Is it possible you were making one of these 7 dating mistakes?

1) Shoes

- You may have had your best clothes on, but, did you pay attention to what you were wearing on your feet? Believe it or not, women tend to notice your shoes quite quickly and first impressions only happen once. Avoid this mistake simply by wearing a nice pair of clean, black casual dress shoes – you can almost never go wrong.

2) Cologne

- Again, first impressions only happen once. Get some advice on scents before you take a shower in your favourite cologne – major turn off.

3) Bad Breath

- You may think that this is a given, but, the fact is that some men, although brushing their teeth, flossing and using mouth wash, still have bad breath. Take mints with you and pop them whenever you start to taste some bad breath.

4) Work, Ex’s, The Past, Politics and Religion

- Part of normal conversation, right? Wrong. Nobody wants to hear all that on your first date, get to know the person first and then, eventually, you can talk about this stuff. Keep it fun and interesting on the first date and don’t get overly personal.

5) Texting

- It’s ridiculous, so ludicrous that you may not even notice when you do it. Texting and using phones has become such an integral part of society that you may even find the need to text during your date. No. Don’t even think about it. If you are going on a date, book off a good couple of hours or they will feel as if they are not worth your time. The text can wait.

6) Sex

- You go on a first date to see if there is a connection, not to see if you can get into their pant. Hold off on the topic of sex or sexual topics in general until you feel that you and your date are comfortable addressing the topic – this may be the 3^rd, 5^th or 15^th date, it’s different for everyone.

7) Coming Off As Clingy Or Desperate

- Don’t stare your date down. Don’t ask about marriage. Don’t constantly mention how good the date is. Do not be insecure. Do not be possessive. These are all major turn offs, unless you are both sort of crazy like that.

Now that you know these 7 dating mistakes, don’t make them! Be yourself, be kind, generous – chivalry is not dead and it goes a long way.

Question of the day: What is your major turn off on a first date?

1. Mix business with pleasure! I wish I treated being single as any endeavour I took on… with a sense of adventure and an opportunity to learn. I wish I dated the guy I worked with and wondered less about what if it really did work out.
2. Can you say task oriented? I wish I had worked less and accepted more social engagements as an occasion to potentially meet someone but more importantly a perfect time to connect with friends and build lasting relationships.
3. Dating 101! I wish I had a basic knowledge of Marketing earlier in life as I would have applied a multitude of marketing concepts towards the business of dating.
4. To be or not to be! I wish I spent more time thinking about all the things I was really great at, perfecting the things that made me unique and worried less about the things others felt I was lacking.
5. The fine are of carefree conversation! I wish I had taken more risks and started up conversations for the simple pleasure of being curious and interested rather than making excuses and hiding behind my fears
6. All in! I wish I hadn’t dated exclusively during the initial 3 months. I know now there’s no way I could assess that a perfect stranger could be a perfect fit. When opportunity came and another someone came a knocking I wish I had open the door and gone on dates with him too. Really, how often does another date come a knocking? Dating more than one person in the early stages is healthy in so many ways.
7. Lady and the tramp! Well not quite but I do wish I played hard to get more ways than one and had held out just a little longer. Sometimes when things got physical I felt trapped to commit.
8. Girls just want to have fun! I can’t tell you how often this song pops into my head when I think back to my single days… I wish took more time having fun and embracing the joys of being single rather than worry about finding someone to make me happy!

So there you have it, 8 things I wish I had done differently when I was single. I still live with no regrets, as there is so much to life to enjoy! If the dating scene has got you mystified I can’t think of anything that may be stopping you from doing things differently! The most wonderful thing about being able to make choices is that, we can always make new choices at any time, especially if and when we want to change the direction of our life’s journey.

Question of the Day: What is something you wish you had done differently if you were single?

That is why so many people have turned to online dating in Toronto. It yields a variety of important benefits, one of which is the great convenience and flexibility of it. Online dating in Toronto allows people to simply cut through all the usual fluff of first-time dating and get to really know each other. If two people aren’t feeling it in this first interaction, neither of them deals with the frustration of having wasted their time and energy. With so many people busy with work and other responsibilities in their lives, not wasting time on dates with the wrong people really eases the tension of dating in general.

