Palm Springs, California is a particularly pretty part of the United States well-known for its mid-century modern architecture. Popular from roughly the end of the Second World War to the start of the 70s, mid-century modern (MCM) has started to come back into vogue in 2020.Deliciously retro and still relevant today thanks to its emphasis on functionality and ‘honest’ use of materials, MCM as a design language can look incredibly dated when done poorly and sublime when done properly. And in our humble opinion, it’s the latter which defines this property on Sydney’s Northern Beaches.17 Ralston Road, Palm Beach (not to be confused with Palm Beach, QLD or Palm Springs, CA) is perhaps one of the best-preserved and executed examples of MCM in Australia. The only thing more fantastic than this property’s aesthetic is its mind-blowing ocean views.

“In a suburb packed with wall to wall jaw-dropping views, 17 Ralston Road could arguably have the best vista in all of Palm Beach,” Andrew Blake from Blake Property relates.“With a coveted due north aspect and blessed with the holy grail of Northern Beaches views of both Pittwater and the Pacific, you can understand why this property is on the market for the first time. Such a position demanded an exceptional home and the original owner collaborated with Sydney’s finest to create this exotic 70’s wild child.“At the time it was dubbed ‘The Palm Beach Party House’ [and] with a little vision and passion, it could easily be reinstated as the epitome of uber-cool.”Indeed, with its two large terraces, large pool and expansive living area, we can think of few better venues for a summer bash.

Set across two separate titles with a total land area of over 1300sqm, 17 Ralston Road is a true MCM masterpiece.The property boasts a ‘Beverley Hills-style’ valet driveway with a double garage; its bagged brick interior walls, floating ceilings, super minimalist style and Italian tiles; modern kitchen and furnishings; an abundance of natural light; and spectacular views from just about every room in the house.What’s so great about the property is that its retro aesthetics don’t come at the expense of liveability. The MCM DNA of the house is undeniable but there’s plenty of room for modern touches and a modern lifestyle.

The problem with many examples of MCM is that they can sometimes feel a little stifling; a little tired. Where Art Deco evokes a timeless classiness and Bauhaus style will always remain relevant, MCM can sometimes feel ‘fake’ in comparison.But when done adroitly like here at 17 Ralston Road, MCM reveals its value. An essentially fun-loving and unpretentious architectural movement, vivacity just oozes out of this property. If you love a shindig and have some money burning a hole in your pocket, we can think of nothing better to throw your dosh at.Check out the listing on realestate.com.au.

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2020 has seen the airline industry change more aspects of its hygiene protocols than you can ping a mask at. Emirates is no exception: in recent months the Dubai based airline has nixed its first class showers, offered to pay for passengers’ medical and quarantine bills (under certain conditions) and introduced stringent new health and safety procedures for check in.

Its latest Instagram post has unveiled another change – potentially another element of the ‘new normal’ – which travellers may have to get used to long term. Emirates now, at least in Dubai, has clear partitions between seats, as well as red signs on every second seat, ensuring there is a gap between every passenger at the boarding gate (see second image in the below series).

 

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“Your safety has always been our highest priority,” Emirates captioned the post. “As we connect you to over 70 destinations worldwide from @DXB, you can feel reassured and confident about your wellbeing.”

“Our cabin crew will be wearing full personal protective equipment (PPE) on board. Passengers will need to wear face masks at all times in the airport, during boarding and on board – as well as during disembarkation,” the airline added.

“We’re following all the guidance from the health and aviation authorities along with our additional safety measures to reduce the risk of infection on board.”

“This includes our modified inflight services, enhanced cleaning and disinfecting, complimentary travel hygiene kits for all travellers as well as free global cover for COVID-19 health expenses and quarantine costs.”

This comes amid further changes to the airport experience. Emirates passengers now must book a stay at the Dubai International Airport Hotel if their connection time is more than 8 hours. Additionally, connection desks are now fitted with protective antimicrobial screens.

 

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Emirates has also changed some of its in-flight offerings. In an exclusive comment to DMARGE an Emirates spokesperson recently confirmed the closure of some pointy end services.

