Dear DateSpacers,

So the Wall Street Journal this week makes The Bell Jar look like Chicken Soup for the Chipper, Cheerleading Team Captain Named Tiffani (Amber Thiessen) Soul.* The doom is matched only by gloom. Sorry, DateSpacers, as far as finances go, we’re all pretty much sunk. At this point we would all be better off if we’d kept our money in pogs.**

Think all is lost? Think again. You just need to remember what really matters. See how you do on this Pop Music Pop Quiz. It should put things in perspective. All you have to do is identify the missing word in the popular song lyric. Ready? Here you go:

1. “Money can’t buy me ___.” (The Beatles)

(A) a working time machine
(B) an Everlasting Gobstopper
(C) schadenfreude
(D) love

2. “All you need is ____.” (The Beatles)

(A) a good lawyer
(B) a flatscreen
(C) to drop about 15-20 pounds
(D) love

3. “I don’t need a whole lots o’ ____/ I don’t need a big fine car.” (Grand Funk Railroad)

(A) Buffy the Vampire Slayer Collector’s Sets
(B) toenail clippers
(C) backhoes
(D) money

4. “And even though we ain’t got ____/ I’m so in love with you honey/ And everything will bring a chain of ____” (Kenny Loggins)

(A) nothing…fools
(B) bunnies…custody
(C) tuberculosis…lakes
(D) money…love

See a pattern here? You’ll be just fine. Look, if Loggins says, “Everything’s gonna be alright,” then it will be. The man wrote “Danger Zone.”

Our advice? You guessed it: invest in love. It’ll pay off.
1. DateSpace of the Week
This week’s DateSpace of the Week is Amber Asian Cuisine: “The restaurant’s club-like ambiance and artistic presentation makes sushi sexier than it already is. Bring your appetite — the fish here is whale-size, which creates the perfect opportunity for sharing.” Basically, the only way this place could be hotter is if were instead named “Amber Thiessen Cuisine.”***

And though we may not be finance experts, as usual we’ve got Insider Info on the place: “Amber is one of the few great restaurants that’s actually on Restaurant.com and that actually accepts Restaurant.com gift certificates… Restaurant.com sells $25, $50, and $100 gift certificates to restaurants…for a fraction of the price. Usually, the $25 certificates go for $10, but occasionally www.DealNews.com will offer a promo code that you can type into Restaurants.com and you can get those same certificates for an astonishing $2.”

Pair these gift certificates with a little charm and you can expect some serious ROI.

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
This week, Letty counsels a hapless M.D. on how to woo the fairer sex on online dating sites. Among Letty’s words of wisdom: “Sometimes it is not what you say but how you say it. Then again, it is also not what you say but what you don’t say, that often tells the tale.”

Need more advice on what not to say when writing to potential flames? Check out the latest tome in the DateSpaces.com Reference Library: Dating Diction: Words to Avoid in Emails to People You Might Want to Date. Here’s an excerpt from the “mo”s : “…mojo, mommy, mononucleosis, mossy,…”

Love is all you need,

The DateSpaces.com Team

XOXOX

*Ok, ok, there’s no such thing. But check out how many titles there are. Bet it’s more than you thought. Our favorite is Sopa de pollo para el Alma de Amante de Caballo.

**For the record, I knew this all along. Thank God I held on to my Boyz II Men slammer. Thank God.

***Apologies. I know that’s two references in one email, but I can’t help myself. Everything reminds me of her. I love you, Kelly Kapowski!