Dating

On Thursday, 7th September I spent the afternoon with Buddy Naidoo, journalist at the Sunday Times, the biggest national Sunday newspaper in South Africa. When he arrived for my interview, I was sitting with Carmel Fisher, Roxanne on eTV’s Backstage. It seems this interviewed was inspired by the article in the Sunday Independent (part1, part2),…

Robert Cialdini wrote a book called Influence, The Psychology of Persuasion. One of the core principles in this book is “Social Proof”. Wikipedia defines it as “is a psychological phenomenon which occurs in ambiguous social situations when people are unable to determine the appropriate mode of behaviour. Making the assumption that surrounding people possess more…

I’ve dated two women who had children. The first one in particular was a “hot mom” and as a tribute to her I’m posting a cool video clip I found on Goolge Video about a new movement called the Hot Mom’s Club. Jessica Denay is also the author of a new book, The Hot Mom’s…

I’ve been more and more frustrated not meeting as many new women as I would like. Recently went to a Portugese Festival here in Johannesburg called Lusito Land and there must have been at least 5000 people there. And suffice it to say I made about two good approaches and one that sucked because she…

Last weekend I had a lot of fun in a motorcycle safety training course, and it reminded me of some of the stuff that I had discussed here before. Learning how to ride a motorcycle, like the acquisition of any skill, is both fun and challenging. What you have to remember is that the same…

I’ve been around Joburg many times and these days I observe social interaction in a very different light. Firstly I pay attention to the amount of women and also the quality. No this is subjective and its my own opinion and you have yours. And so I would like to list a few places I…

My friend Mandi, 31 from Pretoria wrote back with this lengthy response to my Girlfriend Marketing Plan. My comments in Red My remarks are not intended to start a battle of the sexes, but it might be good for you to just ponder on it a bit: I fall into the category of “older” women…

Two’s company, three’s a crowd. Truer words have never been spoken. Do you have a chronically single friend that you, grudgingly, bring along to your dates? Are you that friend? If so, you will find a solution for this at Couples. An eye-catching online dating website for South Africans – www.couples.co.za – is the destination.…