“As the health and safety of our crew and passengers are always our top priority, we’ve temporarily modified our service to maintain the highest levels of hygiene. To mitigate contact onboard, the Shower Spa and social areas, including the A380 onboard lounge, are temporarily closed until further notice.”

Emirates customers can view full details of Emirates’ current products and services onboard by route here.

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Kevin Hart punches well above his weight (quite literally, as it turns out).The 41-year-old comedian, actor and prolific watch collector also happens to be one of the most underrated style icons in Hollywood today. He’s one of those celebrities you can’t help but admire – whether you like his comedy or not, it’s hard to take umbrage at his boundless enthusiasm, inspirational fitness content and exceptional sartorial taste.Fresh off the set of his latest film, Fatherhood (currently in post-production and set for a 2021 release), Hart’s been enjoying summer with his family, keeping close to his heavily pregnant wife Eniko.Hart shared a photo of himself yesterday posing alongside a vintage Fiat 600 Jolly, wearing a matching baby blue printed shirt and shorts combination, with some clean white plimsolls and wearing one of his many Rolex Daytonas.

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The retro print, car and watch work together fabulously – it’s another style win for Kevin Hart. We’d do anything in the world to be in his shoes right now: impeccably dressed, enjoying summer in the Northern Hemisphere behind the wheel of a classic car…The ‘loud’ shirt and shorts combination seems to be the breakout men’s fashion trend of 2020 (other than the COVID-19 work from home trackpants and stubble ensemble). Hart’s followed in the footsteps of men like LeBron James, Scott Disick and Cristiano Ronaldo who’ve also been spotted going all ‘matchy-matchy’.Our advice to Australian men? Get ahead of the curve and invest in a few shirts and shorts of your own, so you’re ready to go once the weather gets nicer over here.This wood-grain indigo ensemble from Blue Blue Japan would be a perfect additions to your warm-weather wardrobe.

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What would you do if you had a large sum of money just salivating to be spent on something other than rent and food? It’s a question everyone has surely asked themselves at least once, especially if they’re a regular player of the lottery. Would you give some to charity, invest for a safe return in several years time, or splash out on the luxuries you’ve always wanted since you were a kid?For one Reddit user, his dream is to go travelling. Creating a thread, user EnigmaShroud recently said he has “160k” saved to go travelling with. However, he adds “Only problem is I don’t really travel and I don’t really know what to do when people travel. What is traveling?”.His post has attracted several comments claiming he would be able to travel for years on such a sum of money, but the same amount wouldn’t even get you a week in the South of France. At least, that’s if you want to spend it on a luxury superyacht.How so? We offer the following video as evidence. Posted two days ago by Instagram account Top Yacht, the clip shows off a mind-blowing yacht with accessories that will melt any self respecting baller’s mind.

 

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While the video isn’t particularly long, it gives us a rose-tinted glimpse into the world of the incredibly rich.Your own private basketball court aboard your own private yacht, moored up in the South of France. This particular boat is called the Joy, and not only does it have that stunning basketball court, but it also comes with other luxuries such as a fully kitted out gym – complete with your own fitness instructor – a spa with a masseuse and a “beach club/disco”. We’re not entirely sure what that means, but we love the idea of it.And the cost of such a life? $700,000 per week.Yes, obviously, spending time on a luxury yacht – particularly if you want to buy one for yourself – will require far more than our Reddit-poster’s $160k (in fact, luxury yacht manager Candaş Balci recently told us luxury vessells can cost up to 8 million euros a year just to insure).But if US $700,000 is too much, Eva Malek, a yacht broker in London, England, (and poster of the original Top Yacht video above) also shows there is a way to live the high life for a little less.

 

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This post shows you would need to spend €336,000 (US$590,000) per week to rent a superyacht, but when that includes space for you and 11 of your nearest and dearest, you’ll be able to split that into a more manageable sum. Consider you get 15 crew attending to your every whim and it’s practically a bargain.We’re sure there are plenty of people out there who would find enjoyment from much simpler things in life…but we also deserve living the really good life every once in a while.

