Dating and Business Development
Did you ever think of dating like running a business? The analogy sounds kind of ridiculous but actually when you compare what you have to do when dating and what you do in an office, it’s actually quite similar.
1. Helping the customer The first thing you do while dating is getting to know your date, just like how you would get to know a potential client, his or her personal lifestyle, objectives, goals, and any other changes in their lives. You also try following up with them when they have any other changes.
2. You don’t call nor white Calling in to a customer or potential client is important in the business field to make sure that everyone is still on the right page and that things are moving forward. You do the same with a date. You want to check in with him or her to make sure they are still interested in you and in the steady progress of a potential relationship.
3. What your customer wants You try figuring out exactly what your client needs and wants for the future and it is your job to do your best to make it happen if you want to keep a happy and satisfied customer. With dating, you learn what kind of man your date wants and try to reflect on that. If it’s funny chick flick movies she enjoys seeing, you take her to one to make her happy and enjoy being around you.
3. Recovering a sale When things go bad and you feel that you might be losing your client’s interest, you take swift and quick actions to keep them interested and to make sure they don’t change their mind about you. When your date is starting to think about spending less time with you, you do the same and take action so that he or she will remain focused and interested in going out with you.
4. Confide in others If you need some help or advise on a project, you have people you can go to that you can talk to about any complications, dilemmas, and other major decisions. You always have your friends and family to go to when deciding important factors and other choices while taking a relationship to the next step or what you should and shouldn’t do.
See? A lot of similarities can be made between dating and business development. That is not to say that if you can date successfully then you can be a top expert salesman or visa versa. But by comparing dating to something which you are probably already very familiar or acquainted with, you are able to see the dating isn’t really all that bad or something to fear.
Do you find dating to be like office work or like working like a salesperson? What do you think is the best comparison between dating and business development?
Does anyone else hate dating or is it just me? Does anyone else on here hate dating and just rather find one decent guy or girl that would act right. It's not that I cant's find a guy, I'm attractive, and I do know how to act on a date. My friends keep telling me I should go out and date, get some free meals. I could care less about the free meals. I'd rather be in a long term relationship and have one guy to spoil me and care about me, but I can't seem to get that. Everytime I fall for a guy, that's all it is he like me for that moment, I fall for him and it's over. I'm soooooo sick of it. Is it just me?
Yeah, I'm on the same page. I hate having casual dates or having dates with random guys. I only like having dates with a guy who I'm going to have a real relationship with. I'm the type of person who would rather be settled with a guy in a long term relationship than just be in that dating phase. I don't date people unless I find that the person has some potential for me.
I hate dating too so you are not alone there. The LTR is where real life is at. I do love meeting new people though. I find learning about what makes them who are very interesting. Looking to be spoiled could be your problem though. I find greedy women an instant turn off and spot it quickly. Perhaps the guys you are dating see that too. I'd rather meet a woman that isn't afraid to put some work into the relationship so BOTH can achieve something greater. Then I'll spoil the becheeses out of her.Yeah, I'm on the same page. I hate having casual dates or having dates with random guys. I only like having dates with a guy who I'm going to have a real relationship with.
I think it happens to everyone, " it takes a lot of mr wrongs, to find mr. right " I understand where you are comming from about not wanting to get on dates, ect and you would rather just be commited.. Id just stay single for a while and have some fun, talk to guys and when you think its worth it see where it goesD:
im 22 never dated through highschool. had my first relationship at 19. since then i have had 2 others. this last one, ok , we were together for a year, he ran into financial problems and he is leaving for iraq (in may). he dumps me on april fools day, and is trying to marry this other girl to fix his finances (who i know he isnt romantic w/). and wants to have a divorce ready when he gets back, so no one will know. he really took me for a loop, i never expected that from him. and i have so much emotion invested in him. he did everything you listed (good) and it took one huge thing to tear us down. i dont like to date around, but everytime i get settled w/ someone they leave me. and im a good girl. i dont lie, cheat, i have a heck of a personality. the hard part for girls like us is to wait. good guys are out there and they are hard to find. just like good girls, we are hard to find. we just have to wait to find one another. love.
