Ah, Valentine's Day. If you're single or not in a serious relationship (and sometimes even if you are), the big V-Day can cause you lots of undue stress.
If you're single, you may dread it because you don't have a date or aren't in a relationship with someone.
If you're in a casual relationship (or one that's just starting out), you're worried about what to do that's "appropriate".
Men feel pressure to spend lots of money to impress their dates. Women stress out trying to "read the signals" of the guys.
All-in-all, it's just a messy situation.
Never fear, however, Social Charm is here to help with our "Valentine's Day Survival Guide". So take a few deep breaths, sit back, and pay attention. You'll make it - we promise.
Here are some quick tips, no matter what your dating situation:
We recently did a Q&A seminar called Take Back Your Social Life for the New Jersey Young Professionals, where young professionals submitted questions about improving their social lives - both personally and professionally - we answered those questions using our basic framework of understanding human social interaction.
You can download a copy of the presentation here for free .
However, we're still not satisfied.
There were so many good questions that we didn't have time to cover, and - since we know that there were some people who really wanted to make the call but couldn't, here's what we're going to do:
Posted by: bflorez in Love Life, ETR, Career on
Jan 9, 2009
Everyone’s done it. Missed that big meeting. Didn’t finish that proposal on time. Forgot that interview (or that anniversary). Whatever it was, you screwed up – and you know it. They know it too.
So how do you deal with the angry parties – whether boss, friend, shareholder, or spouse?
Here are six steps to follow when you royally blow it:
