Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner?
It’s holiday season and most people are busy making their plans, buying their gifts and getting ready to spend some quality time with their families. Your fairly new relationship is going well, and you are planning to bring your new partner to the family dinner. The thought of it gives you a bit of anxiety though. It’s hard to predict what will happen and how...
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The Positive Little Things in Life
With hectic schedules, work deadlines and all the other elements of a busy life, it is so easy to find reason to complain. I am so tired, I am so stressed, my boss is giving me a hard time, and the list goes on and on. Sometimes, we just need to sit back and take notice of the little positive things in our lives. There are many,...
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Solo in the City Radio (Dec. 5th, 2015): Date Night at Home
How to plan the perfect date night at home! We’re joined by Ashley Rodriguez, Not Without Salt blogger and author of Date Night In, along with Alessandra Salituri from Citizen Atelier and our socialista, Lisa Fuoco! [soundcloud url=”https://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/236506211″ params=”auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false&visual=true” width=”100%” height=”450″ iframe=”true” /]
Your Dream Guy
Most of us women who are still single have some idea of our dream guy. Are our expectations based on some fairytale prince charming? I guess ultimately, we should never settle, but at the same time it is important to make sure that the qualities we are looking for are realistic and solid and that we don’t expect to find someone who has everything on our...
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Happy Mondays?
Mondays do not tend to be our happiest day of the week. We go back to work, school and various other responsibilities that can leave us feeling a bit overwhelmed. Just coming off a weekend where don’t necessarily have a schedule makes it even more difficult to bounce back into one. Here is an article with a few tips on how to have happier Mondays. Hope...
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Solo Sunday
With another week ahead of us, we should take advantage of our Sunday and find some great things to do alone in Montreal. While last week I suggested the Museum of Fine Arts and a stroll along St. Catherine, this week we are taking it indoors. The holidays are around the corner and it’s a great day to get some of your holiday shopping done. The...
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A Date with Myself?
We all know that dating can be a very exciting time when we meet someone new! You look forward to spending time with that person, and it never disappoints. But, what if you’re not dating someone at the moment. Instead of feeling badly, why not go on a date with yourself? It may sound silly, but here is an article that suggests why this is a great...
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Cheryl Besner: Deliciously playful dating
We have all been there… It’s date six, you really like the person you’re going out with, and they think it’s time to step it up a notch. The invitation is exciting and welcomed, yet another costly restaurant is not giving you the opportunity to interact and have the conversation grow, while also providing you with an activity to do together. So, why not combine...
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Holiday Cheer
Chanukah begins this Sunday night and is also known as the festival of lights. I wondered what it might be like for couples who are of different faiths,when holidays come around. Here is a cute article for those who do not celebrate Chanukah but are dating someone who is. For all those who do celebrate, the Solo in the City team and myself wish you a very...
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A Better Romance
We often wonder how we can make our relationship better? How can we add romance back into our relationship? If we are dating someone new, but the romance isn’t to the level we had hoped for, can it be fixed or is it destined to remain this way? A study done by Ohio State University https://www.osu.edu/ examined several aspects of being true to ourselves and found that...
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