THE DATING SHARK LIBRARY
Find your
next move.
Start with the part of dating you want to work on. Read a guide, choose something to practice, and bring it into your next conversation.
22 guides
First Date Advice: Make a Simple Plan and Show Up Well
A first date needs a workable plan and enough room for a conversation. Choose somewhere you can hear each other, agree on the practical details, and arrive ready to learn…
How to Write a Dating Profile That Sounds Like You
A dating profile should help someone recognize you, understand a little about your life, and find something worth asking about. Clear photographs and specific details do…
What to Say When You Want to Flirt With Her
You want a woman to know you are interested, but the words become strangely complicated. You offer a compliment so vague she cannot tell what you mean. You hint at meeting…
How to Flirt With Humor Without Making It Awkward
A date can feel stiff even when both people want to be there. You exchange sensible questions, deliver careful answers, and avoid saying anything that might sound foolish.…
How to Have a Dating Conversation That Goes Beyond Small Talk
You can talk for an hour and still leave a date feeling that neither person learned much. You exchanged job titles, compared neighborhoods, and agreed that travel is nice.…
How to Attract Women Without Chasing Approval
You see a woman you want to meet. You catch yourself rehearsing an introduction, rejecting it, and trying another. By the time you decide what to say, she has left. You go…
Dating Advice for Men Who Overthink the First Move
Useful dating advice gives you something you can try in the next conversation. It helps you choose a suitable moment, speak clearly, and notice the answer. If the advice…
Speed Dating: How to Use a Short Conversation Well
At speed dating, use each short conversation to discover whether you would enjoy talking again. Give a clear introduction, choose a subject you actually care about, and…
Second Date Advice: Decide What You Want to Learn Next
Ask for a second date because you want more time with the person you met. You may still be unsure about compatibility, but there should be something you would like to…
Tinder Pickup Lines You Can Turn Into a Conversation
Use Tinder pickup lines as a way to begin a conversation you can continue in your own words. A greeting becomes more useful when it connects to something in her profile…
Online Dating: How to Move From Messages to a Real Date
Use online dating to start conversations you would like to continue in person. A clear profile, a specific first message, and a workable invitation give you something to…
Singles Near Me: How to Meet Women in Your Area
Typing "singles near me" into a search box can produce plenty of options and still leave you unsure where to go. A list of venues does not tell you whether conversation is…
How to Approach a Woman You Think Is Out of Your League
You notice a woman you would like to meet, then begin explaining why she would never be interested. You imagine the men who must already be contacting her. You compare…
Is She Interested or Just Being Polite
A woman answers your question, smiles briefly, and looks toward the room. You wonder whether she is interested, being polite, or waiting for you to leave. You start…
What a Dating Coach Should Help You Practice
A dating coach should help you see what you are doing, choose a useful adjustment, and practice until you can make the decision yourself. Before paying for coaching,…
How to Make a Better First Impression
You do not need to enter a room as the most impressive man in it. You do need to make it easy for someone to meet the person you are. Clean clothes, an audible…
How to Recover From an Awkward First Date
The first few minutes of a date can go badly without telling you much about the next hour. You mishear a question, choose a table beside a loud speaker, or make an…
How to Ask a Woman Out Without Overexplaining
You have enjoyed talking with a woman for twenty minutes. You want to see her again, but instead of asking, you keep adding another topic. You hope she will make the next…
How to Adapt Your Conversation Without Losing Your Personality
You tell the same story on two dates. One woman interrupts with questions and adds a story of her own. Another listens quietly and answers after a pause. If you decide…
From First Date to an Exclusive Relationship That Fits Your Life
A woman can enjoy your company on a first date and still decide you would not make a good partner. You can feel strong attraction and later discover that your plans for…
Stop Overthinking Her Texts and Start Dating With Confidence
You send a message you felt good about. Ten minutes later, you check whether she has replied. By lunchtime, you have reread the exchange and decided your last sentence…
Dating in Your 30s Without Treating Every Date as a Deadline
Make room for dating in your 30s by deciding what you want, what time you can offer, and which next step you are willing to take. You can be serious about meeting someone…