Highlights for this episode:

Paul reviews the first five or over 30 Common Sense Dating Guidelines for the Gen X and Baby Boomer generations. The guidelines coalesce around the limited dating options these generations had in their youth compared to what is available today. Combining our life experiences with new dating tools, such as online dating, allows us to avoid the same embarrassing slip-ups we made in our youth.

Guidelines in this Episode:

• Thou Shalt Not Fish Off The Company Pier
• Thou Shalt Not Fish At Thy House of Worship
• Thou Shalt Not Flirt With A Friend’s Partner
• Thou Shalt Not Date A Friend’s Ex
• Thou Shalt Not Date A Friend’s Sibling

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Highlights for this episode:

Part 2 of Paul’s Holiday Dating-Themed Movie reviews for those Gen X and Baby Boomers who are solo this holiday season.

Love at the Christmas Table
A destined couple’s trip through time starts at age 4 in the 80s, and at age 4, they meet each year at an annual Christmas gathering.
https://youtu.be/4jkprYTRaRU?si=mHIfyHZTgZ5_F2wt
Lifetime Channel 2012

Spirited
Entertainment – Good Story, Musical, Quality Production Value, For fun to get your mind off how dating can be difficult during the holidays
Spirited — Official Trailer | Apple TV+
https://youtu.be/tnAJntI3NNs?si=Dkz4L13LVE4zovSr
Spirited — “Bringin' Back Christmas” Lyric Video | Apple TV+
https://youtu.be/_lOU_HN5bY4?si=Q2WRd8AHCUNP3jao
From Apple TV+ 2022

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Highlights for this episode:

Paul reviews holiday dating-themed movies for those Gen X and Baby Boomers who are solo this holiday season. There are a total of four picks. Two picks in this Part 1 Episode and two more in Part 2. Paul points out the common theme in these movies that is missing in online dating and why we should apply them all year.

The Holidate –

• After Christmas, a pair of frustrated singles cross paths in the gift return line and agree to be each other’s platonic plus one on holidays throughout the year to relieve the pressure from being single from friends and family.
• Netflix 2020
• Official Trailer: https://youtu.be/hxaaAoI57fk?si=sMuo_3b89ogeDJFY
• Important Note: This is not a family-friendly movie. It is best not to have children around when you watch this one or be prepared to explain some awkward situations.

The 12 Dates of Christmas –

• Woman gets 12 chances to get a blind date right in this Christmas version of Groundhog Day
• ABC Family 2011 (Not to be confused with the HBO Max series)
• Official Trailer: https://youtu.be/JAyOZru4PTY
• Kate and Miles Meet as Strangers: https://youtu.be/AfNBr0w74uE?si=6KUMq921dubOpBhW

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