Some great wisdom on relationships

December 15, 2009 by Will
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I received this link from a friend to a GREAT article entitled “Things You Should Know Before Getting Married” by Datingish.com. She took comfort reading this after reflecting on the failure of her relationship after deciding it was for the best to part ways with her boyfriend. While framed in marriage, it’s equally applicable to all relationships. Just replace “marriage” with “relationship” if you’re not married.

The sparkle of a new relationship is always temporary.
The fires of infatuation have to cool before mature love can grow and develop.
Growing up with happily married parents doesn’t guarantee that your own marriage will be good. Likewise, growing up in a broken family doesn’t necessarily mean you won’t have a good marriage.
A successful marriage has much more to do with how you handle your current life than what happened in your past.

Just being happy is one of the greatest gifts you can give your spouse.
Another of the best gifts you can give them is your focused attention.
If you know what your spouse’s dreams and desires are and help them to achieve those things, you will both be happier.
Never keep feelings of gratitude to yourself.

You can’t avoid arguments, but you can avoid destructive ones.
Resolved conflict strengthens and builds relationships, but resentment and unresolved conflict destroys them. Even if you have to take a break from the argument, make sure to resolve it as soon as you possibly can.

You can read the rest of the article on their website, Datingish.com

I’m interested to know what your thoughts on this compilation of wisdom. See you in the comments!

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Rejoice bar hoppers and frequenters!

December 13, 2009 by Will
Filed under Blog, Drinks, Toronto

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TO Drinks Weekly

Hey all!

As always, I’m always trying to look out for the best deals for all of my readers so they an awesome time while out on dates without breaking the bank.

I recently got in touch behind the guy who’s behind a great website that works directly with bars in Toronto to directly bring to you the latest and greatest drink specials inyour immediate neighbhourhood if you’re living in the Downtown Toronto area.

The website is Toronto Drinks Weekly and if you’re looking for the latest and greatest drinks specials in your area (or an area you haven’t yet explored), you should definitely pay them a visit. They do a much better job than I ever can and figure you would definitely benefit by paying them a visit rather than relying on my dated article on the Cheap Drinks Guide to Toronto that was published a little over a year ago.

Besides mentioning them in this blog post, they’re also located on my Blogroll on the bottom left corner of every page of Cheap Date Ideas.

Have fun, save some cash and of course drink responsibly

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Links I Like Vol. 1

November 22, 2009 by Will
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I’ve been meaning to do this for quite some time now, but I’m glad I finally got around to this after laying the groundwork for strategy and some biz dev as of late. The “Links I Like” posts will be a weekly series where I scour the internet for anything that I find interesting which provides practical tips in 4 key areas of our personal lives and fit the mandate of Cheap Date Ideas! – Dating/Relationships, Health/Fitness, Personal Development, and of course Personal Finance. I’ll probably throw in some funny articles for good measure.

In any case, welcome to the first volume of Links I Like

Dating/Relationships:

How to Date with Extra Weight: Do you have a “Fattitude”? by Kelli Lawless (one of my favourite dating bloggers) at Dating and Mating in America

Fear and Love by David Wygant (he was the inspiration for the movie “Hitch”)

How to Cure Neediness by my personal friend David “Dr. Asian Rake” at The Social Man blog

Health and Fitness:

How to Lose 20 lbs of Fat in 30 Days… Without Doing Any Exercise by Tim Ferriss at the Four Hour Workweek blog

CrossFit vs P90X by Catalyst Gym

Fitness Update #7: P90X Phase 1 Thoughts and Results by yours truly in my personal devlopment blog Galvanizd.com

Personal Development:

Time management: How an MIT postdoc writes 3 books, a PhD defense, and 6+ peer-reviewed papers — and finishes by 5:30pm @ Ramit Sethi’s “I Will Teach You To Be Rich” blog

Remove a Limiting Belief in About 20 Minutes by Steve Pavlina