{"id":589,"date":"2016-05-21T01:47:29","date_gmt":"2016-05-21T01:47:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.singleandstillbreathing.com\/?page_id=589"},"modified":"2017-04-24T06:06:06","modified_gmt":"2017-04-24T06:06:06","slug":"social-dating-and-courtship","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.singleandstillbreathing.com\/?page_id=589","title":{"rendered":"SOCIAL: Friends and Dating"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #ff6600;\">MENU &#8211; SOCIAL: Friends and Dating articles follow . . .<\/span><br \/>\n<\/strong><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\"><em>\u2192 <\/em><span style=\"color: #33cccc;\"><a style=\"color: #33cccc;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.singleandstillbreathing.com\/\"><strong>HOME:<\/strong> Sink or Swim<\/a><\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #008080;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #008080;\">(1) <a style=\"color: #008080;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.singleandstillbreathing.com\/?page_id=589\"><strong>SOCIAL:<\/strong>&nbsp;Friends and Dating<\/a><br \/>\n(2) <a style=\"color: #008080;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.singleandstillbreathing.com\/?page_id=579\"><strong>MENTAL:<\/strong>&nbsp;&#8220;Single&#8221; Bits of Wisdom<\/a><br \/>\n(3) <a style=\"color: #008080;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.singleandstillbreathing.com\/?page_id=581\"><strong>PHYSICAL:<\/strong>&nbsp;Image and Health<\/a><br \/>\n(4) <a style=\"color: #008080;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.singleandstillbreathing.com\/?page_id=583\"><strong>SPIRITUAL:<\/strong>&nbsp;Plan of Happiness<\/a><br \/>\n(5) <a style=\"color: #008080;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.singleandstillbreathing.com\/?page_id=591\"><strong>EMOTIONAL<\/strong>: Invisible\/Visible You<\/a><br \/>\n(6) <a style=\"color: #008080;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.singleandstillbreathing.com\/?page_id=593\"><strong>WORK &amp; HOME: Career and Family&nbsp;<\/strong><br \/>\n<\/a><\/span><span style=\"color: #008080;\">(7)&nbsp;<a style=\"color: #008080;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.singleandstillbreathing.com\/?page_id=1166\"><strong>PARTIES &amp; SOCIALS: Playing the Game<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/a>(8) <a style=\"color: #008080;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.singleandstillbreathing.com\/?page_id=1289\">FOOD &#8211; Best Bites: Quick Easy Recipes<\/a><br \/>\n\u2192&nbsp;<span style=\"color: #33cccc;\"><a style=\"color: #33cccc;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.singleandstillbreathing.com\/?page_id=879\">ABOUT US \/ CONTACT US<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"entry-title\"><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #ff6600;\">SOCIAL: Friends and Dating articles . . .<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #008080;\">Article #3 &#8211; <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.singleandstillbreathing.com\/?p=1238\"><span style=\"color: #008080;\"><strong>Plenty of Fish in the Sea? Fabulous Ideas to Find Your Date or Mate<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.singleandstillbreathing.com\/?p=1238\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-2092\" src=\"http:\/\/www.singleandstillbreathing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Single.Social.1-3-p001.jpg\" alt=\"SOCIAL: Dating and Friendship, Plenty of Fish in the Sea? Ways to Find a Date or Mate, Mr. \/ Ms. Right, SingleandStillBreathing.com\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.singleandstillbreathing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Single.Social.1-3-p001.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.singleandstillbreathing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Single.Social.1-3-p001-520x520.jpg 520w, https:\/\/www.singleandstillbreathing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Single.Social.1-3-p001-70x70.jpg 70w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #008080;\">From the time you were 16 you were looking for a future mate, waundering in a sea of potential fish. You were warned against the dangers, yet you keep swimming and venturing out . . . hoping not to get into deep waters. Now that you are still single and still swimming, here are ways to connect with more fish, increasing your options. <span style=\"color: #99cc00;\"><a style=\"color: #99cc00;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.singleandstillbreathing.com\/?p=1238\">READ ON to learn ways to find a date or mate . . .<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #008080;\">ARTICLE #2 &#8211; <a style=\"color: #008080;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.singleandstillbreathing.com\/?p=1554\"><strong>Keep Love Alive: 10 Ways to Love Yourself . . . So You Can Love Others<\/strong><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.singleandstillbreathing.com\/?p=1554\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-1821\" src=\"http:\/\/www.singleandstillbreathing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Single.Social.1-3-p011.jpg\" alt=\"KEEP LOVE ALIVE: 10 Ways to Love Yourself . . So You Can Love Others, SingleandStillBreathing.com\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.singleandstillbreathing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Single.Social.1-3-p011.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.singleandstillbreathing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Single.Social.1-3-p011-520x520.jpg 520w, https:\/\/www.singleandstillbreathing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Single.Social.1-3-p011-70x70.jpg 70w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #008080;\">Have you ever heard the analogy of the <strong><a style=\"color: #008080;\" href=\"http:\/\/wonderopolis.org\/wonder\/do-ostriches-really-bury-their-heads-in-the-sand\/\">\u201costrich that buried their head in the sand\u201d?<\/a> <\/strong>Could you be one of those people&nbsp;who ignore obvious facts or refuse to accept advice, hoping to deny or ignore the existence of a problem, hoping it will go away?&nbsp;Are you avoiding love or loving someone deeply because you are in denial of self-love? Do you really truly love yourself and accept yourself? If you don\u2019t, are you like the ostrich with its head in the sand?