Many engaged couples quickly come to find that the process of planning a wedding can be extremely daunting. Many aspects of wedding planning can be stressful. Fortunately, choosing wedding favors should not add to that stress and can actually be fun! There are so many ways to add your unique touch and mirror your marital bliss. There are many tokens that can be given that are both one of a kind and practical. After all, your guests should remember your union for the rest of their lives and as long as they have a memento from your wedding, your guest will remember your special day.

When choosing a truly unique party favor remember the sky is the limit. There are many websites, that actually specialize in unique keepsakes at extremely reasonable prices. There are plethora of exclusive favors that can match any wedding theme. A simple way to instantly make a normal gift special is by adding personalization. This is especially a great way to make a bridesmaid or groomsmen gift special. A beautiful inscription on a favor can make it stunning.

If you’re looking for something a bit more extraordinary, why not give a book. Most people do not think of books as wedding reception gifts, but they can beautifully illustrate the love you are celebrating. You can choose your favorite novel or a book that matches the ceremony theme, such as a book of poems. Look for a book that you and your partner find represents your love and gives you inspiration.

Whether you’re looking for an elegant wedding souvenir or a rare gift, remember to have fun. Favors should not be added to your list of woes and are simply a way to tell your guest “thank you”.

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Be more confident. Try the cocky-funny technique. I could go on and on. There are so many tips available to help you attract women. As much as these tips indeed can help you attract more women, you can attract more women with just one simple technique. Be busy. That’s it. You can get a woman’s attention and increase her desire by having a busy life, or at least appearing to have a busy life.

Here’s why…

For many men, the challenge is not getting a woman’s phone number. Maybe they have fine-tuned their skills and have moved beyond that hurdle and can easily get the number. But, many guys still struggle with the “post-number” phase when they need to follow up and actually get a date. The problem is usually that the chemistry and intrigue created during the first conversation have diminished somewhat. As a woman turns her attention to other matters in her daily life, your call gradually becomes less of her focal point.

This is fairly natural occurrence. No, the solution is not to call her immediately after the first conversation. You simply need to rebuild her interest, desire and attraction. Stimulate her desire again, and you can do this best by remembering a common tip yet applying it with a twist. Women tend to be generally more attracted those with more active, exciting lives. Peak her curiosity by showing her that you are a “busy guy.”

A woman will be more intrigued if it appears that there is a lot going on and requiring your attention. Suddenly, your value increases as it is obvious you are not anxiously waiting to see her again or sitting by the telephone waiting for the call. Also, she may even think you are dating or at least talking to other women, which increases her desire for your attention. Again, a little competition, whether present or not in reality, increases the challenge on her end and your value in her eyes.

Wouldn’t it be better to have her waiting by the phone for you call? How can you keep that attraction there after you get her number? Here’s how.

During that first call, be sure to express that there are just quite a few things requiring your attention during the upcoming week and, as much as you wish you did, you presently have no free time. Emphasize that you would like to see her but that it has “been very busy lately.” You want to avoid giving the impression that you do not want to see her but do not apologize for your busy life. Just imply with subtlety that you wish you had the time to see her that week, but just do not.

Now, you can go ahead and plan for a date during that conversation for a time when things “slow down.” Once the date is set and the plans are made, end the call and get off the phone since you have “things to do” or “need to be somewhere.” Do not be too specific, though, but make it sound somewhat important or interesting to again, spike her curiosity.

Once you are on the date, talk a little about some of the activities that have been requiring your time lately. The point is to make it clear that you are a busy guy but that you do want to include her in your “schedule.”

This approach is effective. The last thing you want to do after getting her phone number is to give the impression that you have nothing else going on in your life!

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The first date with a woman can be a nerve-wracking time. You’ve spent the past hour or so with her and you start to wonder ‘what’s the next step’?

So what should you do at this point?

Well your actions at this point should be based on how well the date went.

If you’ve had a great time, then you know you can try for another date.

On the other hand, if you two didn’t click, then you should cut your losses and not try for a second date.

To give you an idea of what you should do, I’ve included four different outcomes that’ll happen once your date has concluded.

When you’re coming to the end of the date, you should do a quick evaluation and make a decision based on which of these four results you want.

Result #1: Go your separate ways

Let’s be honest here…

There are going to be first dates where you don’t hit it off with a woman.

Either there was no chemistry or your personalities don’t mesh, it’ll be obvious the two of you won’t going on a second date.

Once you realize it won’t work, end the date and cut your losses!

Since the date was brief, you really haven’t wasted that much time or money. By ending the date quickly, you’ll be able to avoid hurt feelings and will move on to the next woman.

So when you realize the date has gone badly, just end and tell her you have stuff to do.

But please be honest and don’t promise to call her you’re never planning on speaking to her again.

Result #2: You set up a second date

Many guys think a first date is only successful if you end up having sex. In my opinion, this is wrong!

There are a lot of times when you want to have a lot of fun on a first date, but don’t want it to lead to sex. This is especially true if you’re looking for a long-term relationship.

