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The Singles Scene Column ©

December Dating is Spot On

By: Kelly Leary, M.S., THE Florida Matchmaker
Cupid’s headquarters is getting through it and if you are doing good then “get back 5. Plan out how you will handle the future. Will you still
as busy as Santa’s workshop on the horse” and start enjoying life again! Get out of your be friends? Can you just be friends? You may need a break
right now and has been for safe zone. It’s not that fun. There are solutions to cure this altogether before you can be friends again. You may need to
several months leading into ailment. Be honest with yourself. Connect. Again. Just do move to another state. Who knows and who cares. Just have
the holidays. How and why is it. Thank me later. a plan for yourself and your former partner so you both know
THIS YEAR so special? With If you still find yourself STUCK in a relationship that what to expect moving forward, especially if you run in the
70% of the single, divorced, is unhappy or challenging to a fault, realize you don’t same circles or share friends in common on social media.
and widowed population have to stay in it, simply because it’s December. KNOW, Try not to use mutual parties to gather information. All of
riding out the pandemic storm it is okay to break up during the holidays but you must do it this is easier if you are honest and up front.
completely without intimacy in the right way: with respect for your future ex. This will Most of all, do something for you and your love life this
or romance people are beyond enable you to start 2022 fresh in mind and body! Clean out month. You deserve it! All of the good ones are not taken.
tired of flying solo. They have your romantic closet this month too and join in on the holiday Just look in the mirror. The BIGGEST investment you will
awakened! Now, everything hustle-bustle with us. I’ve never seen a holiday season blow ever make is in the partner you choose.
seems to be getting back to our NEW and IMPROVED up like this in all of my 30 years of experience. We are here for you. Have a beautiful and blessed holiday
normal. People are in a super social mode and the clouds In fact, the most commonly asked question I get in season. Give us a shout or leave a message. Someone will
have parted! Restaurants are packed and our new December December is: “How do you break up properly and is it possible get back to you. We are committed to this process more
couples are loving their new social life as a duo, making to end a relationship during the holidays?” The answer is: It than ever before and we have actually gotten even better at
holiday gatherings much more fun. This is a HUGE is okay but there is a right way and a wrong way to break matchmaking in the last two years (just when we thought
motivator to hit the singles scene again--and--we are up. So here’s more December facts that you can use all year we were perfect)! We can’t wait to hear how you are doing
breaking all of our previous December First Date records. round. Do share this information because not all people know too. Final Fact: It’s never too late to give yourself a gift.
During all of our years of pairing holiday couples my this or practice the below. I.E. Tell your friends. XoXo, Kelly & The Revolution Dating Team
team and I noticed that new clients are falling into three 1. Use your manners. If you have been dating less than
BIG categories. First, with remote working and the flight to six weeks, it is okay to break up over the phone, but NOT #LoveOffline #DateLocal #HolidayLoveHeadquarters
Florida, one-third of our membership base is COMPLETELY in text. Do not simply ghost the person either. It’s not nice. #SecretsSafeHere #TellYourFriends
new to the area. Another third of our new clientele has been 2. If you are in an exclusive relationship, don’t double- Kelly Leary© has 30 years in the dating industry and a
reluctantly sitting on the “comfort zone fence” or foolishly/ dip and find a replacement before you break up. That is a Master’s Degree in Psychology. She’s been profiled by ABC
hopelessly online dating and they are finally ready for an coward’s way out. Man up and tell the truth. Don’t be a liar. News, The Palm Beach Post, PalmBeacher Magazine,
upgrade. Lastly, a large portion of our clientele is a product of You are going to get caught anyway and surely you will cheat Stuart News, etc.. Revolution Dating members are pre-
2020-21 BREAK-UP or DIVORCE. It is what it is, but many again. Period. screened including background checks. Professional
couples split up once and for all during lockdown. Many of 3. If you have been in a long-term relationship, prepare photos are taken by the staff. Revolution Dating is not
these break-ups were LONG overdue. Movers and shakers what you are going to say first. Meet IN PERSON. Allow the online dating or blind dating. In addition to providing
are taking the leap to date again—only NOW they want to other person to ask questions and give them some closure. matchmaking services that make singles “UN-single”
get RIGHT. They want to find the right person, at the right It’s only human. Be kind. This will help them move on in through their exclusive club membership, Kelly and
time, in the right place. This is easier than you think, too. the long run. her team also provide feedback from your dates when
I would say that the biggest group of new clientele is 4. Don’t be a jerk. Don’t bash your ex around town. Don’t appropriate. Call 561-630-XOXO (9696) or 772-932-
the last category: The NEWLY SINGLE GROUP. These turn it into a war and be a drama KING or QUEEN. It’s HERE (4373) for a LIVE interview with a matchmaker
breakups are for the best most of the time, and if you were not worth it and will stir the pot. Also, you will be bashing for the quickest service. You may also visit us at www.
an unwilling participant in half of a break-up, you are not someone else next because that’s how you roll and people revolutiondating.com. *All inquiries are confidential.
alone and you are in good company. You will find love will catch on to this aspect of your personality. I.E. Maybe
again. Seek out a good therapist if you are having trouble the problem is actually YOU?

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