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Conor McGregor is not a subtle man. The Irish former mixed martial arts champion, whiskey entrepreneur and philanthropist is one of the most popular athletes alive today (currently boasting a very healthy 36.7 million Instagram followers and another 8.2 million Twitter followers), in no small part thanks to his larger-than-life persona.The outspoken brawler is quite a watch fan, and typically rocks timepieces that reflect his swaggery demeanour – regularly spotted with huge Jacob & Co. novelties, blinged-out Rolexes or pricey custom Franck Mullers. Excessively large, flashy and expensive… The kind of watches that could compete with the wild wardrobe choices a man who once wore a suit pinstriped with the phrase ‘f*ck you’ makes.His latest choice in wrist candy is an interesting departure from the norm, however. Currently enjoying the European summer in style, relaxing with his family on a boat in Monaco, McGregor was spotted rocking an ultra-thin rose gold Patek Philippe Calatrava 5180/1R-001 – an exceptionally refined timepiece and an unusual choice for ‘The Notorious’.

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For a man who normally prefers monstrously huge watches, this slim Patek looks almost minimalist in comparison. It’s no shrinking violet, however: like the rest of his watch collection, this Calatrava is expensive, complicated and makes one hell of a statement.Originally released in 2017, the 5180/1R is a skeletonised version of Patek Philippe’s popular Calatrava dress watch. Intricately decorated and engraved by hand, the 5180/1R utilises Patek’s famous ultra-thin self-winding caliber 240 movement – a work of art in of itself. With a case diameter of 39mm and height of only 6.7mm, this Calatrava is easily one of McGregor’s smallest watches: for comparison, McGregor’s $620,000 Jacob & Co. Astronomia Casino has a diameter of 47mm and measures up at a whopping height of 27.9mm. That means you could stack four of these Calatravas on top of each other and that’d still be less on your wrist than this one Astronomia.Named after the symbol of a medieval Spanish military order (that Patek Philippe uses as one of their main logos), the Calatrava was first introduced in 1932 in order to save the then-ailing firm from bankruptcy during the Great Depression. The Calatrava was an immediate hit, saving Patek Philippe from an early demise and becoming one of their most popular models, and one of the finest dress watches available today.The Calatrava 5180/1R-001 is a particularly beautiful example of a particularly beautiful watch, and McGregor’s shown some exceptional taste expanding his usual watch oeuvre to include something like this.Nicely done, Notorious.

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Fashion is notoriously cyclical. What’s cool one day is naff the next, and if you hold on to a style long enough, it’ll come back around and be cool again.

Take for example the ‘chunky sneaker’ trend that’s dominated modern streetwear. Previously decried as ‘dad shoes’, the chunky, functional sneakers that were popular in the 90s have now become de rigeur today, while modern performance runners are considered mostly incompatible with everyday fashion. Give it a few decades and the reverse may be true.

Indeed, the 90s seems to again be the source of inspiration for Australia’s most current menswear trend… Or maybe it’s just the changing priorities that The Bat Kiss has precipitated.

Online fashion retailer ASOS has reported a huge spike in baggy jean sales since lockdown. Since March, wider fits including skater and baggy jean styles have seen a +222% increase in sales compared to last year. Skinny denim has always been the most popular fit among ASOS customers, which is why this sudden change has been so unexpected.

Is this emblematic of changing sartorial tastes, or do men simply prefer the comfort of more relaxed jeans, particularly during These Unprecedented Times? The latter explanation seems more convincing.

With most of Australia still locked down, abiding by strict social distancing and keeping travel to a minimum, men might not feel the need to ‘put in the effort’ and wear more fitted jeans (although we must say, it’s hardly an imposition to wear fitted jeans or try and dress well). Why bother when no-one’s going to see you?

That said, there’s definitely been a trend towards looser fitting clothing in general. The oversized look has steadily grown in popularity thanks to celebrities like Kanye West and Justin Bieber, or brands like Rick Owens or Carhartt WIP.

