Mousetrap: Prepare for Dating

Just because you know the object and rules of the dating game, that doesn’t mean you are any good at it or that you can get someone to play it with you. So lets take a look at the things you must do prior to sitting at the game table with someone else.

Preparing the Game

The most important aspect of getting good at playing any game is to know what to expect. Do you remember all those tasks and traps sitting on your board? Those are what you need to become familiar with. When your relationships ended what tasks and traps did the other player leave behind? What tasks or traps did you skip in multi-player mode? What traps or tasks did you fail to triumph over to get to the relationship square? These are all questions you need to ask yourself. If you have a plan for the traps and tasks ahead you have a better chance at winning the game, not to mention you can add that lure to your bait box. Which leads us to the next point.

The Bait Box

If you are prepared for the dating game by knowing your board, how can you get someone to sit at the table with you? You need bait of course. And everyone has bait, except for one of the previously mentioned types; the sideliners. Sideliners will just have to take the plunge and buy their first bait box. So what is bait? Bait is your best features or attributes. To put it plainly “work with what ya got.” If you are funny use it, if you are intelligent use it.

Your bait box should have at least three lures in it. The first lure should be your best feature, what works best with the opposite sex and as well as what works with your friends. Your second lure should be a supplemental attribute, such as you may be hilarious (lure #1) but you are also a pretty good cook (lure #2.) And finally, your last bait should be a live worm so to speak. It is your best bet for a lure, as your live worm is the real you the emotional you, but it is also the most vulnerable. When fishing with a live worm you catch less as they can nibble bits of the worm off without hooking, or they can completely remove the worm before you even notice it is gone. So a word of caution must be given when using live bait; use sparingly and be prepared for the unfortunate possibilities. My advice, use it later in the dating game.

Baiting isn’t just for luring someone to sit at your game table, baiting is used throughout the whole dating game and even beyond the relationship square. Baiting is in effect, your personal charm. Not all people love a funny man or an intellect. But if you are fortunate enough to to land on a relationship square with someone else, do not underestimate your bait box, after all it probably had a lot to do with the success of winning the game. So don’t put away your bait box just because you won the dating game, it is an essential toolkit for your relationship ahead. Just keep swimming.

And always…

Happy Fishing!