Honesty is your next step. What about the main things regarding yourself which would be non-negotiable – the bits that are an intrinsic part of you? Make a clear list of what they are and do not compromise them. The person for you will be the person who accepts fully these key characteristics. It is essential to know yourself in order to know what you want to match it. The minute someone new starts to tell you how you should dress, for example, it is a short step from dictating your life in other ways, making you over into their ideal, not accepting you as you are. That is dangerous to any kind of equal partnership.

I am an extrovert, a non-smoker and non-drinker, who loves music, loves to dance, loves bright colours, with a vibrant, confident personality. That might unnerve some less-confident men. Shy, retiring types (or ones too similar to me) would certainly not appreciate my distinct aura. I have to ensure that whomever I find does not feel intimidated, or suppress my natural personality either, otherwise the match will merely jar and become worse as it progresses. Irritations do not improve with relationships. They get worse because of the closeness and familiarity.

You have to be true to yourself at all times, otherwise, you will always be living a lie and that will not get you much happiness or respect. In fact, it will give you nothing but stress. For example, if you have a high sex drive and like a lot of sex, say at least once a day, it is no good getting hitched to someone who doesn’t really care for it and only wants it once a fortnight! That’s fine for a temporary arrangement but not for anything permanent, and would be a disaster in the making. Or if you want someone who is a modern man to help in the house and then team up with Mr Dinosaur who lives back in the dark age thinking of housework being ‘a woman’s job’, that would also be nightmare time!

Avoid Pretence

You can compromise on other personality dimensions which are secondary, but not on your primary ones which make up your identity and dictate your values. Lots of clues to people’s approach to life are picked up at this early stage, even at the heady heights of love. Do not ignore those signals. They are usually quite clear. Correcting them after marriage doesn’t work. The best approach is: If in doubt, stay out!

Separate fantasy from reality. Many people live a Walter Mitty existence of pretence, especially on the Internet, where they can remain anonymous and impress others with non-existent claims until they have to provide proof. Unhappy with the true picture of ourselves, they invent one that they wish it to be, one which is often at odds with the actual persona. But, having little foundation in truth, this image always comes unstuck under greater scrutiny by potential partners.

Sometimes, we even tell a made-up story so often we tend to believe it ourselves – and that’s the danger. People soon notice the gap between our truth and the reality they see and will take great delight in watching us fall into it! For example, we can wish to be a millionaire by 35 years old, but if we are dossing around and doing nothing about the dream when we are 30, we will remain well short of the goal. A case of merely spouting words and ideas to impress without any supporting plan. Thoughts, intentions and actions always have to be in alignment if we are going to achieve our goals and find that elusive mate. Any discrepancy, and we’ll be sunk.

ELAINE SIHERA (Ms Cyprah – myspace.com/elaineone myspace.com/elaineone and elainesihera.co.uk elainesihera.co.uk) is an expert author, public speaker, media contributor and columnist. The first Black graduate of the OU and a post-graduate of Cambridge University. Elaine is a CONFIDENCE guru and a consultant for Diversity Management, Personal Empowerment and Relationships. 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!”

If you have met the person or the couple several times you must be familiar with how they express themselves. Therefore, one of the best anniversary gift ideas would be to portray that pose through a life-size pencil sketch and frame it in bamboo or white plywood

Anniversary gift ideas should have sentimental values. An enlarged photograph or a life-size poster could be made of the pet, their first car, or any favourite item the couple may share.

There are also “traditional” anniversary gifts. Each anniversary year has a specific theme. For example, the traditional gift for the first anniversary is paper, the second year is cotton, and the third is leather and so on. Any good address book will list the traditional anniversary gift ideas in the back of the book.

You may have several anniversary gift ideas but try this one of these: Fill a glass sphere with fluid such as water and seal it. Now get it to work on electronic principle. Record some tunes that the couple hum (their voices). Then make a toy putting the two together and place the sphere on sand. Whenever the position of the fluid in the sphere will change a humming tune will be heard. The couple will surely enjoy your creative idea and such a personalized gift. You could also make ring tones from their humming tunes and download them in the mobile phones of the couple. Indeed both ideas are innovative and personal.

