Dear DateSpacers,

Spring, season of love, has fully arrived. A vernal verse for you, by our poet-in-residence, d.s. commings:

in Just-

spring when the world revives wrested

from winter indolence one

web site

hooks you up

and slowpitchandsundresses

emerge from cedar and

storage units and it’s

spring

when the world is date-delicious

one

web site

hooks you up

and yankeesandmetsandsnowbirds come dancing

from Florida and mahjong and

it’s

spring

and

one

well-suited

webSite hooks

you

up

-d.s. commings

1. DateSpace of the Week

For a delightful daytime date, charles suggests The Boathouse Restaurant.

Been on a really great date lately? Suggest next week’s DateSpace of the week by emailing eric@datespaces.com.

2. This Week at The Daily Dater

Terrified of blind dates? You’re not alone. That’s why we’ve put together a list of four tips to make blind dating more fun than being The Next Contestant on “The Price is Right”. In fact, one of our tips is to treat your blind date like a game show:

The philosophy is this: you came in with nothing, so play to win and you’ll at least end up with some sort of consolation prize (“Contestants not appearing on stage will receive this cardboard carton of eggplant parmesan leftovers, courtesy of…”) One of the advantages of the blind date is that you’re not too invested. Procuring a date with someone you know is sometimes the result of careful planning, patience, and tact—leaving you feeling like you have a lot to lose. Here, you have a shot at something that you didn’t put in an ounce of effort for in the first place…

For the full article, free from puns about dinner with Stevie Wonder, click here.

Also this week, see guest columnist Liz Levine’s take on The Top Ten Non-Manhattan Dates!

Send your dating queries and conundrums our way by emailing charles@datespaces.com.

Happy Spring and Happy Dating!

The DateSpaces.com Team

XOXOX