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[COLOR="RoyalBlue"]Hi mplsgrrl.....sending you hugs and wishing you the very best in your search! Take time to know someone...make dates be just that dates...not mates....do enjoyable activities....for both...the getting to know...the courtship....the romance down the line...all too often we tend to give in to the "chemistry" and the "passion" which is okay...but down the line find out we really don't know that person at all....and aren't even compatible. I am no saint..I have walked your path myself..and this is just MY OWN opinion...what works for me may not work for you or any one else. Have a great week....good luck...<smile> ClayCOLOR]

Originally Posted by mplsgrrl

Seeking courtship. Seeking advice and conversation about courtship in *our* community.

I am in my early 30s and ready for a real and meaningful relationship that will last. Of course! Or not, depending on what you desire. What I wonder is... where I can I find that elusive courtship?

My actions might be part of the problem. I'm not saying I'm a second date UHaul grrl, but I am looking for LTR. In doing so, I have find myself dating in rapid-fire succession. Sort of. I also have a tendency I'm not proud of - of becoming physically intimate with my dates very early on. I do think that's part of the problem.

Okay... so how do I attract a suitor/someone who will court me?

Looking forward to hearing your ideas!