Should You Go Out on a Second Date? #DatingAdvice : ) #Oooh! #LoveIsInTheAir! #Romance? lol!

Yeah, should you bother going out on a second date, if, say, the first date didn't go well? Hmmm... you'd think that would be a straight-forward, "Uh, d'uh, noooo...", right? Hmm... I guess it would depend on how you ended up going on that 'first date', in the first place. Is this a random date - do people actually do that, any more? Do people still date (says the girl who clearly doesn't see herself as 'dating' anyone! hahahahaha! Okay, that makes me laugh!)?  I don't know, are 'dates' archaic? It seems like it.

If you do meet someone, randomly, which, perhaps, is online, or at a grocery store (?), or somewhere, let's say, not at work, or not somewhere you frequent, like a bar (I'm kidding, you're prolly not out frequenting bars.. let's just say you might go there, regularly...happy, now? Prefer to think of yourself as 'a regular', and not necessarily a 'frequenter'? hahaha! Oh, man, this stuff makes me laugh! To myself, mostly! lol!) (I am a 'frequenter of bars'...yeah, you don't hear that, much... prolly 'cause it's a closely kept secret! hahaha!) (Man, you'd think I've been drinkin' all day, but, no, just eating chocolate... have yet to have a 'healthy' meal... whatever, we're still technically 'on break', and school doesn't go back in 'til Monday, at which time, we will return to our normal, 'healthy' selves, but until then, Hello, KFC! lol!)

So, should you go on a second 'date' with someone you didn't find a connection with on the first date? Is the question, really, how desperate are you for a relationship? Really desperate (for real, there are times in your life when you are truly 'desperate' for a relationship - I'm obviously past that... a great relationship would be a lot of fun, but I am no longer interested in putting up with a whole lot of crap in order to have said relationship - whatevs...plus, I use 'whatevs' too much - it has to really matter to me to put in that much effort..and I'll NEVER put up with anything abusive, again. Forget that. I am shocked at what I have tolerated in the past... poor me, makes me feel sad for myself, but that self is in my background, not in my present, and definitely not in my future, and I hope the same is true for you. This is much easier when you are financially independent, soooo, it's not usually a serious possibility for everyone, but I hope it becomes that for you, if it hasn't, already : ) I'm behind you all the way (not literally, no need to have a quick look behind you, right now! haha!)

Sooo, I think, regardless of the current information out there, right now, about keep seeing someone until you finally feel a connection.... mmmm, I don't think so. What a massive waste of your time. And money? Who is doing the paying? Is it that crap 'let's go dutch' thing? Bleh! That's a very bad sign. They'll never share their money, or anything else. Cheapos are the WORST! Worsetestest! Bleh! Noooo... they're jerks. Don't go anywhere you can't afford, that's ridiculous. And if there's no attraction, AND no fun times, no laughing, no great conversation, nuffin' at all, what makes anyone think there will magically be something great the next time you see them.....

However, let's say you do meet someone you regularly come in contact with - they make you smile, every time you see them. They make you laugh out loud, every time they text you, every conversation you have, they're actively fun to be around... you may not have been physically attracted to them, at first (or even better, you were! lol!), now we've got something to work with, here.... and that's definitely worth a shot.

I am endlessly disturbed by this 'renewed' whole 'men are the hunters' approach to finding someone who is just right for you. Ugh!!  Noooo, because that makes women 'prey'. And if a woman is actively 'running away', as prey does, and the man is 'hunting her down' - someone needs therapy, and plenty of it. Bleh!  I wish they would stop spouting off this kind of message - very bad for everyone involved. I say, mutual attraction works the best, and if mutual attraction is not your cup of tea, you're a crazy, and that is not fun, at all -- okay, disclaimer, everyone falls for a 'crazy', at least one time, sometimes they marry a few of them, but, eventually, let's hope everyone moves past the crazy train, and finds someone nice and kind and normal....who is'a schmokin' hot! hahahahaha! So that's what I hope for you - find someone you really, really want to spend time with, someone who makes you feel good, who makes you feel happy, and who you also make feel good and happy (whaaatt??  Equality?? Yep - shoot for equality, if you must use a hunting analogy! haha!).  Okay. I think I totally solved that...or just go on that second date, if it sounds like you can wrangle some fun out of it! lol!