<span style=\"color: #99cc00;\"> <a style=\"color: #99cc00;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.singleandstillbreathing.com\/?p=1554\">READ MORE . . .<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"entry-title\"><span style=\"color: #008080;\">ARTICLE #1 &#8211;&nbsp;<a style=\"color: #008080;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.singleandstillbreathing.com\/?p=1476\"><strong>Become Best Friends Before Marriage: 10 Ways to Plant the Ripe; Rich Fruit of Friendship<\/strong><\/a><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #008080;\"> <a style=\"color: #008080;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.singleandstillbreathing.com\/?p=1476\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-2050\" src=\"http:\/\/www.singleandstillbreathing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Single.Social.1-3-p020.jpg\" alt=\"DATING FRIENDSHIP: Become best friends before marriage. 10 Ways to plant the ripe, rich fruit of friendship, singleandstillbreathing.com\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.singleandstillbreathing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Single.Social.1-3-p020.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.singleandstillbreathing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Single.Social.1-3-p020-520x520.jpg 520w, https:\/\/www.singleandstillbreathing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Single.Social.1-3-p020-70x70.jpg 70w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #008080;\">Couples who start out in marriage without really getting to know each other, getting to the point of a deep and true-friendship are possibly missing the best part of romance. Spencer W. Kimball wrote: \u201cThe successful marriage&nbsp;depends in large measure upon the preparation made in approaching it.<span style=\"color: #99cc00;\"> <a style=\"color: #99cc00;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.singleandstillbreathing.com\/?p=1476\">READ MORE . . .<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-981 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.singleandstillbreathing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/cropped-single.02-contents-p010-1.jpg\" alt=\"cropped-single.02-contents-p010-1.jpg\" width=\"452\" height=\"349\"><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #ff6600;\">MENU<\/span><br \/>\n<\/strong><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\"><em>\u2192 <\/em><span style=\"color: #33cccc;\"><a style=\"color: #33cccc;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.singleandstillbreathing.com\/\"><strong>HOME:<\/strong> Sink or Swim<\/a><\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #008080;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #008080;\">(1) <a style=\"color: #008080;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.singleandstillbreathing.com\/?page_id=589\"><strong>SOCIAL:<\/strong>&nbsp;Friends, Dating &amp; Courtship<\/a><br \/>\n(2) <a style=\"color: #008080;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.singleandstillbreathing.com\/?page_id=579\"><strong>MENTAL:<\/strong>&nbsp;&#8220;Single&#8221; Bits of Wisdom<\/a><br \/>\n(3) <a style=\"color: #008080;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.singleandstillbreathing.com\/?page_id=581\"><strong>PHYSICAL:<\/strong>&nbsp;The Invisible\/Visible You<\/a><br \/>\n(4) <a style=\"color: #008080;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.singleandstillbreathing.com\/?page_id=583\"><strong>SPIRITUAL:<\/strong> Design Your Destiny<\/a><br \/>\n(5) <a style=\"color: #008080;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.singleandstillbreathing.com\/?page_id=591\"><strong>EMOTIONAL<\/strong>: Happiness Now<\/a><br \/>\n(6) <a style=\"color: #008080;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.singleandstillbreathing.com\/?page_id=593\"><strong>WORK &amp; HOME: Juggling Career and Family&nbsp;<\/strong><br \/>\n<\/a><\/span><span style=\"color: #008080;\">(7)&nbsp;<a style=\"color: #008080;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.singleandstillbreathing.com\/?page_id=1166\"><strong>PARTIES &amp; SOCIALS: Flirting, Fun, and Conversations<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/a>(8) <a style=\"color: #008080;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.singleandstillbreathing.com\/?page_id=1289\">FOOD &amp; RECIPES: Best Bites Ever!<\/a><br \/>\n\u2192&nbsp;<span style=\"color: #33cccc;\"><a style=\"color: #33cccc;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.singleandstillbreathing.com\/?page_id=879\">ABOUT US \/ CONTACT US<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/p>\nngg_shortcode_0_placeholder\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>MENU &#8211; SOCIAL: Friends and Dating articles follow . . . \u2192 HOME: Sink or Swim (1) SOCIAL:&nbsp;Friends and Dating (2) MENTAL:&nbsp;&#8220;Single&#8221; Bits of Wisdom (3) PHYSICAL:&nbsp;Image and Health (4) SPIRITUAL:&nbsp;Plan of Happiness (5) EMOTIONAL: Invisible\/Visible You (6) WORK &amp; HOME: Career and Family&nbsp; (7)&nbsp;PARTIES &amp; SOCIALS: Playing the Game (8) FOOD &#8211; Best Bites: [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1420,"parent":0,"menu_order":2,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"class_list":["post-589","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.singleandstillbreathing.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/589","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.singleandstillbreathing.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.singleandstillbreathing.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.singleandstillbreathing.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.singleandstillbreathing.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=589"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/www.singleandstillbreathing.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/589\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2702,"href":"https:\/\/www.singleandstillbreathing.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/589\/revisions\/2702"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.singleandstillbreathing.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/1420"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.singleandstillbreathing.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=589"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}