During your first date, you’ll probably get an idea if there is chemistry between the two of you. At this point, you can try two things:

First you can suggest a ‘venue change’ (I’ll cover this in the next section) and go on an immediate second date.

Or you can end the date if one of you has already made plans after the first date.

Now if one of you has to leave after the first date, I suggest you immediately set up a follow up date.

Here’s how to do it…

As you’re ending the date, take something from the conversation and playfully turn it into concrete plans for landing that second date.

For instance if she expressed interest in a particular type of music mention that you’re checking out a band which is similar to her taste. Then ask if she wants to ‘tag along’ with you.

Or even now that you’ve broken the ice, you could go out to dinner or promise her a home cooked meal. The point is one the first date has ending, immediately make plans for the second plan.

Result #3: Transition immediately to the second date

One technique many guys use at the end of a first date is to do a ‘venue change’. This is where you leave the location of your first date and immediately go another place.

Since you’re changing locations the woman will subconsciously think you’ve gone from the first date to a second date.

As I mentioned before, your first date should be real casual. But if you feel a lot of chemistry has been built, you can use a venue change to continue the positive emotions and go someplace where the two of you’ll get to know each other better.

The best way to do a venue change is to plan it out before the first date. If things go well, you can casually mention you’re planning on meeting some friends at this place and ask if she wants to ‘tag along’.

If she agrees you should immediately leave the location of your first date and transition right into the second.

Result #4: Make things sexual

Regardless of whether you’ve pulled a venue change or just had a single date, there might be an opportunity to have sex with a woman on the first date.

Now before we proceed, I just want to mention that having sex on the first date is an event that doesn’t happen very often, especially if you’re trying to build a relationship. So don’t be too disappointed if it doesn’t happen.

On the other hand, if you’re determined to have sex then you should first find out
if she is interested in you in a sexual way. The best way to determine this is to kiss her. What I like to do is use ‘The Kiss Test’ from the Double Your Dating system.

If you determine she wants to make things more intimate, you can try going back to one your places. Then once you’re in private, you can allow nature to take its course and let the rest of the evening evolve…

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Unfortunately, the alignment period is also the stage which coincides with people reaching their forties or fifties; when career fortunes are changing, and not always for the better; when children are leaving home to begin their own lives and when insecure people of low esteem start to look back at the past with longing, to bemoan what they did not do and wish things were different. A time of feeling secure on one hand but rather unsettled on the other. A time which could bring fresh trouble as yearnings rise to the surface.

The danger now is of the couple’s expectations diverging and each following her/his own interest without ever meeting in the middle, especially for the congenial types. Even though they both share a history, there is a gradual realisation that each partner’s path in life may be different. The physical side of the relationship might have settled down and become mundane and predictable but the emotional turmoil could be just about to begin! Experts say this is the second most common stage for counselling or divorce.

The problem is an over-involvement with the outside world and the relationship itself being neglected. One example is of a partner being caught up in the responsibilities of work while the other is engrossed in clubs and voluntary activities. Or even worse, one partner being denied sex because the other does not feel like it anymore but unrealistically expects their spouse to do without that essential part of the relationship for the rest of their life. That is precisely when partners are likely to look outside for comfort, appreciation and relief.

The Need to Nurture Each Other

Relationships must be continually nurtured to have any chance of longevity. As one advisor says, there needs to be time for four parties in the relationship: “For you, for me, for us and for them”, which is difficult sometimes, but choices must be made. She suggests a litmus test of where you may be in your relationship just now: “If your spouse and children are away for a while, who gets the first hug upon their return?” If it’s the dog, she advises that it’s time to take a better look at the ‘us’ part of the equation! Non-alignment creeps in because, at first, it feels good to stop trying to change your partner and to accept him for what he is, but life is also about growing and no one feels comfortable living with a fossilised relic.

As we grow older we also become more intolerant of what we dislike and whatever irritates us. So, should the alignment prove less than satisfying to both parties, they will either learn a grudging respect for each other or they will revert to Stage 3 to be plagued by greater conflict, resentment and hostility – exactly what destroyed our own union. The challenge every couple faces in this stage is that not all their expectations can be realised. But if they are entirely happy with each other, and their own lives and achievements, they will move gracefully into the final stage of the partnership.

ELAINE SIHERA (Ms Cyprah – ecademy.com/user/elainesihera ecademy.com/user/elainesihera and myspace.com/elaineone myspace.com/elaineone) is an expert author, public speaker, media contributor and lifestyle columnist. The first Black graduate of the OU and a post-graduate of Cambridge University. Elaine is a CONFIDENCE guru and a Personal Empowerment, Relationships and Diversity Consultant. Author of: 10 Easy Steps to Growing Older Disgracefully; 10 Easy Steps to Finding Your Ideal Soulmate!; Money, Sex & Compromise and Managing the Diversity Maze, among others (available on amazon.co.uk amazon.co.uk as well as her personal website). Also the founder of the British Diversity Awards and the Windrush Men and Women of the Year Achievement Awards. She describes herself as, “Fit, Fabulous, Over-fifty and Ready to Fly!”