Oh, and about that '90 day rule' - yeah, I don't know about that one, either... I've been engaged and moved in well within the 90 days, in mah' past...hahahahaha! Whatevs! If it's great, the chances are high it'll happen really fast... it's your life, your decisions...oh, just realized, I had mucho jewelry from these love interests right away - is that what makes the difference?? hahaha! Maybe only to me?? hahaha! Okay, go get yourself someone great! Mucho Luckos!! Ailsa xox
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Okay, I thought these were funny! lol! 

Ready for Love, OR Ready or Not, Here comes Love! hahaha!

I'm watching the news at the same time as I'm writing this - is so hard to even think of cheery, even silly, things, right now, in the face of the Boston Bombing... so, so, sad... our hearts go out to everyone involved in the horrific attacks, and our hearts go out to everyone affected.  I am very happy to see the tremendous amount of positive response on Facebook and Twitter.  Just so sad, and a we boy... that's so horrific...

So how do you talk about a Bachelor show at a time like this?  I guess because it gives us a little more hman connection while we're all trying to deal with this, so here goes...

Tonight, they had Ben and Ernesto, Ben Pallon and Ernesto Arguello - a couple of good-looking fellows, to be sure, and a whole slew of gorgeous women... so why so many gorgeous women who are single?  Hmmm... I wonder how much the times have changed that women are not getting married early on, and the men who don't appear to have marriage on their minds... has it really changed that much for women, or is the change with the men?  These women are soo pretty, and so well put-together... the worst line of the night was the lovely girl who was sent away, first, I think, she said, I've got all the education, and I guess that's not what men want..."  Nooo, don't go there!  Ladies, don't listen to that... go get whatever education you want and like, become whoever you want to become, a Good Man will come along - don't limit yourself thinking that will bring more men - yuck!  What kind of man would that be?  A man who can't handle an educated woman??  Gross!!  That would move us back a few decades, would be awful... no, we want to be our Best Selves, and let the men be their Best Selves (or whatever love match you would like the mostest, since Love is Love is Love is Love, right??! Yep!), and we'll all find someone great to love - I keeps me fingees crossed for you!! lol!

What's with bringing in the ex-girlfriends??  I don't like that.  What's the purpose in that?  Makes the whole thing aaaawk-ward! lol! There she is, glaring at all the other girls ... all that Crazy, wrapped up in one little person... and then was it Ben who said he 'needs' to be made crazy?? So unhealthy... there's a Drama King, right there... hmmm, Good Luck, Ladies, with this one...

And then there's Ernesto, who is in his 30's, right?  And has never, ever, told a woman he loves her - who else sees a giant Red Flag, there?? hahaha!  Hmmm, begs a few questions, don't it?? Are you thinking the same questions I am?? lol!  Whatevs, let's say he really is looking for a wife, how did he get to his 30s, and has never fallen for anyone, or is there phenomenal fear in saying I love you?  That's not tough to say, soooo, me wonders about this one... but he sure is handsome, so we'll forget all the Red Flags, and get on with the show! hahaha!

I love the bitchy girls - what is that all about?  How horrible... and then the wallflowers really break me up, on National Television - Oh, I was sooo gonna say something... hmmmm, yeah, go on and say something... when they were doing some construction, which you know is near and dear to my heart (www.buildyourownhouse.ca - my main site! lol!), and the two girls are working on installing the flooring, and needed specific measurements for the flooring, and the mean girl all mad about that... bleh!  Why so many mean girls?  Wonder what they get out of being so mean?  Do they actually reap any rewards from that?  I've definitely known lots of men who actually go for that - ugh.  That's nauseating to me - if they're gonna be mean to everyone else, they're gonna be mean to your children - and that's not okay.  It's hardly even female, to me... yuck.  Just be nice and kind.... but that's what I like... hahaha!  I canny stand da meannies!  They horrible! I avoid them wherever I can, makes my life sooo much better!

