Effective Contact Etiquette: When You Meet Someone You Want to See or Talk to Again

Contact etiquette is essential if you date once in a while or are actively dating to find your ideal mate.

• Do you want someone you just met to have your home, office or cell phone numbers?

• Is it okay with you to receive e-mails at your place of business?

• Do you have any concerns inviting someone you just met into your home or office?

Decide what is comfortable for you. Don’t worry about how the other person is going to view this. When setting up the first 5 to 8 meetings, make every conceivable effort to avoid inviting strangers into your home or your office.

Men and women you meet and start dating are strangers! It doesn’t matter who you think they are or who you want them to be. Until you have personal experience with people over time, they are strangers.

Meet them in the coffee house, restaurant or art gallery. Invite a friend to join you and this “new” special person. Park your car down the street, not in the restaurant parking lot. Say goodbye in front of the art gallery.

Be savvy and be safe. Help people understand what you expect and how to treat you. Take a deep breath, connect to what you know and go for it!

Remember, only YOU can make it happen!