It will be interesting to see if Australia’s appetite for baggy jeans continues post-lockdown, or if we go back to rocking skinny jeans once we can, you know, actually go out.

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This year has been challenging. But adversity brings opportunity. So as jets stopped flying and passports gathered dust in draws, summer 2020 offered incredible potential for European residents to explore the destinations of their dreams – sans crowds.

It goes without saying this comes with risks. But if you’re young and over there, we’d argue: why not. It seems we’re not the only ones with that mindset: European tourists can currently be seen drinking rosé all day in Croatia, hiking in Spain and posing awkwardly by the pool in Greece (Instagram doesn’t lie).

As we reported last week, some have taken it too far, with ‘rogue’ Mykonos parties sparking new Coronavirus fears in Greece. That said, for those with the money to spend and the right mindset, for the time being (provided confirmed cases don’t get out of control) there are some incredible deals to be had.

Enter: the following photo. Posted on Thursday by 4.5-star hotel Cavo Tagoo Mykonos, the image depicts ‘high end content creator’ @missangievilla with her partner @jeremyaustiin in what can only be described as paradise.

 

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The image was posted by Jeremy a few hours earlier, captioned, “Finding new reasons to fall in love all over again at the one and only @cavotagoomykonos.”

It’s not the only location the couple have been snapped at (or posted of) this European summer. A stunning picture from Italian locale Merano gives Mykonos a run for its money.

 

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Right now though, it appears the couple is currently staying at the luxurious Cavo Tagoo Mykonos hotel, where prices start at $1,063 a night.

This isn’t the first time Cavo Tagoo Mykonos has given its followers a severe case of envy. Cavo Tagoo Mykonos appears to have been operating on a ‘FOMO as usual’ basis of late, showcasing everything from the pool views of their sister hotel in Santorini…

 

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… to the outrageously ‘grammable sunsets in Mykonos.

 

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Not to mention the outlandish food, drink and spas.

 

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Perhaps the most jealousy-inducing post can be traced back to February the 2nd, a simpler time just before all the travel bans came into full effect, which shows a blissful moment many of us could really do with right now.

 

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It’s not just Australians wishing for this. Comments like “can we escape the lock down for here already” and “missing it!” left beneath various Cavo Tagoo Mykonos photos show some high profile Americans are a little salty they are unable to fly the coop this for this northern hemisphere summer too.

However, since the set back in Victoria (and as cases hover on a knife edge in NSW), Australia’s travel bubble negotiations, even closer to home – with countries like Bali and New Zealand – have been put on ice. So Europe remains, for now, a pipe dream.

For those looking for an alternative, it’s not like we’re short of luxury options right here though.

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How can you tell if someone’s from Melbourne? Easy. They’ll tell you.

In the same way that vegans love telling people that they’re vegan or how someone who’s just taken up CrossFit won’t stop yapping on about it, there’s nothing Melburnians love more than bragging about their city. Particularly around Sydneysiders. Much of Australia’s modern history has been defined by the great rivalry between its two biggest cities – hell, Canberra only exists because Sydney and Melbourne couldn’t settle their fight over who should be the capital.

A huge point of pride for Melbourne is its title of ‘world’s most liveable city’. Most Australian capital cities consistently rank pretty highly in these liveability rankings, but Melbourne has been the most awarded, notably taking the top spot in The Economist Intelligence Unit’s (EIU) Global Liveability Ranking for seven years in a row between 2011 and 2017.

But with Victoria currently locked down with stage 4 social isolation requirements and Melbourne solidly the current epicentre of COVID-19 cases in Australia, has Melbourne taken itself out of the running in 2020? Or is this global pandemic so terrible that everyone’s going to be doing badly, and Melbourne’s still in with a chance?

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DMARGE spoke exclusively to Dr Lucy Gunn, Senior Research Fellow at RMIT’s Centre for Urban Research, who explained how the events of 2020 might affect Melbourne’s ranking.

“It’s been a challenging year and ideally any organisation measuring liveability should be acknowledging this when presenting their results. Neighbourhood liveability and access to important places such as doctors’ clinics / healthcare [or] supermarkets is more important than ever given the current stage 4 social isolation requirements happening in Victoria and the limitations placed on movements.”