What do you think of the format, letting the Matchmakers make the final cuts?  Weird.  What was that male matchmaker saying about what men want?  I know it irritated me when he was saying it - and did I really hear one of the matchmakers say, get out there and make an impression, don't be yourself... was that possible??  Dammit, was that when I was checking out my Easter Basket to see what's left in it for late-night treats?? hahaha!  Well, to be sure, Be Yourself... why even bother not being yourself??  Who has that kind of time to fake crap?  Either you like him or you don't, and either he likes you or he don't (okay, I couldn't resist keeping with the 'don't' - hahaha!  All my English Teacher's be groanin', right now! hahaha!) (doesn't - feel better? lol!)  So silly.

And the poor little Virgin Girl - she knows what she's doing, she's got a good head on her shoulders, and she'll make all the right decisions for herself - I liked the whole thing of being open to a relationship, but not the way they went about it - she clearly knows who she is, and is comfortable with that... and that guy won't respect that - he sure seems like a player to me... she needs a Real Man. Just a really young one... but I do know a lot of people who started their marriages as virgins - was the way it was for a long, long time, but some of them really struggled with their relationships, because they were virgins because they were so closed off, so I think that's where the matchmaker was coming from on that one...

Sooo, next week, they have all three of the guys, and they're down to, what is it?  4 million girls?? haha!  I like the shows where there are more people involved, in equal numbers, so people can really get to know each other... maybe they could meet at a bar, like in da old days?? hahaha!  Just seems overly contrived, and how do you find love like that?  Oh, and before I forget, I thought it was soo funny when the Pilates Studio Owner had to tell Ben she's not his Mom! hahahahaha!  Hilarious!  Not a good sign on a first date! Hello, Red Flag!

Okay, have a good week.  Love is right around the corner.  What's for ye'll no go by ye'.... (my favourite Scottish saying - has gotten me through the worst of times... and maybe you'll find some comfort in it, too : )  Ailsa xox!

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Miss Advised, My New Favorite Show! lol!

Miss Advised - sooo funny! These crazy little goils, lookin' for love in da big cities! Have you seen this new show on E! Entertainment?  Is hilarious!  I'm lovin' it, and is my favorite new show, these days... I was really enjoying L.A. Confidential - made me feel like I was back home in LA for a bit, was a nice feeling to be 'back home' in my favorite town - LA : )



So these girls really are so much fun to watch - Emily is my favourite - she's the Sex therapist and has her own Sex Expert Radio show in San Francisco - she's so normal and down to earth, really funny, the kind of girl who would make a great friend - I hope things work out for Emily and Mr. Chicago, but that would mean a move from San Francisco, and sometimes you can love your city so much, it's impossible to leave (of your own volition - I was forced to leave LA, and the US - booo!  Self-deportation sucks, despite what Mitt Romney might think! lol!  It's horrible, setting up your whole life, then it's quickly swept out from under you with one little check mark, and your Work Visa isn't renewed - is horrible. But that's me, not sweet little Emily! And Emily is so nice and honest - I loove that!  I canny stand when people whitewash over the crazy things that happen to them, especially on dates and in relationships - is soo much more fun to hear the truth, and I particularly like it when the truth is slightly embellished - now that's my kind o' story!! hahaha!

Julia is the one in LA, I think she's down near Venice... sort of looks like the apartment buildings down there.  I find myself really looking at the screen to see where they are! lol!  But Julia breaks me up, what with the crazy Prom theme date - man, I thought I lived in the past - this girl is still living in High School - and who on earth wants to go back to their high school days?? (Okay, I'll give you that - tons!! lol!) And I looove that she is soo pushy with the guys she goes on dates with - they're all drunk, she leans in for a kiss, and they turn their cheek! hahahaha!  Is hilarious! Highly entertaining.  But she's just a girl looking for love, and it's getting harder and harder to find it, it seems. I hope Julia finds a good guy who loves her quirky little self : )

Oh, and if you've seen Miss Advised, you'll know the bit where Emily goes on the blind date, and he's really looking for a third?? So crazy, those guys! But when Emily says it's better to say yes and go on those dates, and it's never a waste of time... uuuhm... I can't be bothered wasting my time. I've been on some pretty crazy dates, and they did provide me and my hilarious friends with a lot of great jokes over the years, they were painful at the time, and now I canny be bothered with anything like that, any more... someone has to really catch my eye and make me laugh, then it's fun time, not wasted time! lol!

