by Diva Pepper Alpine



Love, Romance, Dating, Marriage.  Seems like these are the things we all want, and strive to achieve.  But, let's face it:  In this day and age, it can be hard to accomplish, hard to find, and if you're rusty like me, hard to start!
 
In this edition of Surf's Up, I'm including links to the best of the best on the World Wide Web, that can help you in a multitude of romantic areas!



Personal Dating Info
 
Has it been a long time since you've dated?  Are you afraid you won't know when you're in love?  Looking for tips in dating?  The Personal Dating Info website is just the ticket for you then!
 
Discover ways to increase your confidence, polish your social skills, figure out what you want, and find out where the best places are to meet your future mate. Full of essential tips and dating wisdom, The Personals Dating Info site covers everything a single person in search of a date should know, including:
  • Selecting the right place for your first date
  • Finding the best places to meet people
  • Knowing how to protect yourself and understanding the myths and facts about date rape
  • Ditching your date (politely) and exiting with style
  • Finding dating tips for single parents, seniors, or those involved in office romances and long-distance relationships
  • Knowing when not to date
  • Meeting your online date, blind date, or personal-ad date
  • Surviving a break-up and waiting out the rebound period
  • Realizing that you are in love



Love Poems - Love Poems for the People - Love Poems by the People
 
Love is one of the most universal, yet misunderstood feeling we humans feel.  None of us can explain what love is, as each one of us has a different definition of love.  Love might be Universal, but it is completely individual.  What better way to express the love you feel towards someone, than by finding the right poem?  At Love Poems, you might just find it!

With categories ranging from Cyber Romance, to Lost love, I think you'll find exactly what you need here, at Love Poems.  http://www.netpoets.com/poems/love/



Looking for a way to add some romance into your relationship?  Need some great dating tips?  At RomanceStuck.com, you'll find a ton of great ways to add some romance back into your relationship.  With menu items ranging from Kissing Fun, Romantic Top 10, Dating Advice, Pick-up lines, Tips on Marriage Proposals, Marriage Advice, Love Quotes, Love Poems and Love E-cards, you'll find something to put some ZING back into your relationship.  A terrific website to find what you're looking for!
http://www.romancestuck.com/



Looking for romantic poetry or songs?  Georgia Girl's got just the place to find what you're looking for!  Need the lyrics to a favorite love song?  Want the midi?  Need a great love poem?  This is the place for you!  She even has love postcards!  I had a terrific time reading some of the classics she has here:  William Shakespear's Sonnett XVIII, "Shall I compare thee to a rose"...William Wordsworth's "She was a Phantom of Delight"...Percy Shelley's "Love's Philosophy"...beautiful words by some of the most famous poets.  It was also great to get the lyrics to Celine Dion's "Because you loved me".
http://www.gagirl.com/index.html



Finally, this romantic adventure wouldn't be complete without some romantic art.  The best place I have found, that has links to major classical pieces, is at Zeroland.  Their Romantic Art section is one of the best I have found in web directories.  They have links to so many wonderful galleries, that I can't list them all here.  You'll find what you're looking for here, of that I am sure.  Categories range from Impressionism to Victorian, and everything in between.
http://www.zeroland.co.nz/romantic_art.html



Let's not forget all of those wonderful e-card websites, that allow you to send
romantic/love cards, of course, these are only a few of what's out there, but they have some of the most beautiful cards:
123 Greetings:  http://www.123greetings.com/
Yahoo Greetings:  http://greetings.yahoo.com/
Angel Eyes:  http://www.angeleyes2.com/
Day Spring:  http://www.dayspring.com/ecards/final.asp
 
I hope this has been helpful for you and your quest to find romance, or put it back into your relationship!
 
Happy Surfing!
Diva Pepper
         
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