Online Dating Success Secrets

Recently, I was surfing the web seeking out the latest about dating as usual when I came across the video below. I think it offers some good online dating success tips for women, while also being short and sweet.

Originally posted at The Huffington Post

The above video covers the basics needed for online dating success pretty well. I especially like the one about ladies excluding some people because they don’t fit a certain profile, perhaps straight from a romantic fantasy novel. A previous post about how you could be shooting yourself in the foot in online dating talks about this.

Listen up ladies to the best dating tips for women.

So Ladies; have you ever felt like you just do not understand what men expect from their dates? We're here to help you out with our set of the best dating tips.

First, you should keep in mind that men are more emotional than popularly thought. Mind you, most men are not the type to cry when watching a romantic movie, but their passions are deep nonetheless. When a man gets excited about football or about the newest car, that emotion is no less real than your tears at a sad movie. If you treat those feelings like they are "silly" or "stupid", you will offend them no less than if he treated your movie-created tears the same way. Passion is passion, even if we men will not usually admit that we are emotional.

Second, you ladies need to talk to us and explain things to us! That is honestly one of my best dating tips for girls. When we tell you we honestly do not know what is wrong, or if it seems like we are oblivious, we really do not notice or know. It is not that we are callous heartless monsters, we just do not know what is wrong or what you want ... and we will not unless you tell us.

Third, men generally do not like being put on the spot with "trick" questions. What may seem like a nuanced, but simple, question to you seems like a confusing female version of the Spanish Inquisition to us! That is not the say we are not aware of shades of gray, but men often have a difficult time answering "fuzzy" and "girly" questions. This is often because we do not understand what you are actually asking us. (See the tip before this one.)

Finally, try to avoid nitpicking things about your man that may irritate you. We men tend to call that "nagging", even if you call it "honesty" or "feedback". If your date perturbs you that much, stop dating him! Few things will put off a man like the impression that a woman is trying to change him. We do not mind a little feedback now and again, but do not try to "fix" us.

These types of things are obvious to most men, even if we are horrible are clearly expressing them. A little more effort from both sexes to understand the other can go a long way. If you keep in mind these best dating tips for girls, you will find yourself making a much better impression on the boys you date.