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		<title>Are You Really Intimidating?</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 06 Jan 2010 19:27:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>kellilawless</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Ok ladies, I&#8217;m betting you&#8217;ve heard this one before&#8230; &#8220;The reason guys don&#8217;t ask you out is because you&#8217;re intimidating.&#8221;
My personal take on it before I got the guy feedback? I thought there were a couple of reasons a guy might tell you you&#8217;re &#8220;intimidating:&#8221;

I don&#8217;t want to insult you, but I&#8217;m not going to [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=datingandmatinginamerica.com&blog=4053810&post=1524&subd=klawless&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>How To Stop Hating Dating</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 04 Jan 2010 20:49:27 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Today, I&#8217;ve signed up for torture on the advice of a good friend. Some of you may consider my previous forms of exercise to be torture enough (Rowing, Advanced Pilates, Gyrotonics, Cardio Kickboxing, Core Blast, Wake Boarding, Skiing, Salsa, Swing Dancing, Personal Training, etc.) But I consider almost all of them to be fun. This [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=datingandmatinginamerica.com&blog=4053810&post=1534&subd=klawless&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Top 10 Posts of 2009: From Text to Sex</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Dec 2009 18:41:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>kellilawless</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Very, very rarely do I get on a bandwagon since they rarely seem to be going somewhere interesting&#8230; but I&#8217;m loving all the year in review posts I&#8217;m reading this week. So&#8230; the Top 10 posts of 2009 is a wagon I&#8217;m getting on. Buckle up for a cruise through the top 10 most read [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=datingandmatinginamerica.com&blog=4053810&post=1528&subd=klawless&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>How To Really Enjoy New Year&#8217;s Eve</title>
		<link>http://datingandmatinginamerica.com/2009/12/29/new_years_eve/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Dec 2009 19:47:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>kellilawless</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s probably pretty easy to get caught up in wishing a fond (or not so fond) farewell to 2009 and welcoming in 2010 with new resolutions, pant girding parties and all sorts of other mayhem. I&#8217;m with you. While I actually had a pretty splendid 2009, I&#8217;m looking forward to an even better 2010. Everything [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=datingandmatinginamerica.com&blog=4053810&post=1518&subd=klawless&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>How to Spot Character: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly</title>
		<link>http://datingandmatinginamerica.com/2009/12/23/spotting_character/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Dec 2009 19:54:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>kellilawless</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I talk a lot on this blog about character. In fact, I wrote a whole post on the difference between character and integrity that you can check out if you want more info. But I thought that this might actually be a great time of year to re-examine the basics on spotting how important developing [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=datingandmatinginamerica.com&blog=4053810&post=1511&subd=klawless&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>The 4 Types of Online Daters</title>
		<link>http://datingandmatinginamerica.com/2009/12/21/types_online_daters/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Dec 2009 20:23:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>kellilawless</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Have you noticed that online dating has become more and more like a trip to the store with a list of items you want? Tall and with hair. Check. Young and perky. Check. Wants children. Check. I&#8217;m as guilty as the next person of having a few items that are deal-breakers, but I&#8217;ve tried to [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=datingandmatinginamerica.com&blog=4053810&post=1507&subd=klawless&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>On Text Flirting: A Guy&#8217;s POV</title>
		<link>http://datingandmatinginamerica.com/2009/12/16/text_flirting/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Dec 2009 18:07:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>kellilawless</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[As always&#8230; my friends provide the most interesting topics. This one is a guy&#8217;s point of view on flirting via emoticons and conTEXTual innuendos&#8230;
Text Flirting by Kyle Nowakowski
Since the majority of communication is non-verbal, I think we have to be especially cautious when flirting (or avoiding flirtation) via emails and texts. If someone is having [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=datingandmatinginamerica.com&blog=4053810&post=1498&subd=klawless&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>3 Questions to Ask Yourself Before Contacting Your Ex</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Dec 2009 21:07:39 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I don&#8217;t know what it is about the holiday season that makes so many of us spin rosy pictures of past relationships in our minds, but there&#8217;s no way around it&#8230; it&#8217;s a challenging time for the newly and/or lonely single. It&#8217;s tempting to hop on Google or Facebook and do a quick search for [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=datingandmatinginamerica.com&blog=4053810&post=1493&subd=klawless&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>The Secret of Dating Positive People</title>
		<link>http://datingandmatinginamerica.com/2009/12/11/date_positive/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Dec 2009 17:42:48 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Our culture makes it pretty easy to focus on the problems. The issues. The deal-breakers and red flags. After all, critics decide where we go to eat and what movies we want to see. Parents teach children to watch out for the car that could hit you instead of why it&#8217;s fun to stay on [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=datingandmatinginamerica.com&blog=4053810&post=1489&subd=klawless&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Hosting for Romance: How to find a date at your own party</title>
		<link>http://datingandmatinginamerica.com/2009/12/08/partyhosting/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Dec 2009 23:14:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>kellilawless</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[For me, hosting a big party is part of the fun of the holiday season. Likewise, I&#8217;m a fan of going to other people&#8217;s parties and meeting a new group of people. I&#8217;ve noticed something really interesting though&#8230; hosting styles vary from host to hostess and many times your hosting style determines whether or not [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=datingandmatinginamerica.com&blog=4053810&post=1483&subd=klawless&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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