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How to be Romantic in Winter | Resorts of Ontario

4 Jan

Super excited to be writing a second ‘Romance’ themed travel article for Resorts of Ontario Magazine. The Fella and I spent two nights in two different Ontario resorts that knocked our sexy socks off.

The article will come out soon, but in the meantime, I thought I would repost last year’s article…just in case you’re looking for a little inspiration on how to heat up your relationship when it’s too cold to move in Toronto.

Click HERE to read the article that was published last year in Resorts of Ontario (My article starts on page 25)

Or, read below where I added pictures!

Not our actual hands or robes.

Not our actual hands or robes.

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My fella and I have been in a long distance relationship for a year and a half. I lived in Vancouver and he was in Chicago, so we were also international. If you ever get tired of having money in the bank or regular human contact, try a long distance relationship! You will become an expert at packing, customs line-ups, airline reward programs, Skype freezing your face in unflattering positions and misreading tone in emails.

He got a job in Toronto, so we made the leap from long distance to close quarters and are now living under one roof. We’ve never spent more than a month at a time together, so we’re still learning those quirky little idiosyncrasies that make us adorable and annoying. (His favourite movie is Avatar! I’m an insomniac!)

This image is keeping me from sleeping.
This image is keeping me awake at night.

As we get to know each other better, we also need to shake hands with this province we now call home. I was born and raised in Vancouver. I look at Toronto with a cautiously raised eyebrow, waiting to feel inferior. He is from Chicago and already wants to fix the TTC.

We’ve spent so much brain power organizing the move that we’ve barely taken a breath to celebrate the success of finally living together. So what better way to bond with each other AND Ontario than a romantic night away?

I wanted to find a resort that would re-boot the romance-o-meter, and in my books that means cozy quarters near water. Killarney Lodge in Algonquin Park, Sir Sams in Haliburton and Irwin Inn on Stoney Lake looked to have it all. Cabins by a lake, nature and country dining. After much deliberations, I finally decided on The Millcroft Inn & Spa in Caledon. It was originally built in 1881 as a knitting mill and sits on the edge of the picturesque Mill Pond

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Dating Diana | Are You On a Pedestal?

19 Sep

DatingDianaRadio_1Does your special someone put you high up on a pedestal?

Surprise, surprise…the fall from that thing can hurt.

Click on the link below to hear the story that aired on CBC Radio 1

Dating Diana |Long Term Arguments

12 Jul

DatingDianaRadio_1Annoyed by those dumb relationship arguments about nothing? Maybe you haven’t been in your relationship long enough because apparently those arguments ease up over time.

Click below to hear the story that aired on CBC Radio 1

Dating Diana | Relationship Cognitive Dissonance

25 Mar

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Tired of your married pals bragging about how great being hitched is? Or are your single friends trying to convince you to cross over to the carefree side?

Yeah – there’s a reason for that.

Check out the story that aired on CBC Radio 1.

The Irrelevant Show | Rose Lady

18 Mar

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There’s only one way to fight the power of the ‘Rose Lady.’

Check out this sketch I wrote for The Irrelevant Show on CBC Radio 1.

Dating Diana | Keep Them From Cheating

17 Mar

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There’s no doubt that men have a bad rap when it comes to infidelity, even though studies shown women are just as likely to cheat. (Yay equality!)

But if there was a cure for infidelity, would you use it? Would you force your mate to use it? Click below to hear the story that aired on CBC Radio 1

Dating Diana | Drink Together, Stay Together

28 Feb

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If you enjoy coming home to a couple of stiff drinks, you better hope your spouse is going to tie one on too.

Click below to hear the story that aired on CBC Radio 1.

Dating Diana | Canadians in Bed

21 Feb

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Are you Canadian? Do you have sex? Are you curious about how Canadians have sex?

Then click on the link below to find some frisky new statistics on how we get our Canucks off.

https://dianafrancesblog.files.wordpress.com/2013/03/canadians-in-bed.mp3

Dating Diana | Cell Phones

7 Feb

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Are you reading this from your smart phone?

Because you could be seriously damaging more than than your wallet and brain cells….

Dating Diana | Women Proposing

31 Jan

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Yo ladies. You thinking of pulling a reverse Beyonce and putting a ring on it?

You may want to listen to this before you take a knee.