The Golden Rule of Dating

The Golden Rule of dating is the same as the Golden Rule for life. Treat others as you would want to be treated.

Some dating sites, like Match.com, make it easy to be polite. If someone sends you an email and you're not interested, the site has several brief prepared responses to gently tell your suitor, "thanks, but no thanks".

I received the following email from a 38 year old man who lived several hours away.

"Hi, I'm XXXXX, and WOW! I loved what you wrote in your profile. Of course I also found you extremely attractive,
with a BEAUTIFUL smile. If we lived closer I'd definitely offer to take you out. Just my luck. It figures. I guess it's
refreshing to know there actually ARE some good ones out there, somewhere. I apologize if my complimentary email
was annoying. Hopefully it was not. Have a great day pretty lady."

This guy went out of his way to be nice. I returned the deed and replied with, "Thank you for the compliments. Good luck with your search."

Short and sweet. It's nice to be nice!

Take Away Message: Follow the Golden Rule in all things in life.