A little over a year ago my client, Jen, fell in love—hard—with Paul. Paul was exciting, smart, handsome, confident, and he adored her. Paul’s work was demanding, and on weekends he loved to be outside, taking adventures with Jen. They would fly out to Wyoming to ski, they’d hike through the Great Smokies for a [read more]
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Flirting: 9 Basic Guidelines for the Mature Single
As she walked out of her neighborhood coffee place, Melissa was surprised when she suddenly realized she’d been flirting! There was a nice man in line ahead of her and it just…happened. Later she told me about it, “It just happened!” She went on to confide, “The biggest shock was realizing how attractive he found [read more]
Look Up–You Don’t Want to Miss It!
You may be curious about what I meant in my title by “you don’t want to miss it….” “Miss what,” you ask? Anything! Everything! Great shoes on sale. A cloud in the shape of a giraffe. The love of your life. There’s a hilarious meme that swept social media recently. It’s a photo of a [read more]
Step By Step: Effective Online Communications in the Dating World
You’re making progress… Dating profile. Check. Unique user name. Check. “Had me at hello” headline. Check. Fabulous (and honest) photos. Check. Clear (and honest) “what you’re looking for in a partner.” Check. Well-written (and proofread) “about me.” Check. Okay, so all that hard work is done. Congrats! What’s next? Well, hopefully you – set your [read more]
Married at First Sight—What’s the Takeaway?
People like you and me, who live in the Western world where arranged marriages faded into nonexistence long ago, often have a bit of a fascination with the concept. Given all the time, stress, energy, and expense we go through to meet someone, date, break up, start over, all in an effort to find “the [read more]
5 Great Holiday Dates
The holidays are a great time to either reach out to someone you’ve been wanting to ask out, or to step things up with someone you really like. It’s true, people are busy at this time of year, and spending lots of time with family, but the jolly mood, the time off from work, the [read more]
Being Open to Love
George Sand, the French novelist whose real name was Amantine-Lucile-Aurore Dupin, was never at a loss for love, romance, or a thrilling liaison with a man of notable talent and stature (such as Frederic Chopin, for example). She once wrote: “There is only one happiness in life—to love and be loved.” For people, like Sand, [read more]
Uncovering Your Worthiness
Here is a test to see if you are worthy. Just check the box that applies to you. Do you exist? Ο Yes Ο No Did you check YES? Then you are worthy. No matter where you fall on the spirituality spectrum, from devotee of a religion to agnostic, you are not an accident and [read more]