5 Dating Tips to Prepare for the Holidays

Here come the holidays...is your relationship ready to make it through to the new year? As your Atlanta Matchmaking experts we'd like to share some tips to consider while dating in Atlanta in your search for the right person. Thinking thru these points will prepare you for all that the holidays have in store!

Giving an Appropriate Gift

• Pay attention in your conversations and activities for gift giving ideas.
• Don't go overboard. Inexpensive but not cheap for casual daters. The amount to be spent is based on the financial health of the gifter.
• If the relationship is moving toward serious, go for the sentimental value tying it to a special date, place or event that the two of you share.
• If the holidays will include an invitation to an event with a gift exchange, purchase two gifts - one for you and one for your date. Don't put the burden on your date to figure out what your group typically brings.

Party with Perspective

Office, neighborhood, club, association - Between the two of you, that could be way too many parties! New couples should not feel obligated to invite their date to every party they are attending this holiday season. Face it, they may support your "inner musician" but may not want to go to your weekend basement band jam holiday party! Be selective, choosing the events that they will most likely have something in common with the other party goers.

The Family Circus

• Planes, trains and automobiles: If the event is nearby, a new couple could have fun with a day together debuting their new "couple" status. However, if the complexity of travel and accommodations would add stress to a too new relationship, wait for a more casual family gathering in the future.
• At yours or mine? If you two are ready to plan a "meet the family" itinerancy, you'll want to decide if you are going to one or both family events; what the accommodations will be; plan time away from the family and show off your hometown with a "walk down memory lane".
• What is your family likely to say? If Mom still tears up at the thought of your ex, it may not be a comfortable situation for your date. Any family quirks are best left to be discovered when the relationship is more solid. Consider if the event will be a small, quiet one giving your family the opportunity to get know your date. Large multi-generational gatherings would be fun for the socially outgoing and a duty for the reserved.

Traditions or Bad Habits

If this is a newer relationship, decide now that the holidays are a huge opportunity to learn about the person you've chosen to date. Observing how, where and when they celebrate will tell you more than a conversation about the subject will. Is being with their family a priority or is a phone call all they need? How do they handle their gift giving - over the top with credit card hangover or time invested in finding that one something special? Do they participate in a religious observation? Be open to discovering a new way or even better, create a new tradition for yourselves!

Slow down and sip the hot chocolate

The goal here is the opposite of jammed pack schedules, last minute dashes, and eating too much pie. If left unplanned your holidays will be over and not one drop of hot chocolate by the fireside will have been enjoyed. Together, pick a few days over the holidays to really slow down and be in quiet peacefulness with each other. Whatever that is for you, seek it and rejuvenate with your special one. Because when it is over, those moments will be what you remember next summer!

Now that you know what to talk about in advance of the holidays, you'll be prepared to keep stress low and enjoy!

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