“In regards to rankings, it is difficult to comment – each country and city is approaching the pandemic situation differently and these pandemic responses are extraordinary, immediate, and hopefully short-term. The rankings for all cities in the EIU index are likely to be affected but in different ways subject to the differing global responses and the differing opinions of the EIU raters.”

 

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Dr Gunn relates how some of these liveability indexes use methodologies that could be open to bias or misrepresentation.

“Briefly, a few things are important here: first, how the index is constructed – subjectively measured data (i.e. data based on the opinion of someone (e.g. EIU uses the opinion of an EIU rater) is inherently flawed because it relies on the opinion of those creating the data; objective measures are more stable and don’t change according to peoples’ opinions.”

“A good example of this is the liveability measures from the Australian Urban Observatory. They were carefully chosen to reflect areas that influence the health and wellbeing of city residents here in Australia – they are objectively measured and offer a clear picture of liveability and the infrastructure that could be improved to support it, the data and maps clearly show where there is inequity in liveability across each of the 21 largest cities in Australia.”

“Second, the purpose and audience for an index are important – the purpose for the EIU index is for executive remuneration and work-based immigration – it isn’t designed for a broad audience, it’s not designed to help city planners or the general public understand liveability as a means for improving it.”

“Finally, some liveability indexes are composites of a number of different measures (the EIU is an example). This obscures the impact of the underlying measures. Essentially a city may perform well on one measure and poorly on another cancelling out or compressing the overall effect. This makes it difficult to understand what the individual issues are. Nevertheless, there is still value in composite indexes because they focus attention on high-level issues that can be delved into using the individual measures on which the index is comprised.”

So while it makes for a good headline or talking point, the EIU’s Global Liveability Ranking (as well as other corporate rankings, such as Mercer’s Quality of Living Ranking or Monocle’s Quality of Life Survey) don’t necessarily represent how good a city is to live in. It’s exceedingly difficult to make a broad, objective comparison between world cities.

What The Australian Urban Observatory Thinks

What is intriguing is the Australian Urban Observatory’s results. They don’t explicitly delineate ‘Australia’s most liveable city’ but instead rate each of Australia’s 21 biggest cities on nine separate indices – liveability and walkability, where they make no comparison between different cities and instead examine suburb-by-suburb data, and then seven indices where they make explicit rankings: social infrastructure, public transport, food environment, alcohol environment, public open space, local employment, and housing affordability.

Shockingly, Melbourne doesn’t rank first in any of those seven indices.

In fact, Melbourne only makes the top three in one of those indices – ranking second for social infrastructure (which is a measure of how much access residents have to community services and resources e.g. healthcare, childcare, aged care, sporting facilities and cultural amenities).

Ironically, Sydney ranks first in this category, yet Sydney also makes the top three in other categories (2nd for public transport and 3rd for food environment). The city that makes the top three in the most categories is Canberra, and the city with the most #1 rankings is Launceston.

 

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So does this mean Melbourne doesn’t deserve its ‘liveable’ reputation? Not at all.

Some of these indices are up for interpretation. For example, the ‘alcohol environment’ category measures the average distance between people’s homes and their nearest bottle shop, with cities that have a higher average distance given a higher ranking. The rationale is that access to alcohol is linked to harmful alcohol consumption and alcohol-related violence, but for many people, greater access to alcohol would be considered a positive as opposed to a negative.

Like any exercise in data analysis, one needs to look critically at the results of these rankings rather than boiling things down to a simple exercise in ‘whoever gets the most #1s wins’.

What these rankings don’t take into account is The Pandemic – which is where Melbourne may see the biggest hit to their liveability reputation, at least in the eyes of the public.

City Liveability Rankings Post-2020

While Melbourne might be suffering particularly badly right now compared to other Australian cities, a little bit of perspective is worthwhile. Australia as a whole has been quite fortunate when it comes to COVID-19 – many other ‘liveable’ countries and cities are faring far worse than we are.