In closing, anniversary gifts should be a gift that comes from the heart. Whether it is homemade or store bought. The gift should reflect the personality of the couple as much as possible.

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We’ve all been there – invited to back-to-back weddings and at a loss for what to give as a gift. Money is always appreciated but not very personal and how many toaster ovens can you give in the course of a year? But there are ways to find cool wedding gifts that will delight the couple to which you are giving it and break the monotony of gift giving.

The Internet has single-handedly changed the way we shop. No longer are we confined to our local stores where stock could be limited. The World Wide Web has made it possible to shop anywhere at any time; now the commerce of the world is open to us from which to choose gifts that are creative, unique, and reflective of the recipients. Cool wedding gifts can be found all over the Internet; in fact, there are websites devoted to just wedding gifts that will link you to a variety of purchasing possibilities.

Some of the cool wedding gifts that you might consider include a personalized wedding album made especially for the couple. There are services online that will engrave the couple’s wedding date – as well as any other pertinent information you wish to include – onto the front or inside of a photo album. The couple can use it to hold any special photographs not captured by their photographer; often guests at the wedding will take their own pictures and make copies for the couple.

Other cool wedding gifts for those couples who seem to have everything are sentimental and commemorative in nature. You could consider naming a star after the couple! There are websites that will guide you through the process of officially naming a star in the galaxy after the wedding couple. You can even include their wedding date. Records will forever show this star named for them. Or you could purchase a rose bush that marks the couple’s wedding day; the couple can plant it outside their home and as big as it grows it will always be a reminder of their special day.

Cool wedding gifts can also capture the unique hobbies of the bride and groom – sports jerseys for the sports lovers, season theatre tickets for show goers, a year’s worth of restaurant gift certificates for those who love to dine out, or gift cards to a spa for those who love to get pampered.

Gone are the days of only giving crystal candlestick holders and pictures frames as wedding gifts. Today, the world is open for you find cool wedding gifts that will capture the spirit of the bride and groom and make a wedding gift truly something special.

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Let’s face it. The fun and excitement of a Las Vegas wedding is well known. Even people who are not actually planning on going to Las Vegas to get married want that fun and excitement so much that they plan a wedding based on Vegas themed wedding ideas!

This can be a really great way to add a memorable element to your wedding day, especially for fun-loving couples who like to stir things up a little.

Themed weddings are quite popular and the kinds of themes are countless. There are Wild West weddings, medieval weddings, Victorian weddings and a zillion others as varied as the people creating them. Vegas themed wedding ideas are guaranteed to be a real hit with all your friends and family and you will have a blast too.

One of the first things you will want to consider for this kind of wedding is the clothing. Will you dress up like Elvis and Vegas showgirls or will you wear your regular wedding attire? What will your attendants wear? Anything goes here because you are the boss of what will happen at your wedding.

Will you create the look of Vegas and incorporate the Vegas themed wedding ideas into your decorations? Gambling and glitzy shows could be your design or perhaps you would prefer to decorate with backdrops that transport you and your guests to the Vegas strip. A backdrop and some props can also transport you to the rocky canyons and desert locale.

At your reception you may want to have your catering service staff dressed as black jack dealers and cigarette girls or as celebrity impersonators just for more conversation making. Such Vegas themed wedding ideas make all the difference.

Consider the food you will serve at your Vegas themed reception. Perhaps your hors d’oeuvres could include something evocative of Las Vegas. Speak to your caterer for some ideas on how to get the Vegas idea across in the food. They may have even done this kind of event before and may be able to provide you with some really fun ideas.

You may want to consider having something like the famous “Welcome to Las Vegas” sign printed on your napkins. Maybe you can toss gambling chips and playing cards around on the tables to keep the theme going. Floral arrangements and centerpieces could include cacti or mini palm trees and red rock.

If you are looking for real fun at your reception you will find it with your Vegas themed wedding ideas. Everyone loves Vegas!

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Dating

This gentleman is now involved in a permanent relationship with somebody he loves very much.

She is gorgeous and probably the smartest female he has ever met.

But, before he met his mate he of course dated like everybody else; and he estimates that he probably dated, in some form or other, 100’s of women. He dated beautiful women, sexy women, ugly women, smelly women, classy women. prostitutes, young women, older women, you name it.

