Posts tagged with 'the first date'

Growing up, my grandma was never short of advice for me, especially about dating. And, as much as I refused to listen, she ended up being right.

Since she dated a lot before she got married — “Many men tried to court me before your grandpa caught me” — and stayed married for almost 40 years, I figured her tips had merit.

Now, she is 92 and I asked her to recap that advice. Here’s what she had to say:

1. “Let him come to you.”
Now, with Google, Facebook, friends and friends of friends, we can find out anything about a potential date — even where he works and his phone number.

In my grandma’s day, when she was in her 20s in the 1940s (!!), it wasn’t as easy as hitting a couple of computer buttons or clicking “friend request” on our iPhones.

“If you can find him, he can find you. Back in my day, men had to use their parents as a resource. They’d find ou
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