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Dating 101: The Real Secret to Success
Hint: It has nothing to do with Spanx or Playing Games
After my divorce, one of my good friends, let’s call her Joy, couldn’t believe how quickly I got back into the dating scene and how much fun I was having.
“You need to give lessons, Shefali,” she said. “I’ve got friends who’ve been divorced for years, they haven’t had as much action as you get in a week.”
Well, my brain went down that rabbit hole and I started thinking of how to write my own 300 page dating guide complete with lists on where to meet men and tips on everything from texting to oral hygiene. But it came to naught. Because there are already too many dating books out there, along with diet books and volumes that tell you how to grow rich while you sleep.
People keep churning out articles, books and podcasts on these topics because everyone wants to be thin, rich and in love. Does any of the advice work?
Some of it apparently does, hence the breathless testimonials about losing 100 pounds or getting married while skydiving over Vanatu. Yet the next year we get still more diets, dating guides and get-rich-quick schemes.
Well ladies (and gents) I actually do know the secret to dating. And I’m ready to dish, so listen up.
