Rules of Date of the Month

Here are the rules/guidelines of Date of the Month that I am following. 

I will be open to possibilities and go out with a different guy every calendar month.   The purpose is to meet eligible men to date in the pursuit of a prospective lasting relationship.

The same guy cannot be used for two different months unless

            a) We continue seeing each other on a regular bases after the initial first date.  When the Rule of Three is followed and we go out three times within one month than the same guy can be used for the subsequent month.   If we are on the verge of a relationship or in a relationship, we should see each other at least three times a month.  If not the relationship isn’t heading in the serious direction and despite feelings of attachment I will need to continue the Date of the Month and be open to dating other men. 

If I fail to go out with someone in a calendar month I am subject to the penalties, which include:

1)     A bit of social shame from my supportive friends who are also participating in the Date of the Month.

2)    When out on a group event, my friends get to pick a man (the target) which I must approach and talk to as well as fulfill the second challenge of asking him out. 
      -If the target says “Yes”, I must go on the date.

3)  In the event of the target saying “No”, my friends get to select a secondary target that I must approach, talk to, and ask out. 
   -If the secondary target says “Yes”, I must go on the date.

4)  If the secondary target says “No”, the punishment is over.
     I really hope my friends buy me a pity drink. 

      
Preferably a shot of something strong since I would have just been shot  down    
 ….twice.  There is only so much rejection a person can take.

Hook-ups do not count as a "date."  While it is possible for a real relationship to form as the result of a hook-up for the purposes of Date of the Month it does not count unless

a)    We went on a date before the hook-up

b)  and we end up going out on a date after the hook-up

Re-dating a man that I have previously dated does not count as a “date”.  There is a good reason it did not work out last time and for the purposes of Date of the Month it does not count unless the Rule of Three is followed and we go out three times within one month.

This is a great motivational took for dating.  It also takes away some of the fear of rejection that we all face about dating.  It takes some of the pressure away and reminds me to be willing and open to take a chance and stay on the wild roller coaster of dating.