In this day of social networking, up-to-the-second information and the practice known as internet stalking, it’s hard not to dig up the dirt on anyone you know (full disclosure: the writer of this post shares his name with a former vice president. That’s about the worst thing you can find). That’s why this question from Dani in Park Slope is a bit of a toughie: “I’m going on this blind date a friend set up for me. I want to Google and Facebook him, but I feel like that’ll ruin the ‘blind’ part of things. Should I do it?”

We’ve received many a question about dating amongst friends (see our posts about that subject here , and here) but here’s an interesting one: Mark, a teacher from the Village, asks, “My two friends have started dating and it’s changed the dynamic of our circle. What should I do?”

We’re back from a vacation that was very much necessary. We’ll start off the proceedings with a common query. This one’s from Jessica in Long Island: “My date showed up dressed way too casual. We were going to the theater and to a nice restaurant afterward. I still had a good time, but am not sure how to let the person know to dress more formal the next time.” First off, you can look at our two installments of “First Date Fashionista” (click here and here).

With our staff taking Memorial Day off for a job well done, we were more than surprised to come back to our offices to find an email from an anonymous user…the very same guy who starred in our most recent installment of Ask Our Staff. We asked him for as much detail as he could muster and here’s what he had to say:

Believe it or not, DateSpacers, we secretly had a pool betting on when we’d receive this one. Let’s just say that it took longer than we expected, so congratulations to one of our group, who is $50 richer.

A user pleading anonymity wrote us the following, “I’m a 20-year-old virgin who just started what looks to be a seriously relationship and I think me and my girl are going to do the deed soon. I’m nervous about being good at it, especially because I know she’s really really experienced with this and because she knows I’ve never done it. What should I do?”

“Help!” That’s the last line of an email we received from an anonymous user who had a serious question for us to answer. Never fear! DateSpaces is here!

The rest of the email read, “I’ve gone on a handful of dates with a guy who I think could be a potential mate down the road, but I haven’t told him yet that I have a daughter from a previous marriage. When should I tell him and how?”

Due to our ever-growing readership, we’ve decided to bring back a few oldies but goodies from our vault of advice. We’ve decided to dust this one off because around this time last year, we had our first meeting about this very site. So, Happy Anniversary! Here’s our take on the perfect way to approach an anniversary date:

A friend of ours over the weekend told us she was taking a vacation with a guy she had just started dating recently. While were excited for her, we just want to make things clear about what it can mean.

Here’s a question from one of our own staff members, who was curious about a simple, old-time tradition: should you bring flowers on a first date? Ponder that one for a while.

Done pondering? Good. The short answer is no. While the gesture is sweet and she’ll probably think, initially, that you’re a pretty classy dude, inevitably one or more of the following three thoughts will pop into her head:

Finally! Some good weather is coming our way…which means some of our staff members are beginning to feel the effects of Spring allergies. Aaaahh-choo!

Anyhoo, here’s this week’s question from Sam from Yonkers, who cornered us at a party and asked our advice about the following: “I want to ask out my friend’s ex-girlfriend. They’ve been broken up for over a year and I’ve been in touch with her a lot. Even when they were dating, we hung out without my friend, which was fine with him then. Is that okay to do?”