Relationship advice comes from Romance, I love to live it..

This Thursday past, was a dark, gloomy, cold south central Michigan day.   The kind of day that lends itself to being down and depressed, no beautiful sunrises or sunsets to mark the day.   I watched out the window as the north wind whipped my flag at the waters edge, white caps facing up towards the house...  No quiet romantic canoe ride on a lake of glass...  My lake this day, not one that could spin a  romantic note per say but reminiscent of the "Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald" with the Cat Stevens melody a musical backdrop, all the things that could spawn a romantic moment with my lady, not a possibility and she just moments from arriving.   I need to find a plan "B" to grace some of the free time which being single parents, can be totally limited.

I have started dinner, I love to cook especially for my lady, planned the menu and have all the timing in my head, so all comes off to perfection, my alter ego, "Chef Willy" isn't by accident.  But still what can I do to take this time and make it special for her, to show her how so I love our quality moments alone, how special she is to me, to put a smile in her heart and a moment to remember and hopefully cherish.

Through out all aspects of life there are moments that are less than stellar, are not what we want or desire, of those times reversing them and finding the silver lining is the only fashion that should be had...  Taking the bad and making good, "glass half full, not half empty"...   This mantra one I try and live my life on, needs to show me the way this day.

Well the light bulb finally kicks in as I am standing in the living room and my eyes finally focus on my Plan "B"...  The fireplace, this time of year I usually pay it no mind, because it is warm out, but hey this is the ticket I need today.  Quickly I go out and grab some wood, get a fire going, grab some candles, spread them around the room and light them, then the finishing touches, open a bottle Chianti, definitely goes with the Italian food I am cooking and get some "Savage Garden" ready on the stereo.  Throw pillows in front of the fireplace and the moment is set, and none to soon as I see her car pull into the driveway.

This lady is very special, funny, face book brought us together and was the ice breaker that spawned this relationship.  Thank you Tim Jones for the relationship advise years ago, about joining face book, it is such a fantastic catilyst for friendships and relationships alike..

Oh, how did the evening go???   Well lets say she was quite taken back, eyes sparkling and a smile that wouldn't go away.  A silver lining on a gloomy day, that turned gray skies into moments that touched a heart. 

Special simple things and times are the ones that are remembered most..

Thanks for letting me share and you stopping by, it doesn't take much to touch a heart, even a simple text, can warm and help grow a relationship. 

Till next time my friends, I hope you enjoyed this post and subscribe to my RSS feed, you can over to the right, plus if you would please leave comments or share on your social media....  Have a great day, smiles from your bud on the southern shores of the lake they call Ackerson..

Peace Y'all

Relationship Advise in Social Media and the Single Parent

When I got separated a few years back, I was in a total quandary on what I should do about dating.  Being a father of two, my number 1 priority was being a dad, but Dads need a life also...  I joined up on Face book about a month after I got separated and a couple of months later I ventured out on my first date in nearly 20 years...  I was nervous enough being on a 20 year dating hiatus, let alone thinking about dating with two kids...  How they would feel about it and all..

My first date was set up ironically through the wonder we call Face Book, which for single parents is kind of way cool because of course when you do your about me page, you write stuff about you of course and on mine I had I was a father of two, so when starting a friendship that might lead to dating and maybe into a relationship, the people, aka ladies, know right up front you have kids and they are important to you.  At least with me they would because the majority of what I would write about was my kids and things we did together.

So before I ever went out with the lady, who I was friends with on Face Book, she knew that I had kids and that they were a very intricate part of my life, a hands on dad..  That is one of the cool things I love about face book and meeting new people, off their profile, the about me section of their Face Book, you can find those that have similar interests, common ground...   Common ground is a wonderful thang...

The reason I brought up the common ground thing, which is a natural thing to want when forming friendships at the start anyway.  But being a single parent you also want to make sure you are looking at friendships and maybe even further, that start out on the right foot..  Some people don't like kids, personally I don't understand that, but there are people that don't.  So you wouldn't want to go out with someone that didn't like kids, when you have them, because in dating and the possibility of a long term or even a short term relationship, your kids are part of the package.  They are with you and that is that, nothing nor no one will or could or should change that..

