Be the better half

You may know that March is Fraud Awareness Month, a month-long campaign geared towards educating Canadians on fraud and how to protect themselves. As many people are continuing to look for love online, romantic fraud is on the rise. In 2021, Canadians lost more than $64 million to romance scams.

If your winter blues have you truly not functioning, please seek a health professional. The last two years have been stressful and sometimes it takes a few quiet moments to realize that we aren’t coping as well as we thought. It’s ok.

Having someone to talk to either professionally or personally is critical to our health and well-being. Seek out someone who can empathize with you and be a true supporter. Finding that person in your partner is a win-win

Date night in any city means great food and in VanCity it means seafood so fresh you’ll blush. Consider locally caught crab, lobster, or spotted prawns (in season). For those that need a pasta fix, Artusi Restaurant in New Westminster (or New West as the locals say) is not quite downtown but good, authentic Italian. The owner really cares and tries to make ever customer happy handmade pasta.

Avoid first date anxiety by keeping expectations at bay and try to view the get-together as an opportunity to meet a new connection. If a second date doesn’t happen, at least you had an enjoyable time and perhaps learned something through the conversation.

“Video dating is really here to stay,” he says. “It’s interesting to see that people really enjoy the experience and now plan to do it even in a post-COVID world as a mini first date or screener.”

Dateless in Seattle?

Get creative, and get outside! Before you know it we'll all be hibernating inside for winter, so make the most of fall.