The one I think is really funny (to watch - doesn't look like a great sense of humour goin' on, right there!) is the one in New York, Amy, the Matchmaker. Hiiilarious, all those rules for everyone else, no rules for herself (which is a good thing - what kind of fun have you ever had seriously following the rules?? hahaha!), in such a state about the 28 year old guy not texting her soon enough after their first date, then getting really mad about it on their second date, then it's game over on the third date - but why the third date? So he could give her a row, make her uncomfortable after she made him uncomfortable? What a waste of good hamburgers! That looked like a terrible, uncomfortable, meal... you gots to enjoy your food, not share it with some yic, male or female... same thing for a marriage! hahahaha! Ah, that just makes me laugh! Don't waste too much time in a crap marriage! I remember more than one occasion, where you're sitting across from your spouse, thinking, wow, if I were on a date with this guy, would I be desperate to go home, right now? To my OWN home?? lol!  Ah, married people dream little dreams like that (dreams of being single! lol!), every so often - is normal, I think! But good to keep your sense of humour about all of that, of course : )

Oh, Miss Advised, I'm glad you're on the air!! Something fun for me to watch, keep me going! Hope it goes on forever - I canny wait to see who they date, next week! lol! : )

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Hey, Baby, What's Your Sign?? lol!

OMG, how are you gonna define yourself, now???  Will you have to run out and get a whole new set of jewelry to match your new sign?? And can you imagine how noisy the bars are gonna be all around the world, this weekend, jam packed full of "Hey, Baby, what's your sign?", but with people genuinely interested to hear what the other person says, this time (as opposed to just some general oggling in their direction!! lol!). And how many people are gonna break out their
Linda Goodman's Sun Signs book, this weekend??  Linda Goodman's Sun Signs is my all time favourite book for astrological signs.. it's accurate and hilarious... you'll have a riot reading it to yourself (please, try not to move yo' lips so obviously when you're reading to yourself....), but it's even more fun to read it to someone else...

So, what about the people who now fall under this new sign, Ophiuchus (Nov 29 - Dec 17).  Omg, they're gonna need a whole new wardrobe, and they'll have to go buy a bunch of brand new astrology books, trying to figure out who they are now, what kind of personality traits will they have, what kind of mate willl they be most compatable with, hmmm???  There are a lot of questions! Like, how do you pronounce Ophiuchus (Nov 29 - Dec 17)?? hahaha!  Awfi U cuss?? Maybe they cuss a lot... now maybe that's what I am, then.... lol! Oh, no, I hope there isn't a whole new generation of girls named Ophiuchus... poor kids who get crazy, jacked up names!  I like what I call 'Board Office' names for children.. I always thought it's good to give a kid a name that can take them far in life.. sometimes, and I mean only occassionally, Brandy or Cinnamon lead to, ah, well, toward a pole, with perhaps some fancy dancing involved.... but not much else... probably not the CEO of a National Company... but I've been proven wrong manys a time, soooo, maybe a Cinnamon Spice or a Brandy Alexandra would make it to the top... of something... and I hear there's pretty good job security, until you're 25... yuff, yuff!


So what's your new sign?  I'm Pisces, and identify very closely with my watery sign, but now it looks like I'm an Aquarius.... say it ain't so!  I looove swimmin', I wear dresses ALL the time, I'm a girlie girl (who's into construction... well, maybe that's my Aquarian side coming out!! hahaha!), I have a ton of Aquamarine Jewelry, which I feel makes me lucky, protects me (yes, sadly, I really do believe that, science be damned!! hahahaha!  Okay, that joke for me, keepin' meself amused while I write!! haha!).. and now what will I do with my favourite Fish Dress??  Does the the fish dress have to swim with the fishes, now?  I'll have to find out my new colours... hmm, what do Aquarians like to wear??  I hope they like BLUE!! haha!  Perhaps light blue, and deep blue... and maybe sky blue.. there's half of my closet, right there! hahaha!  Maybe we all fit into one another's signs, but we just don't know it, because we're so focussed on our own signs (and the signs of the one you love, or want to love, or used to love... come on, don't lie, you know you flip to that part of the horoscope, too... see what they're up to, hoping for good or bad, depending on what stage of relationship you're in with them!! Oh, human nature, it so betrays us, sometimes, don't it?? hahaha!).