There really is no better way to understand how fun and effecting dating online is without trying it out on your own. Join Single in the City today and enjoy all the benefits of Canada’s first online dating website to offer member events, verified members and more!

Question of the Day: Have you tried online dating? Why or why not?

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Valentine’s Day – a day of exchanging flowers, gifts and cards and celebrating love and affection between intimate companions. But, for many Canadians, there is one thing preventing them from participating in these celebratory acts of love: a date. Instead of feeling sorry for yourself on Valentine’s Day, focus on enjoying being single. You’re free from an unhealthy and loveless relationship and you have the potential to meet your soul mate!

As a single person, you are actually in a position of advantage. Instead of letting Valentine’s day define you, you can define Valentine’s day. Make it about loving yourself! Take the money you would have spent on a date, and treat yourself to a therapeutic massage, rent a movie and binge on snacks all night (all the Valentines candy goes on sale the next day, if you can wait), or enjoy a nice bottle of wine. Be creative and make this night into one of self-indulgence and experimentation!

Another way for a single person to reclaim Valentines day is to focus on other kinds of love. Spend the day with friends, family, and express your own special love for each other. Volunteer at a local charity, hand out Valentines cards to total strangers, visit hospitals – make this day about love of humanity!

Okay, despite all these great ideas, it’s possible you’re still feeling down. You want romance, you want passion, you want companionship. That’s priority number one for you. Understood. Then you’ll be glad to know that you aren’t alone. In fact, over 50% of Canadians are single at any given time (this statistic includes elderly widows and toddlers, but whatever) and the entire week surrounding February 14th just so happens to be the best time of the year for Singles Events! It’s a great time to meet other singles who feel exactly the same as you do during the days leading up to, and including, Valentine’s. Set your love relationship goals and challenge yourself to do new things.

Single In The City (SITC) wants you to celebrate the Valentines season by attending their Toronto Pre-Valentines Speed dating Event on February 10th at the Crown lounge or their Burlington Pre-Valentines Speed dating Event at Milestones on February 9th. These special events feature two age groups 25-35 and 35-46. Show up and hey, you may even meet someone new and end up having a date before the fateful 14th! But of course, thanks to all the great ideas in this article, you don’t really feel that pressure any more. Right?

Question of the day: Have you ever been single on Valentines day? What did you do?

Fortunately, Single in the City has an excellent solution to address the singles of Toronto with dating woes: online dating!

Online dating in Toronto allows people to easily connect with each other, without wasting their time and energy. At Single in the City, visitors can create an account and start viewing the profiles of professional singles throughout the city, and in the metropolitan area. Our Toronto dating site helps members find others who possess not only the same tastes and hobbies, but similar values and relationship goals too. This increases the chances of them being quality matches for each other. Isn’t about time that all the unnecessary fluff and games of Toronto dating were cut out?

Try out our site today! It’s free to join. It’s time you took your Toronto dating experience to the next level!

Question of the day: What has been your experience when dating in Toronto?

Approximately 160,000 Canadians have found love online. One big question remains: should people look for romance the traditional way or should they rely on technical innovations?

It is interesting to point out that 69 percent of the Canadians believe that Canadian dating sites cannot help them discover love. Busy people have several alternatives. Romance at the workplace or looking for love at the gym are two options.

Workplace affairs tend to end quite awkwardly and these should be avoided whenever possible. Many people tend to find similar minded individuals at the gym, which can often result in a healthy and long lasting relationship.

Yet, the power of online dating sites is undeniable. People live in a hectic world and they lack the time to socialize and enjoy leisure activities. Online dating deals with such problems, minimizing the time wasted on embarrassing first dates and unsuitable affairs.

The truth is that a universal formula is missing. Some people are happy to discover a soul mate at the gym. Others prefer the anonymity and comfort that online dating sites have to offer. Each option has the potential to work out. It all depends on expectations and romantic criteria.

