How to Get Back on Track to Your Goal of True Love In the 1997 movie Picture Perfect, Kevin Bacon plays the role of the quintessential career dater. He never “finds the one” and instead moves from one conquest or short term relationship to another. In fact, he is only interested in unavailable women. Though [read more]
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Dating a braggart?
Sometimes it takes a while to recognize the clues found in the actions and words of a braggart. Are you dating one? Or have you? You know…that interesting person you met and thought was going to be great? But despite having some qualities you look for in a partner, like independence, good looks, manners, humor… [read more]
8 Steps for Getting Over Your Ex
There are many possible break-up scenarios and a range of complex emotions that go along with any of them. Do any of the following sound familiar? Possible break-up scenarios: She dumped you. You ran for your life. You both agreed to move on. He disappeared. And so on. Or these possible post-break up feelings? Your [read more]
Apologies are Sexy
On the subject of apologies, guest blogger, Vanessa Park, offers her insights about the importance of knowing how to say two simple words: “I’m sorry.” Vanessa is a writer and editor with her own business, VKP Editing. She has clients all over the country for whom she ghost writes, edits, and consults. Vanessa also writes [read more]
Loss of Self: Love Doesn’t Mean You Have to Disappear
My client, Alexandrea, has a story that speaks to a not uncommon relationship problem. Read it, and see if it rings any bells for you. Alexandrea knows she has a lot of love to give. She longs for a relationship that fulfills her and to which she can give her all. In her pursuit of [read more]
Signs You’ve Found The One
There are so many chapters in the book of love. Sure, it’s a cliché, but the Monotones were onto something with that iconic 1958 pop song. The chapters may not be exactly as outlined in their lyrics, but it’s essentially true that you can’t really skip to the end. It’s a process. So if you [read more]
3 Steps to Getting Your Needs Met
Americans are especially burdened with the idea that having needs = weakness. That Horatio Alger idea that each of us can pull ourselves up by our bootstraps (with the understanding that we’ll do it all by ourselves or it won’t “count”) has seeped into our pores and underlies our very consciousness. In sports and the [read more]
Dating and Deception Do NOT Go Together
You were 30 years old… not too long ago. Can you tell people you’re 30? You plan to start running any day soon. Can you put running as a hobby in your eHarmony profile? Your driver’s license says 190 lbs. So it’s kind of true, right? Even though that was fifteen pounds ago? These seem [read more]