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Relationship Advice Expert April Masini

Q: Dear April Masini,

The dreaded April's Fool's Day is just round the corner and I must say I don't get it.  I'm already anticipating all the clowns and jokers in my office pulling off pranks and trying to think of ways to fool me. Why do people love this stupid stuff?

Sincerely,

Fool For April's Fools

A:

Dear Fool For April's Fools,

There are several different types of prankster personalities you should be on the look out for:

Pranksters to beware of:

* Fun lover. There’s always someone who wants to engage others socially in a positive way. This person is the one who celebrates every holiday and birthday, loves parties and is always up for some fun. They’ll relish April Fool’s Day, and go for classic Jell-O in the toilet and kick me signs on your back kind of pranks.

* Mean spirit. Then there’s the one person with unresolved anger issues who’s looking for an excuse to be mean. April Fool’s will be the day for mean spirited pranks for this personality type. They’ll look for pranks that will embarrass others and humiliate them, blaming the jokes on the holiday, instead of taking responsibility for their own issues.

* Flirt. If you’re trying to get someone’s attention, you’ll look for a way to do it, and pulling an April Fool’s prank on the object of your affections is a great way to flirt. This April Fooler may tell someone there’s a meeting at a restaurant, and to come prepared to take notes, but when the Fooled gets there, it’s actually a lunch date treat and not the dreaded meeting.

*Serial Fooler. Traditionalists will pull the exact same prank every year, honoring their tradition, as they identify themselves with it. They may also pull a version of the same prank every year. The good news is you can count on being fooled this April 1 by this person -- you just may not be sure how.

April Masini -- nicknamed "the new millennium's Dear Abby" by the media, is author of the best-selling books Date Out Of Your League and Think & Date Like A Man, the two (just released) step-by-step dating and relationship manuals, Ideas for a Fun Date and Romantic Date Ideas, and the critically acclaimed dating and relationship online magazine www.AskApril.com.

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