Now I am a rather protective parent some might say, my kids are on my Face Book wall, my children are younger so I watch what kind of content and language is on my wall, because they will see it.  So anything risque or suggestive is immediately deleted.  Also when dating and the ladies I have dated in the last three years have been those I have met on Face Book.  I am not quick to introduce them to my kids, I don't date a lot and feel more comfortable being in a relationship, when I feel the person I am with is one that a relationship is forming then I look to introduce her to my kids, but I have never done that right off the bat after a first date..

My thought process with that was, what happens if things from a relationship standpoint aren't working and the kids really like her, then it can be very hard on them if a breakup occurs.  So I have waited to bring them together till it looks as though a relationship is underway.. 

Being a single parent brings along a lot of responsibility with dating to both start working on a relationship with someone but also making sure that someone is one who is okay with the whole package, kids included.  Separation and divorce brings a lot of upheaval and turmoil into your kids lives, I never wanted it to seem as though ladies in my life were a revolving door kind of thing, adding more constant upheaval in their lives.

No matter what and this is my personal belief and everyone has to make their own judgement on their life, but for me being a parent, my kids are always my #1 priority, dating or anyone in my life never trumps them, they are always #1 with a bullet.  And I do my best to try and protect them, which includes making sure that a true relationship is underway before they get brought into the mix... 

Definitely my #1 single parent dating rule...

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Thanks again for visiting, hope to see you again soon...  Until then smiles to you all from your bud on the lake they call Ackerson...  :)

Peace Y'all

Relationship Advise and Ideas is Knowledge = Success

No one really wants to admit they don't know what to do to get what they want in any form of life. Sometimes the harder you think the harder it is to come up with ways of over coming obstacles. Whether it is work, relationships, sports or crab grass, sometimes you just have to admit you need more input, knowledge ect to attain what you are trying to do.

In dealing with relationships, either trying to strengthen or save an existing one or how can you try and find some one to take away the empty feelings that being alone can bring.. Relationship advise from proven experts can give you the knowledge on how to restructure how you are doing things to help take a relationship that is off track and with utilizing the relationship advise, adapting it to your situation can enable you to put that relationship back on solid ground.

I don't claim to have a magic formula, nor are the products I have here on my blog a cure all, but in utilizing methods, understanding thought processes these relationship advise techniques, tips, thoughts and ideas can enhance any relationship circumstance.


Ultimately it is up to you, you have to read over everything and tailor or adapt it to the person you are and the circumstances you are dealing with.. What I am trying to supply to you here, be you a Venus or Mars type, is viable practical methods, via Texting, Social Media, Facebook and Twitter, ideology, better understanding what Women and Men want in a partner, to the extreme of how each gender generally speaking thinks in triggering positive relationship responses and ideas on how to better strengthen relationships by bridging the gaps between Venus/Mars, Women and Men.

I love romance and I lean heavy on the things that I feel trigger the heart of women, a lot of this interaction occurs on Social Media, through the years I have been asked by probably hundreds of women to and do something to educate guys into being more like me, to help them bring out the romantic side in guys that would touch their Venus's heart. That they wanted and loved how I presented myself, my feelings and wished their guys would just do some of what I do and how if they did, how much it would strengthen their relationships..

Well here I am trying to do as requested, giving out relationship advise that has worked for me and others mostly in handling the social media aspect of relationships, but also showing mistakes I had made that cost me and in sharing those moments or events hopefully others can learn from the mistakes I have done and not make them themselves.

One thing that I have concluded is that to touch most, Women or Men, to touch a heart it doesn't take a ton of time or effort. That little things can for most trigger the responses we are looking for, a simple love thought out text, a simple song, a deep thought on love aimed at that someone special, A Hi, a smile or even a out of the blue hug, showing that you care and were thinking of them, making them feel special and important. We all need to feel special and important to the ones we care for, sometimes we forget or just don't know how to show it..






Well this blog is here to help you with that, relationship advise, ideas, techniques, methods and practices to help form relationships, to strengthen and expand relationships. I am excited by the response I have gotten and am looking forward to expanding this in so many way as time presents itself.

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We will supply you with ideas, with those ideas you have knowledge which will = SUCCESS...

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From the southern shores of the Lake called Ackerson I send you smiles and look forward till we meet again..


Peace Y'all