For example, Switzerland: the richest country in the world, whose largest city, Zürich, topped the most recent Monocle liveability index, has 37,403 active COVID-19 cases as of the 14th of August, while Australia has but 22,358 cases. Considering Australia has almost three times the population of Switzerland, that’s not bad.

Virtually every country on earth has been affected by the pandemic, so it will be hard to say how the 2020 rankings will reflect this global crisis. Indeed, Dr Gunn reckons that the events of 2020 will have an impact on how these organisations determine liveability going forward.

“In time, I think that other aspects related to liveability will play a role in its measurement. The measurement of disasters (e.g. bushfires, floods, pandemics) and of our environments and biodiversity will also help decision-makers, those in government, and health and emergency services prepare and understand risks associated with these big issues… [But] to have the greatest effect, these aspects need to be measured objectively.”

Time will tell if Melbourne tops the rankings this year – the jury’s still out, however.

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The Tinder match comes in (hurrah!), you get chatting, you find a connection and you – gasp – meet up in person for a date. It goes amazingly well, you laugh, you banter, you get involved in some deep conversation. Perhaps, she’s the one.

You message a few days later asking to meet up again, but she tells you you’re not for her and she’s already started seeing someone else (sad face). Sound familiar? Well, guys, it could well be incredibly common behaviour shared by women that we just weren’t aware of, but now one brutally honest soul has laid it all bare.

Jana Hocking, a radio producer in Sydney, recently revealed her personal attitude towards dating, and it suggests us guys shouldn’t get so comfortable, or attached, after just one date. How come? Jana says she dates multiple people at one time – she stresses the word date, and how it shouldn’t imply “sleep with” – but relates her reasoning is down to science.

 

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Speaking to News.com.au, Jana regales a similar situation to the one we started with, only with it being applied to women instead. She adds that the guy a girl meets for a date might have a “lovely smile” but adds, “do you really know if you have enough in common within a week to start daydreaming about your life together?”

To be fair to Jana, she has a point.

Preaching to her single sisters, Jana says her solution to becoming immune to the anxiety of “will he text back?” is to date multiple people.

“Why not keep your toe in the pond for a little while longer before you go deactiviating your Bumble account because of one good date?”

Again, we have to agree.

So, what about that mention of science? Jana correctly says that dopamine is released from our brain “when we do things that feel good”, and gives a good date as an example.

“These chemicals make us giddy, energetic, and euphoric, even leading to decreased appetite and insominia.”

However, she also speaks of the side-effects, “the more ‘high’ you get on dopamine, the more you want it. It makes you focus your attention on the pleasure of their presence, but here’s the bad news: that ol’ dopamine high can create such positive illusions that literally become blinded ton your new crush’s negative characteristics.”

 

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And does she not become blind by said negative characteristics? “Throw in a few distractions like a date with someone else, to let that ol’ brain of yours catch up.”

“The distraction method is aimed at calming that anxiety you get when you know you’re in deep.”

“You stop looking at the phone so much, relying on one person to provide you happines.”

We can certainly see method to Jana’s ‘madness’. Take ghosting for example. What if you find yourself chatting to a great girl, with messages flying back and forth for days, only for her to suddenly go quiet?. This, understandably, brings with it feelings of anxiety: “Did I say the wrong thing?.”

If you had multiple dates on the go at one time (again, just in the speaking to, or dating sense, you don’t need a bedroom to prove how much of a Casanova you are – although, first date ‘fun’ is totally acceptable) then those anxious feelings should be eliminated because you still have other viable options open.

It’s a topic that has been discussed on multiple occasions, including by Reddit, with this thread taking the opinions of numerous guys who have dabbled with dating multiple people at one time. That thread does, however, draw a line between ‘seeing’ multiple people and ‘seriously dating’ other people, in so much as the former is ok, and the latter is a firm no.

So, gents, even if you perhaps have morals telling you not to speak to or date multiple people at the same time, it could be high time to start thinking about changing that attitude. Not only will your chances of dating success increase, but your mental health will be rewarded too.

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