He made love to most of them, had one night stands and relationships that lasted for as long as 15 years. The funny thing is that you can always tell how a date is going to turn out within the first ten minutes. It is probably true that so-called speed dating works, because within the first couple of minutes into a date your mind decides and tells you:

1. WOW, now this is what I have been waiting for all my life.

or:

2. Well, she’s got a nice body, but for the rest….

or:

3. Got to get rid of this one pretty fast.

Let’s expand on No 1, the WOW person a bit more.

The first time he had a serious date he was 13. She was 15, a woman, and he was still a kid. She was very sexy and every guy on his street was jealous. She was babysitting her little brother at a playground and he was there as well so they started talking. And, you know, it is the talking that has been the most important tool in his dates. The fact that you can get to know another person by directly talking to her.

To tell her about your ambitions, the things that interest you, the weather, flowers, the zoo, foxes, it does not matter as long as you communicate you will find out about the other person. He went on a couple of blind dates and they were not very good.

The blind dates he got by answering some newspaper ads and I guess the ads promised more than the real goods delivered. And then there are the bar dates. After he got divorced he spent almost every evening in bars for a period of about a year and of course you then make your own dates.

Most of them are one-night stands but some can turn out okay.

Actually, over time what he found out is that you meet the most interesting dates when you are not looking. He’d be very hesitant to join a dating chat room on the Web because he would always have this feeling that this supposedly gorgeous female is actually a 68 year old Grandmother.

However, he met this attractive 34 year old girl about a year ago and she finds the Internet Dating scene just the perfect way to meet men; does so all the time and sometimes flies all across the country to meet them, goes out with them for a while and then is not quite happy and finds someone new.

So now there is this fantastic opportunity to find an interesting mate on the Web, having the ability to communicate with more than 250 million people world wide.

Learn how to separate the wheat from the chaf and you have found a true goldmine.

Take adequate precautions with regards to people lying and cheating, apparently 40% of people looking for a mate on the Web are married.

Be a little cynical, but remember, if things don’t work out, try somebody else, and if that does not work out, try somebody else.

Enough fish in the sea, about 250 million of them.

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Communication in relationships is one of the biggest challenges that people need to deal with today. Whenever you put two people together in a relationship, they each bring different values, beliefs, expectations, history, education, agendas, goals, personality style, communication style, feelings, life outlook and old baggage to each and every interaction.

It is difficult, at best, to communicate effectively with another person with each of these unique life outlooks, agendas and differences. The keys to better communication in a relationship are recognizing these differences, and the willingness to be flexible, accepting, understanding and non-judgmental of the other person’s views, opinions or communication style.

Almost always, the root of communication difficulty can be found in any one of the previous areas.
The first step in improving communication with another person is to look inward rather than outward for the cause of the problem. This is not always easy, as we tend to “fall in love” with our own views, opinions and attitudes. As far as most of us are concerned it is not me but you that has the problem! You must be willing to take at least 50 percent of the responsibility of the quality of your overall communication.
Here are a few things to consider as you try and create an open, honest and nurturing climate in your relationship.

1. Do not invalidate the other person by your words or actions.

2. Listen to them without an agenda or expectations.

3. Observe your own non-verbal signals while your partner is talking.

4. Look for their real intent and bypass his or her delivery.

5. Avoid negative words that can sting the other person.

6. All anger is rooted in fear so look beneath the anger and ask yourself -

what is my partner afraid of?

7. Lean to be an encourager.

8. Give frequent verbal appreciation.

9. Do not interrupt them.

10. Ask probing open ended questions.

11. Keep eye contact.

12. Avoid dealing in blame or finger pointing.

Remember that most people are doing the best they can with what they have at their disposal at the present time. And don’t forget that when you judge another person, these judgments say more about who you are than who he or she is.

