Happy Holidays DateSpacers! We hope you’ve all recovered from your Thanksgiving tryptophan-induced comas. Before we know it, we may find ourselves under the mistletoe with that special someone. Coincidentally, Rob from Long Beach sends us this query: “I’m going on a really important first date this week. So when it’s time for the first kiss, how can I make sure it’s not awkward?”

You came to the right place. We’re going to share the secret of a smooth first kiss…and make you look and feel like James Bond while doing it!

Remember in Hitch, where Will Smith teaches Kevin James all about kissing his gal at her front door? Good. Forget it.

As Thanksgiving approaches, one DateSpacer certainly has something to be thankful for: one solid year of love and happiness (cue: Al Green) with his special someone. Steve, writing us from the beautiful city of White Plains, asks, “My girlfriend and I are approaching our one-year anniversary. We want do something really special. What kind of date would be appropriate?”

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Another week, another dating dilemma. Here’s a question from Jill, writing to us from the Lower East Side:

“I’ve gone out on a few dates with this guy, and now he wants me to meet some of his friends. For some reason, they all sound intimidating – he was really close with them in college and I’m worried they’ll disapprove of me. How do I impress them?”

There’s your first lesson, Jill: don’t be intimidated! You’re important enough that he wants to introduce you to his friends. That’s a big step and should give you a boost of confidence. If you seem really nervous, you may come off as being cold. Smiling goes a long way…and while you’re at it, be open to any and all conversation topics. You should be a participant, not an observer. This applies to guys too, DateSpacers! Women also seek the approval of their pack.

True story: A friend of ours woke up yesterday in a fog due to Daylight’s Savings Time, thinking he was late for a brunch date on the UES. He dashed out the door and went to meet his date, but forgot about…the New York Marathon. It turns out that all the traffic that delayed him actually made him on time for brunch. Only in New York…

However, those actions left him out of breath, sweaty and brain-dead. He reported a ton of awkward silences and wondered what he could do to prevent that in the future. We’d suggest remembering to turn the clock back and marking the first Sunday in November as the marathon, but we’ll use the wise words of Scar from Disney’s The Lion King: “Be Prepared.”

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