort of way), the better your chances of finding Mr. or Mrs. Right. It's more than just a numbers game. It's your whole future.
 Michael Webb is a world renowned relationship and romance expert having appeared on over 500 radio and television shows. He and his wife have been blissfully married for over 13 years. He is the best-selling author of 50 Secrets of Blissful Relationships and 7 other relationship books. Sign up for his FREE relationship tips newsletter by sending a blank e-mail to: secrets-on@mail-list.com or visit www.TheRomantic.com |
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MORE THAN A NUMBERS GAME
Do you realize that some people spend more effort picking out a car than they do choosing a mate?
I've known people to spend countless hours researching all different makes and models of cars. They compare the fuel efficiency, crash test studies and customer satisfaction surveys. They might test drive up to twenty different cars to see how comfortable they feel and how they handle on different surfaces. They don't want a car that will "make do." They want one that they will love and cherish for five or ten years.
On the other hand, I've known of men and women who married the first second or third person they dated. While a tiny percentage of those marriages survive, many dissolve before that new car is even paid off.
How can one possibly know that the person they are dating is the "right" one unless they have gotten to know a number of "wrong" ones? How do you know a car is right for you unless you've ridden in a number of different models? People are a lot more complex than automobiles and you can always trade in your car for a different one if you end up hating it.
Some people feel ashamed if they have dated dozens of people and still aren't married. They should feel blessed. When the right one comes along, he or she will be much easier to spot. I had probably dated (most of them only once) over 150 women before I asked Athena out for our first date. Our small university strongly encouraged everyone to get to know as many people as possible so we the students were all used to friendly dating (see next column on Friends First). Most of the dates with those 200 ladies were very casual: to the movies, out for an ice cream cone, to watch a college sporting event or even to attend a church service on campus. Quite a number of those were group dates where three or four guys went out as a group with three or four women. By the time I met Athena and had several dates with her, there was little doubt that she was the one for me. Had I settled on date number 32, I wouldn't have the blissful marriage I now have. Is the first guy or girl who says "I love you" your soul mate? Maybe so. But what if date number 12 is really the perfect match for you and you throw away a lifetime of marital bliss because you only dated a handful of people? The more people of the opposite sex you get to know (in a friendship sort of way), the better your chances of finding Mr. or Mrs. Right. It's more than just a numbers game. It's your whole future.
| Michael Webb is a world renowned relationship and romance expert having appeared on over 500 radio and television shows. He and his wife have been blissfully married for over 13 years. He is the best-selling author of 50 Secrets of Blissful Relationships and 7 other relationship books. Sign up for his FREE relationship tips newsletter by sending a blank e-mail to: secrets-on@mail-list.com or visit www.TheRomantic.com |
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