Are you looking for all your family members, too?? Saying, 'Yep, she's a Leo, all right.  I'd recognize that mane, anywhere..."

Will be very intereesting to see what changes we see from the astrological community, and how long this new notion stays around... is this a fly-by-night idea, or is it here to stay?  I need to know, 'cause it's funny, I always looved the song, Aquarius..., A-quar-iii-uus... okay, well, you know I'm just singing, now.. wonder if that's an Aquarian trait, to burst into song at the drop of a hat??  Do they like hats?? So many questions about my New Life Identity!! 

Capricorn: Jan 20-Feb 16
Aquarius: Feb 16-March 11



Pisces: March 11-April 18

Aries: April 18-May 13

Taurus: May 13-June 20

Gemini: June 21-July 20

Cancer: July 20 - Aug 10

Leo: Aug 10-Sep 16

Virgo: Sep 16 - Oct 30


Libra: Oct 30 - Nov 23

Scorpio: Nov 23 - 29

Ophiuchus: Nov 29 - Dec 17

Sagittarius: Dec 17 - Jan 20


Your New Year's Horoscopes are here!! Yippee! Let's all have a great and truly HAPPY, HEALTHY and WEALTHY New Year!! (That's from me, Ailsa!! lol!)


I love to read my horoscope, and I'm pretty sure there are a few other zillion people,
or so, who love to read their horoscopes, too... nothing more fun than reading great things about yourself, ignoring the bad traits... "You're warm and caring, brilliant more than most people recognize (hey, is that a hidden bad trait?? haha!), charming to a fault (cheater??? lol!).... it's great to read about how incredibly wonderful you are!!  And then we immediately look up the horoscopes of the one you love, too.. or all the people you love! (hey, maybe you are 'charming to a fault'!! hahaha!)


And it's almost the Chinese New Year, and it's fun to read about your Chinese horoscopes, too, compare how the Western and Eastern horoscopes are similar... I'm a Rabbit, apparently, very lucky with an extreme love of a beautiful home (and like to procreate!) - they got that right!! haha!
 I wish you Much Love and Happiness, Great Health and Great Wealth, in 2011, Ailsa xox

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And now a little more advice... hey, give a girl a platform, you know she's gonna use it (yes, I'm still talking about meself, but bizarrely enough, now in third person...).


Maybe take some courses, get yourself all ready to leave... 

Thought this was a good place to dispel that stupid old idea that 'There's someONE for everyone...'. I can't stand that crazy notion -- I think it only serves to keep people with someone who is absolutely not right for them, given that the phrase indicates there will only be ONE for you. Nonsense! There are Billions of people in the world -- there are lots of choices for every one of us, so you should never fear that you won't find someone else -- of course you will. You just need to keep your head up and your heart open and WHAMMO, your next 'someone special' will come along! YaaHooo!

No - this is CRAZY! No one should ever be told to go on and live with the devil... crazy (did I already say Crazy? Because that's CRAZY - lol! Get out, be safe, you'll be much happier! : )

Also, my Mum always used to say, "The Devil you Know's better than the Devil you Don't". It's a Scottish saying, and another one that drove me up the wall (not any more... I'm a bit older, and a whole lot wiser, and this stuff just rolls off my back, now, but that the time, it was tough to deal with...) -- My response was always the same, and it continues to be -- "I'd rather live alone than with any Devil!". And that's true. Just another old saying meant to create enough fear in women to make them stay in a difficult relationship.

