On any given Monday night during a season, somewhere between 6 and 8 million people will tune in to The Bachelor on ABC. That’s a lot of people. One might hope that, in addition to being entertained and titillated by this (admitted somewhat contrived) romantic “reality” show, watchers might take stock, and learn from the [read more]
Five Steps to Destroy Dating Fear
Fear is a terrible enemy. Fear preys on your mind like a prayer in reverse – the more you dwell on it, the more you create a negative reality. People react to fear by being fearful, and fearful people miss out on… a lot. If your fears – of putting yourself out there, of being [read more]
Matchmaker, Matchmaker, Make Me a Match
In virtually every culture throughout history, the matchmaker has played an important role. Hindu astrologers and the Ashkenazi shadchan advised families seeking the perfect spouse for their child. And in countries where arranged marriages were not the rule, untold numbers of matchmakers have helped bring generations of people together in relationship. Matchmaking is a time [read more]
Advice On Dating After a Move
Have you had to move to a new area recently? It’s not an uncommon thing for people to have to do. Jobs often relocate employees, people change states due to less expensive living costs, students go away to school, and some folks just want a fresh start. However, one difficult thing about making a move [read more]
Life Beyond the Borders: Date Outside Your Comfort Zone
Are you in a dating rut? That could mean you are attracting the same ol’ boring type or you have given up and are not meeting anyone at all. If you are getting the same story on a different face, over and over again, it’s time to get out of your comfort zone and try [read more]
Seven Days in a Week and No Time to Date?
Remember that Beatles song, “8 Days a Week?” It’s a love song, if you recall, about someone loving someone so much that his feelings leak out beyond the confines of time itself. Check it out: What a nice idea! If you were faced with the actual option of an 8th day every week, would you [read more]
Get Your Flirt On
Flirting is as much a way of being as it is a way of doing. Three parts mindset; one part action. What’s lessons can we learn from a grade-A flirt? He or she is open and receptive, generous and giving, and a little vulnerable. And remember, it takes confidence to be vulnerable…. Flirting is all [read more]
First Impressions
Have you ever read the first page of a book in a bookstore (if you still buy books that way, that is!) and decided not to buy it? It might have been a really great book, but you didn’t want to take the chance and spend the time to read 50 pages. It takes at [read more]