#NerdsUnite: Confessions of a serial monogamist
<editorsnote> Nerds, meet my buddy Jen. She's a graphic designer by day and a serial monogamist by night that lives across the pond in the UK. She's currently in a relationship of 8 years, and her dating record prior had been puddle jumps from 3 months here ... to 3 months there. These are her thoughts on life, love, and all things nerd. Hit it Jen!! </editorsnote>
#TalkNerdyToMeLover's Jen Randall
Dating by Colour...much like painting by numbers...but not.
A massively underestimated force in the dating game is the use of colour to attract what you want. In a sense, colour ‘speaks’ a hidden language signalling things about us that call to the opposite sex on a subconscious level. Colour is firmly connected to emotion and there can be real advantage if you're aware of it because use of colour can be used not only to attract mates... it can also be used to attract the KIND of mates you specifically want. This might be contradicting myself from recent posts, but if you really are convinced you want to catch a certain type of guy / girl then maybe you should try dressing in colours to suit their personality / wants. To make this possible all you need to know is what each colour signifies sub/consciously.
Black: Mysterious, intriguing and powerful. Black is classy, elegant and timeless.
Grey: Low drama and reserved. Grey can make someone appear intelligent and mellow (man, I need to take some of these tips myself!).
White: Innocence and purity. White is youthful and idealistic – but not if it’s skin tight and your underwear is hanging out. #justsaying
Purple: Luxury, wealth, sophistication. Purple represents individualism and artistry. Have you seen the Cadbury’s candy bar wrappers? The devine smooth purple they use screams luxury (or...”eat me!”...so I guess you’re a winner either way).
Blue: Calm and tranquil. Blue is the colour of honesty and one of my favourites, not for the fact that it represents honesty, but more because it’s quite a peaceful feeling colour.
Turquoise: Complex and innovative. Wearing turquoise signals that you are imaginative and youthful.
Green: Natural and sincere. Green is a masculine colour that implies wealth. It also represents hope, renewal, harmony and balance and can portray you as a cool and calm individual.
Yellow: Cheerful and optimistic. Yellow is an expressive, playful, attention-getting colour and shows you as being outgoing with a sunny disposition.
Red: Dominant and powerful. Red is energetic and intense. It's also the colour of love. I love red (because it goes nicely with my dark brown hair) but I find I can only wear it on a ‘confident day’, you have to wear colours like you mean them. So if I mean business then red is my colour!
Peach: Enthusiastic and friendly. If you want someone to approach you, peach is possibly the colour for you because it implies that you're easy to talk to and quite a soft person.
Pink: Upbeat and healthy. Guys shy away from pink because it's a feminine colour. A guy who wears pink is also one who is aware of and comfortable with his own sexuality but it should still be worn with caution and this is a colour that also depends on the item of clothing itself, i.e girls can get away with whatever in pink, but guys should probably steer clear of pink jeans. I also hope you know the difference between “pink” and “hot pink”.
Burgundy: Upscale and wealthy. Burgundy is a high status colour.
Brown: Natural and down to earth. Brown is a solid, sober colour that implies reliability but should be chosen with caution.
Orange: Warmth and Energy. Orange is a bold and energetic colour.
Now you have the basics but just be careful not to choose colours that are unflattering to your skin tone. Also, just so we’re clear, this by no means means that you have to wear all the awesome colours on your first date. We want no technicolour dream coats. Just pay a little thought to how you want to come off to people, because subconsciously someone could write you off because you wore burgundy and maybe appeared a little too snooty for his liking when really you just grabbed the last clean item of clothing in your closet!