Okay, if you're in hell, right now, or have been in pure hell in a relationship, dis' might make you laugh... #FeelBetter! : )

Well, I think I'm on a bit of a rant, now, so I might as well tackle a more controversial subject -- the Marriage Vows. Really, who came up with 'For Better or Worse'?? How much Worse, you should ask. There's many a Batterer who has used this phrase against his wife... When Dwight and I got married, and the Minister said "For Richer or Poorer", I couldn't repeat the phrase... I don't want or need to be with someone else (see the emphasis on the else?? That's a little reference to my horrible first marriage...) who would impoverish me. No thank you. I'm a well educated, fully employable woman, and any guy who would happily drag me down some crazy spiral of poverty with him has to go. Kick him to the curb, so-to-speak! I'd be better off to be on my own. I've raised a child on my own before, and I can do it again, if need be. So that's what I was thinking during the Marriage Vows...and so I said,"For Richer or Richer", and Dwight laughed, so I knew that part was fine!

If only the devil were this cute, and this task-oriented - haha! 

And the 'Obey' thing -- puh-leeease, don't even get me started! I hope to God no-one is saying that part anymore!

The thing is to go into Marriage with a firm grip on the reality of it -- it's a lot of work to put up with another person (and all their crazy relatives! Remember that the old adage that you're not just marrying your spouse, you're marrying the entire family -- man, ain't that the truth! Some time we'll get into the whole In-Law thing -- that's such a touchy subject for so many people. I've had two very difficult Mothers-in-Law, and that's enough for me. They can make your life a complete misery or they can be as wonderful as a second mother... always good to make sure the family unit is not tooooo insane before you get married! (Of course, then there'd only be a handful of marriages every decade, and the Wedding Industry would be livid, 'cause doesn't everybody come with some craziness attached..., so just find someone who can actually separate themselves from their Ma and Pa, and give it a shot!)

Might as well clear something else up, in case you've made the connection with me and the Ben Johnson thing. When I met Ben, I was living in some sort of cloud, I think, and I had absolutely no idea of how one would go about earning a living without going to work every day. I totally didn't get that. So when I met him and he seemed to be at home a lot, and travelled a lot, too, so I thought, "Oh, no. He's broke. What's he living on?? The house (very big, just for the record!) is paid for, the Ferrari is paid for (or was it a Lambougini?? I can never remember the difference!), his other two luxury cars were paid for -- what on earth is he living on??" And he seemed to be supporting some family members, too.
I felt that I could help him to get back on track (ha,ha,ha! He's an Olympic Runner, for those who might have forgotten!). I think I felt a certain kindred with Ben because we were both being thoroughly screwed over by the system, and for much longer than any actual criminal ever would be... I've got plenty to say about that! Anyway, I had written two Spec. Scripts for The Simpsons at that time, so I asked him if I could put him in a script. He said yes, and about a month later we started seeing each other. (Best physique I have ever seen, by the way -- truly stunning! I'm sure he'll be happy to hear that! ha,ha,ha!)

Now here's an odd thing -- he always seemed to be sooo concerned that people (namely, women) would take advantage of him for his money. Maybe that's why he didn't give me a Christmas or Birthday gift, which is NOT okay, since that's just the kind thing to do. And he's the one who didn't give me a Ring (Rings are VERY important to me -- no ring, no fun! That sort of thing! ha,ha,ha! And YES, I DO have a LOT of Rings! Funny that you would ask me that?! ha,ha,ha,ha,ha!). It's not the value of the Ring -- it's the sign of a true commitment, otherwise, how do I really know your intentions, hmmmmm?? So when I met Dwight out here in Calgary (Ben lived in Ontario, Canada), and he asked me out for dinner, I glanced down at my hand and thought, "Hmmmf...no ring...", and so I agreed to have dinner with Dwight, and the rest is history.

So you can see that I'm a little bit of an oxy-moron unto myself! I absolutely advocate marrying (or being with in a stable relationship) a Wealthy Man, but in the true sense of the word 'wealth'. It's not just determined by money, nor is it determined by the amount of money -- just how you use it, accumulate it and most importantly, how you manage it.

(I wrote this while I was still married... am happily divorced, now, very easy divorce, no worries, but I still stand by finding a partner you can grow with and who will be supportive of you - for each of you... a whole lot of mutual support! lol!)



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