Tim Connor, CSP is an internationally renowned sales, management and leadership speaker, trainer and best selling author. Since 1981 he has given over 3500 presentations in 21 countries on a variety of sales, management, leadership and relationship topics. He is the best selling author of over 60 books including; Soft Sell, That’s Life, Peace Of Mind, 81 Challenges Managers Face and Your First Year In Sales. He is also the CEO of Sales Clubs Of America. He can be reached at mailto:tim@timconnor.com tim@timconnor.com, 704-895-1230 or visit his websites at timconnor.com timconnor.com or SalesClubsOfAmerica.com SalesClubsOfAmerica.com

New Jersey is where you have resided your whole life and it has always been your dream to get married in your home town. Almost all of your planning is done for your wedding. You have purchased most of your bridesmaid gifts, accessories and you have the limo booked. The problem is you still have not found a banquet hall for the reception. Well do not worry I have went through most of the work for you all you have to do is call and book em.

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They have been in business for over ten years and have been creating lasting memories ever since. They can create custom menus, themes all to ensure that your event is memorable and professional.

Located in the heart of Monmouth County; The Red Bank’s historic Galleria. The cheerful, bustling restaurant is adorned with exposed brick and wood creating a relaxing and casual dining experience.
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Acquaviva Delle Fonti

The very elegant appointed dining rooms, sky high ceilings, marbleized columns, beautiful floral arrangements and hand painted embellishments echo a Mediterranean villa. Striking ceiling fixtures, scones and tables centered with shaded oil lamps provide muted romantic lighting. Acquaviva delivers excellence, style, comfort and a large variety of sumptuous cuisine to satisfy your discriminating taste.” The Star-Ledger.

Cuisine: Contemporary Northern Italian/Continental
Atmosphere: Romantic, elegant, Mediterranean casual
Capacity: 125 people
Layout: 4 distinct dining rooms
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Amalfi’s

Award winning Amalfi’s has become Mercer County’s wedding Reception site of choice. As you arrive, the meticulously landscaped grounds which features a picturesque gazebo and soothing fountain will enhance any affair at Amalfi’s. As you enter the spacious lounge area you will see why Amalfi’s creates the most memorable events. The elegant Ballroom which features Crystal Chandeliers and a spacious dance floor will offer accommodations up to 220 guests.

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These are just a few of the many different types of banquet halls that you can choose in the New Jersey area. I suggest that you take your time in choosing your banquet hall because it is one of the most important decisions of your event.

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There is a widespread misunderstanding by many women, and surprisingly also by many men that boys and men only have sexual feelings in their penis, or even only in their penis head. The reason why many men also carry this misconception is probably that boys often are educated to suppress corporeal sensations and to be hard.

Many erogenous zones in men and boys are best activated when the body is relaxed, and the zones are stimulated in a gentle manner. Gentle stimulation of these zones in a relaxed state can give feelings of pleasure as strong as those in the penis, and can even result in some types of strong orgasmic reactions. Here is a survey of various erotic zones in the male body, and how to stimulate the sensations in these zones. You can stimulate yourself at these zones when masturbating, or the your female or gay partner can do the stimulation work.

THE SCROTUM AND THE TESTICLES

The scrotal skin and the content of the scrotum, including the testicles, are sensitive to erotic stimulation. When stimulating these genital parts, take first hold of the scrotum with your whole hand, warming it inside your hand, and massaging it gently by gripping movements. Warming and handling the scrotum gives feelings in the whole genital region. Stimulation of the scrotum also increases the blood circulation and engorgement of all the genital organs around the scrotum.

The testicles are best stimulated by gentle rolling movements with your fingers. Also tickle the scrotal skin with your finger tips. A part of the penis is actually hidden partly inside and partly behind the scrotal sack, by palpating with your finger tips between the testicles or at the side under the scrotum; you can massage this part of the penis. A sharp massage with your finger tips gives the most intense sensations to this hidden root of the penis.

THE BREAST NIPPLES AND THEIR SURROUNDINGS

The nipples of a man are important erogenous zones, and a man has tits just as a woman, although the tits of a man are smaller and flatter that those of a woman. Actually a man has all the structures that a woman has in his breasts, but they are not developed to have a milk producing capacity.

This means that a man’s breasts have the same erotic capacity as the tits of woman. A man’s nipples also have an erective capacity. They rise and get hard upon stimulation. When stimulating a man’s breasts, take hold of the breast with your whole hand, warming it inside your hand, and massaging it gently by gripping movements. To stimulate the nipples, massage gently around the nipples with a finger tip. Also squeeze the nipples with your fingers, varying the intensity from the very gentle nip to some harder pressure.