That's why it's called the dating game. You try and try until you find the right one. Believe it or not there is someone out there who is interested in more than just sex. It took me almost 10 years to find my other (better) half. If life (and Death) didn't happen and she'd managed to beat it we would have been married 32 years this year in October. While I mourn every day for her I wouldn't take back a day of the life I had with her. Hang in there and keep searching. It's worth it in the end.
Guys love women; we just can't stand your bullshit. As much as I'm attracted to women, I'd rather be financially stable. Spending $200 on a "maybe" is ridiculous, when you can get a sure thing for equal or less. ...and not necessarily sex; you could pay for something more practical, like a dental plan. I'm 27, and I've never been on an official "date". I "hang out" to get to know a woman and how we get along, and a date is like phase two, because if I start dishing out cheap rent sized payments to a female, per month, I want to be pretty darn sure that she's worth it. Please: that's a privilege, not a requirement. I would, and have respected a female that had sex on a first "date"; I don't have the stereotype that this means something bad about her. In fact, I'm liable to respect her more, just because she's bold enough to not worry about the stereotype and go for what she wants. I think females and douchebags came up with the no sex on the first date rule. I would absolutely LOVE a woman to ask me out to dinner...sometimes. ...a sense of guilt would make me uncomfortable, if she did it all the time.
I'm just wondering. There's so many men on here who complain incessantly about how horrible it is to go through the misery of dating women without there even being a guarantee of sex on the first date. Well gentlemen, are you really going to respect a woman who puts out on the first night you date her? Are you really going to be enchanted by a woman who calls you up and says "Hey, let's go to dinner, on me!". In your minds you may think that you like it, but you don't. It takes all the effort out of it. You'll lose interest like THAT. Men like to assert that they are more aggressive, the hunters, the pursuers and hate when women don't let them "be men", yet they complain about it when we do. This is a completely anti-Feminist concept yet you can't stand it. You hate Feminists and you hate old fashioned chivalry. It seems to me, that many men on here don't know what in the world they want in a woman. If you don't want to be the chasers, but you still want to be dominant men, maybe you should hire a prostitute for the night. You'll have the guarantee of sex, your money will be well spent, and there's nothing confusing about it. Do you agree? I mean how hard is it to find a hooker these days? Not very.
You just keep running into the wrong guys apparently. I don't understand this part though "the pursuers and hate when women don't let them "be men", yet they complain about it when we do" at first maybe you do, but then you don't really... most girls kick a fuss if i wanna kick it wit my dudes... or go out with themm... if i found a girl who was cool with it, i certainly wouldnt hate her, i have never met a dude who hated a girl who allowed him to be a man... but then that leads to the question, what is it to be a man... the social definition would be nonsensitive, macho and "strong", or atleast thats what society teaches us to be right, have sex wit as many girls as we can, get money.... etc... so maybe your definition of what it is to be a man is.... ? men and women cause equal problems for each other love... instead of blamin the opposite sexes which feminists and misogynistic males , maybe look at yourself and see what your doin wrong to attract the wrong guys...
OK ... its like this MEN don't like to feel less than & SOME WOMEN ; do that. I would gladly date a woman who puts out first night or pays for meal w/e. Reason being women are not MORE or less important than men & what's between a womans legs is not more or less important than what a man's. We are all human equals ; so if a girls has desires & wants sex on the first night OK that doesn't make them more or less of a woman & chivalry doesn't change that. Men know that women don't seem to. In short men hate dating because women take advantage of chivalry & if a guy wants sex on the 1st night ok ; so what (you've never been horny before) & if a girl ***** on the 1st night ok she got some good d*ck so what & if you split the dinner bill every1 is happy. If you choose not to have sex ok but down look down on another human for doing so there is no dominate sex so don't act like it. SEX IS NOT SOMETHING A MAN EARNS FROM A WOMAN ; rather its an EXPERIENCE a woman shares with a woman & whenever or wherever it happens its great & besides u never know a girl gets a meal multiple orgasms & a few laughs in 1 night u gotta consider that a good night
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