Alison’s answer along with others cited a lack of attraction as a reason for not going on a second date; which made me wonder whether it is possible to develop a physical attraction to someone over the course of time.I kept hoping that if I spent more time with him, I would develop those mini fireworks inside that make you want to melt.My only real exception to this rule is for online dating; a low-investment date like coffee is more about a gut check than an actual You’re checking how you feel about one another when you meet in the flesh…not to mention doing basic due diligence, trying to make sure that one or the other isn’t a psycho axe-murdering cannibal.And don't get me started on my nightmare evening with quite the dullest man in Christendom (dehumidifiers anyone? As American comedian Jerry Seinfeld once put it: "Dating is pressure and tension.

So why do we have that heart-fluttering reaction with some people and not others?In addition to being a writer, she owns a successful virtual franchise and is a high school teacher of English.She holds an MFA in Creative Writing from Lesley University, a Master’s in Education from the University of Massachusetts at Boston, and a Bachelor of Arts degree from Regis College.I give you the millionaire property developer who was so tight that he spent half an hour complaining that my gin and tonic had set him back £6.50.Then there was the vegetarian who was puce with outrage because I'd ordered a medium-rare steak.