A Date from Hell: Universal Studio's Halloween Horror Nights

With Halloween just around the corner, what would be a more perfect date with your boyfriend or girlfriend than to visit Universal's Halloween Horror Nights. For the month of October, Universal's theme park is transformed to frightening nightmare straight from the silver screen.
Tickets for the event generally run from $30 to $40 per person, Florida residents do get a discount. Orlando also offers packages for couples to purchase tickets and a room at one of Orlando's hotel. Universal's Halloween Horror Nights offers entertainment from haunted houses, amusement park rides, live bands, and most of all a hell of a time.
This year theme is ripped from the silver screen. The haunted houses will be based on horror films such as Child's Play, the Saw movies, and The Wolfman. Universal's Halloween Horror Nights is the perfect couple weekend getaway for the month of October.
www.halloweenhorrornights.com/orlando

Stepping Outside the Box: Interracial Dating

South Florida is home to such a diverse population. Blacks, whites, latinos, and everything else in between is present in sunny South Florida. Florida Atlantic isn't any different. Students of all ethnicities attend FAU, making it one of the most culturally diverse universities in the nation.

This makes dating at FAU more unique since you can get to know someone from a different background other than yourself. You get learn about that person's culture, what they do for fun, etc. Its good to have an open mind when it comes to dating.

If you constantly stick to one type of person, you could be missing out on dozens of eligible bachelors or bachelorettes. So take a chance, step outside of your norm. Who knows, the one you marry could be the one you least expect.

What to do if your friend doesn't like the one your with??

When it comes to the opinions of your friends and your loved ones about your personal life, their's usually matters the most. But what do you do when the people that matter the most to you, dislike the person your in love with? It's kind of difficult to maintain a relationship when the two most important people in your life don't get along. You don't want to choose sides; its almost as if you're literally caught between a rock and a hard place. On one hand you can sides, boys may come and go, but good friends are forever. Also, what if the one you're with now is one of the best things that happened to you? Are you suppose to give up the one your with just please somebody? All these questions play over and over in your mind, for me especially since i'm in a similar situation right now. I don't even have an answer for myself. It's hard not to step on anyone's toes, but at the end of the day, you have to do whats best for you. As in outsider looking in... is the best thing to do in this situation?

10 ways to know if a guy is into you

A friend of mine was doing a project for her sociology class. Her study was to prove whether old cliches of whether or not a guy likes you hold true in 2009. I thought it would be interesting to list the cliches she used in her project as part of my blog:

1. Examine his body language: If he likes you, you may see that he rarely turns his back to you, often leans towards you, and also looks at you a lot.
2. Notice his eye contact: If he likes you, he may either look away quickly if he is shy, or he'll try to catch your eye.
3. Listen: to what he's saying to you
4. Be aware of touching: He might put his hand on your arm when he laughs
5. Watch: his actions around other girls and see if he treats you differently.
6. Watch for him showing interest: in things you like and do.
7. Check for signs of nervousness: Nervous laughter, sweaty palms, deep breaths, fidgeting
8. Pay attention to his friends: If they know he's interested in you, they might tease subtly when you're around.
9. Don't ignore him: If he shows genuine interest in you.
10. Look to see if he imitates: you If he mimics you, he probably likes you.

He's just not that into you: Part 3

If you been following any previous posts on my blog, this is the 3rd and final segment to a situation that happened to my friend. She met a guy, liked him, went out with him a few times, turns out he was married... to make a long story short. Well, recently something happened that added more drama to this soap opera. She was at work, doing what she usually does, and this woman asked to speak with her. Looking confused as to why this woman would want to speak with her, she pulled her to the side and spoke with her in private. The woman was holding an infant child may be about 3-5 months old. Of course, anybody reading this knows the outcome of this story. It was infact her new guys wife. The woman didn't cause a major scene she just told her she knew what was going on. My friend, who was in total disbelief, apologized to the woman and told her she her she had no idea that he was married. The woman understood, and responded,"Well, if you are really threw with him, then i'll stay with him." For some reason I could not fathom why any woman married, single, with or without kids would want to stay with a man who was cheating on them. Maybe there is a missing piece to the puzzle that only a married woman will understand.

Let's go Dutch: Who pays for the bill on dates?

After a romantic dinner or movie date with your new guy, comes an awkward moment... the waiter brings the check. Your date looks at you, you look at your date. Are you suppose to be old fashioned and let the gentleman pay, or do you consider yourself a modern woman and decide to take care of it. For the first date, it is a nice gesture for the guy to pay for the date. Its shows that he is a man and can take care of things which is important to girls. If he makes you pay for the first date, things just go down hill from there. If you pay for the first date, your probably going to paying for a lot more things in the future. But, as you goes go out more and more, its not a bad idea for the girl to start paying for dates here and there. Not for the guy to take total advantage of you and make you pay for everything, but just here and there. When a woman pays for a date it shows independence. Most of the guy friends I know think it is attractive. Or if you 're a girl who has a problem paying for an entire date, pay for your half. In today's economy, it is hard for a guy to pay for everything. So make a nice gesture, and go halfies!!! It wheill better your relationship in the future.

Before we say I do: Cohabitation before marriage.

Back in the time of our parents and our parents' parents, cohabitating between couples was a major sin. "Shacking up," as my parents called it, was extremely frowned upon. Now that times have changed, more and more young couples are moving in with one another before they exchange vows. Couples usually decide to cohabitat, so they can get to know one another's living habits, which is not exactly a bad idea, you don't really know someone until you live with them. Personally, I am all for living with you partner before marriage. It is better do it before you get married, than marry the person and realize you cannot deal them. However, a study done by Sharon Sassler at the Ohio State University has caused me to lean differently. The study suggests that couples who live together before marriage may be less likely to eventually marry than previously believed. Only about 40 percent of cohabiting couples studied ended up marrying within four to seven years. And 42 percent of cohabiting couples disagreed about the future of their relationship and ended it. Overall, the study shows that living together is not necessarily a transitional period that leads to marriage, but it is an alternative to being single or married. So no couple really knows which end of the spectrum they fit in until they get married; are they the 40 percent who end up marrying one another or are they the ones that break up. It all depends one the strenght of your relationship, and if that person really is the one for you.

For more information about Sassler's study please visit http://www.oso.edu/units/research