THE REGION BETWEEN THE PENIS AND THE ANUS

The visible penis is actually a part of a larger body beginning at the prostate region just in front of the anus, and reaches to the tip of the penis. The urethra also goes through this structure. The parts between your legs will engorge when you are sexually exited just as the penis, and when it engorges, the region bulges out between the legs.

Upon mechanical stimulation, this area gives intense pleasurable feelings. You can stimulate this area by squeezing it between your fingers, pressing down against the urethra or massaging up and down along the urethra. You should change between gentle and a little harder handling, as these two manners give rise to different types of feelings.

THE NAVEL AND THE BLADDER REGION

The navel is an erotic point, and so are the structures in the middle of the belly between the navel and the penis. This structure contains a groove between the belly muscles. The structures in this groove are very sensuous, the so called linea alba. The naval can be stimulated by sticking a finger into it, and by tickling with your finger deep down in the navel. Also here you should alternate between light, gentle, slow tickling, and harder sharper tickling.

This stimulation give sensations that radiate out form the navel to the surroundings, and spreads downwards to the tip of your penis, giving a very funny feeling in your penis. The groove between the navel and the penis, you can stimulate by massaging up and down with the tip of your fingers.

THE BUTTOCKS AND ANAL SURROUNDINGS

The inner sides of the buttocks in the natal cleft give rise to deep erotic feelings with a very special intimate valor. Move your fingers up and down between the buttocks from the spine to the opposite end between the legs, and gently massage the inner side of each buttock with your finger tips.

You can also concentrate your attention to the region deep inside the cleft very near the anus and tickle these most intimate points with your finger tips. Further you can stretch each buttock to the side so that the butt cleft opens, and the rectal opening is also stretched. The result of these manipulations is erotic sensations that radiate to the whole pelvic area, flow deep inside you and rise upwards along your spine.

THE ANUS AND THE OUTER RECTUM

The anal region is in many ways the real central of feelings in a man or boy. By stimulating this area in the proper ways, you can create a process that spread waves of intense feelings of joy, pleasure and ecstasy up through the whole body, partly forward to the genitals and belly region, and partly along the spine up to the neck. You best stimulate the rectal opening by very gentle circulatory movements with your finger tips. Alternate between these circulatory movements and the stimulation of the insides of the buttocks.

You can also stick a smeared finger into the anal opening and stimulate by gentle movements in and out. By sticking your finger further inside, you can gently massage the inside walls of the anus. By adding some pressure, your stimulation reaches deep into the tissue around the rectum. All these stimulation give rise to profound feelings radiating to the whole body.

THE DEEP PART OF THE RECTUM

The perhaps most intimate and sensitive zone of a man, is the deep part of the rectum. This zone can be reached by gay intercourse or with a dildo or some other long object. When inserting something in the anus to stimulate this zone, it is necessary to be very cautious so that the intestinal walls are not hurt. However, this zone is so sensitive that even the gentlest stimulation gives an immense depth of feelings, both of physical and psychological kind.

You can stimulate this zone by gently and gradually by inserting a thin smeared dildo, and when fully inserted, very gently move it a little in and out, a little around, or press gently to different sides with the dildo. The more you relax, and the longer you do this stimulation, the deeper and more intense will the feelings grow.

THE PROSTATE:

The prostate lies just in front of the anus and the urethra goes through it. This gland produces much of the viscous fluid in the semen. You can stimulate it from the outside by pressing somewhat firmly with your fingers inward just in front of the anus. There is a deepening in this area, just like a little vagina. Press your finger into this groove and a little forward.

You can also stimulate the prostate by inserting your finger into the anus and massage the prostate through the front wall of the anus. The massage releases prostate fluid. Feeling the fluid coming through your urethra and dripping out through you pee-hole, add to the physical excitement. Also the prostate have its own sexual feelings, and prostate massage combined with anal stimulation can induce a form of orgasm that has a much deeper psychological and ecstatic impact than ordinary penile orgasm.

Knut Holt is a international internet marketer and author with a focus on health items and erotism. At this site you can find more health information, products to improve erotic life, products to increase sexual pleasure and natural medicines against many common diseases.

