NEW YORK DAILY NEWS (front page) -- Feb 10 -- In the romantic-comedy "Hitch," opening tomorrow, Will Smith plays a "date doctor" who tutors clueless guys in how to impress the women of their dreams. Hitch says: "Use what you've got - if you're shy, use your shyness. If you're outgoing, be outgoing." Dr. Neil Clark Warren, founder of the online dating site eHarmony.com and author of 'Falling in Love For All the Right Reasons,' says,"You don't want to fabricate a persona to make a first date memorable. You can't fool the other person into thinking you're terrific. Plus, you're going to create a front-end identity that over time you can't maintain."
The full article was originally published at NY Daily News, but is no longer available.
Mark Brooks: Dr Warren has built up incredible momentum as a media spokesperson.
Amen. I've been preaching this on my blog and getting grief about it for months. Actually, today I just commented that shyness can actually work in favor of people and shy people would get more dates than those of average outgoingness.
Anyway, I'll have to check back - interesting blog.
-Steve
"Games are for Children"
http://www.shoemakervillage.org/games
Posted by: Steve | Feb 11, 2005 at 04:28 PM