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Wednesday, July 11, 2007
Hold your horses
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
It’s Just Lunch is a dating service that began 16 years ago with the intent of matching busy, working singles with other busy professionals. The service sets up dates for lunch or drinks after work in order to eliminate the amount of time couples put in on the front end of a relationship before committing to one another. (IJL, please pay me my commission now!)
Anyway, reading one of their ads made me wonder, whether you choose to use a dating service or not, do you limit the amount of time or effort you put forth in the beginning of a relationship? Do you feel more efficient by meeting someone for lunch or drinks instead of a full dinner on the first date? Does meeting for lunch take a little of the pressure off?
What other ways do you pace yourself in the beginning of a relationship? Certainly we don’t call significant others as much when a relationship is first blossoming. What about the amount of time you spend with someone? Or how many times you see them each week? How long into a relationship do you feel it’s OK to vacation with them?
Or do you jump into a relationship, guns blazing, from the beginning? Is pacing important at all?
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