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Healthy dating relationships require and grow through large and persistent amounts of effort to sustain the element of romantic excitement.

Informal holidays like Valentine’s Day offer loving couples an excellent chance to further cultivate their healthy relationships.

Valentine’s Day celebrations offer friendly lovers superior excuses to build upon a healthy dating relationship.

Sometime ago, a wise soul once observed: “In love, we would much rather give than take. Yet, if the giving is one-sided, there is trouble. And Love (accepts) no half measures.”

In today’s fast-paced world, couples search for the easiest to develop enriching, fulfilling and nurturing relationships.

Healthy dating relationships are a little like the open-air bazaar of life, where marriage partners display their affections, offer to share their emotions and provide support for each other.

If you want to fan the flames of your relationship, make a date with your lover to take advantage of this coming Valentine’s Day to do one or more of the following activities:

1) Bake and eat a sensuous dessert, like a Baked Alaska, Bananas Foster en flambe, Cherries Jubilee, etc.;

2) Find a secluded place to swim or walk along the beach – be sure to carry something to drink, eat and snack on – You will discover how to love this by saying “I really like doing this”;

3) Dust off a board game like Monopoly, Trivia Pursuit, Scrabble, Chess, Checkers or open up a deck of playing cards while you eat, drink and enjoy the gaming.

The perfect occasion to add sweetness and substance to your love life and start strengthening a healthy relationship is now – keep the sparkle in your lover’s eyes and indulge your special friend to show her/him how much you care.

We should not wait for special occasions like Valentine’s Day to impress our special love with boxes of chocolates and gifts of flowers.

“What else is love but understanding and rejoicing in the fact that another person lives, acts, and experiences otherwise than we do?” – Friedrich Nietzsche What more can I say?

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It’s like a jungle sometimes! The Sugar Hill Gang could have been talking about online dating when they penned their greatest hit. Of course, back in the early 1980s the idea of finding a partner via the Internet would have been regarded in the same light as taking a day trip to the moon; twenty plus years on and strolling around Copernicus for the afternoon is still the stuff of fantasy, but finding the perfect match on the Internet is something that more and more of us are doing.

Out there in the online jungle are a great many different creatures, all of whom make their respective ways down to the watering hole with their own aims in mind. Some come merely to socialise, to chew the fat with the other denizens of this fertile environment, rub shoulders with the great and the tiny, hear the latest gossip on the bush telegraph and keep abreast of recent goings on; others come to prowl, surveying the ranks of assorted beasts, picking the choicest morsels to feast their eyes upon (or more)! Still more come in hope of something less tangible, they come seeking companionship from creatures like themselves; a life partner to raise a brood with or share a nest.

So, what kind of dating creature are you? We identified a few of the inhabitants of the dating jungle below:

With their long legs and lurid pink plumage; the flamingos come down to the watering hole to preen, flirt and catch tiny krill. The slightest noise or sudden move and they take to the air, startled. Flamingos in the world of online singles are equally skittish; they upload pictures of themselves so that they can be admired, preening in the water, thriving on compliments they snap up like so much krill. These flamingos will take to the wing at the slightest mention of meeting, or taking things to a more serious level.

Howler monkeys are the jungle’s gossips; rampantly sociable, they come to the water to meet and chatter, to groom and to reinforce their social bonds. Howler monkey dating site users are often looking for friends to chat and gossip with. They tend to use the sites very regularly and sometimes for hours on end, chatting to new friends and adding to their favourites lists. This can be a great way to use dating sites for people who have just moved to a new town or city, or who find it difficult to meet people because of work constraints.

And then the lion – the self-styled King of the Jungle may have a mighty roar but is actually quite a timid creature, shying away from large groups of prey, preferring to circle silently and pick the perfect target. These types of daters will often view your profile six or seven times before sending you a hello; they like to make sure of what they’re getting as lions don’t like to waste energy. Of course when they do make their choice this skilled hunter’s charms can often prove hard to resist!

So flamingo, monkey or lion; whatever type of dating creature you are have fun, be safe and remember – it’s a jungle out there!

Croydon Hounslow works for loopylove.com the UK’s leading free dating site