Question of the day: Have you ever found love at the gym or your workplace?

First Impressions Are Everything

• The time you have with your date will be short, so making sure you have a positive impact right away is paramount. Being well groomed is the integral first step. If you’re speed dating in Toronto (or anywhere, really) the chances are good that your date will make a decision about you in the first 20 seconds or so. If you approach your date while looking clean, confident and with a smile on your face, you will win an important part of the battle.

Don’t Be Boring

• Again, time is short. Make conversation about engaging topics. Keep your date interested and, most importantly, laughing. People will always remember you if you’re funny. Life is stressful and serious enough. A bit of laughter can have you suddenly looking very desirable.

Stay Positive

• Nobody can be a ray of sunshine all the time. But that doesn’t mean you should feel comfortable talking about the horrible day you had at work or how you still hate your ex. Nothing will have your date nervously watching the clock more than you going on about how terrible everything is. Even if you are having a bad day, keep it together for a few minutes. A bit of positivity will benefit you.

Hopefully these tips will make your next speed dating venture in Toronto a great one. Good luck and we hope to see you at one of our events, check them out here at Single in the City’s Events!

Question of the day: What are your tips for speed dating?

So if you want to filter out the serial charmers and, even worse, the “singles” who aren’t even actually single, use online dating sites to begin your search for love. While it’s true that the number one concern people often have with dating sites is misrepresentation, Single in the City provides one of a kind events for speed dating in Toronto, Burlington and more. By going to our events you’ll be able to verify if the people you met on the site are the real deal. Remember, if people aren’t using dating sites for legitimate reasons, they probably won’t come out to public events and risk blowing their cover.

Dating can be time consuming and challenging. Why not have someone else do a lot of the initial leg work for you?

Question of the day: Have you found online dating sites to save you time?

So what does your mask actually say about you? Well in theory on Halloween people generally dress up as either someone they want to be like (a super hero) or someone they want to make fun of (Snookie). For single people, their costume selection on Halloween is even more important. At singles Halloween parties your costume is always your first impression. Everything about your costume is being analyzed including lack of effort (you are a doctor and you dress up as one)or too much effort (you hand stitched and dyed your whole outfit).

So if you are single on Halloween, plan on going to a party and want to actually maybe meet someone, take a little time to think about your costume. Here is what your costume could say about you:

Your Basic Superhero:

• You have morals and you want to save the world, that’s great. If you have a rock hard body or cute figure then yes maybe you can pull off a full body suit of spandex, if not, think twice about this one.

A Completely Unknown Superhero or Comic Book Character:

• You’re most recent date was as an avatar and currently you live in your mother’s basement. You think your “different” costume makes you interesting but in fact it makes you seem kind of weird.

An Undeterminable Costume:

• You paint yourself orange, wear a pointed grey hat and call yourself a pencil. A great way to get someone talking to you, but not so great if all they are saying the same thing: “what are you supposed to be?”.

A Sexy Nurse, Sexy Teacher, Sexy Fairy, etc.:

• Sexy is good, slutty is not and the line is a fine one. Does everyone get to see your lady parts if the wind blows the wrong way? Think about that when trying on this costume. Remember to stay classy; otherwise that guy talking to you all night won’t be your next relationship, only your next bed-buddy.

Witch, A Ghost, A Pumpkin:

• You lack some serious creativity or you’ve had the same costume since you were 10. Don’t do this, unless it is sexy – see sexy outfit advice above.

Your Profession:

• A teacher, a doctor, a nurse or anything you do as a job. You could be so busy that you just didn’t have time (maybe a good thing? Especially if you are dressed as a doctor) OR maybe you are just lazy and no fun.

A Homemade Costume:

• You throw a sheet over your head and call yourself a ghost or in other words you are cheap, boring and I don’t want to go out with you.

A Vampire or Freaky Goth:

• You are mysterious and kind of sexy in that I’m into fetishism kind of way.

So before you decide what you are going to be this Halloween, take into consideration who you want to attract. Even on Halloween you never get a second chance to make a first impression.

Question of the day: What was your Halloween costume this year?