Have you ever heard the nursery rhyme, “little girls are made of sugar and spice, and everything nice”? From the time they are children all the way to adulthood, society conditions women to keep sweet and seek approval. Women are supposed to be “good girls” and put other people’s needs ahead of their own. Generally, …
Have you ever gotten attached (or ensnared is more like it) to a narcissist? It’s no wonder if you have. Our crazy culture encourages, and even glamorizes narcissistic behavior by telling us that we aren’t confident enough, or that we need more beauty, more wealth, and more power. A narcissist embodies these qualities and is …
Modern dating isn’t working for millions of women today. When the old rules about dating and romantic relationships were thrown out, we didn’t get any consistent, new guidelines to replace them. Confusion reigns. When the women’s movement and the sexual revolution started, old-fashioned dating habits became at best, passe, and at worst, outright ridiculed. Women didn’t want …
How do most women make their decisions about love? In many cases, they use a checklist or series of requirements a guy has to fulfill. Tall? Check. Handsome? Double check Funny, smart, successful? Check, check, check. While it’s reasonable and healthy to have standards, a lot of women make the mistake of writing off a good prospect because …
Women often make the mistake of thinking that if they just improve their looks or their confidence, they’ll become successful with dating. Sometimes, they believe that those are the only criteria that matter when it comes to finding Mr. Right. Women who struggle with dating often believe all the hype around ‘they can’t love someone …
Why do so many songs and movies revolve around breakups? Because they’re a miserable experience and we’ve all been through them. Unfortunately, many women stay friends with their exes. Staying friends makes it incredibly difficult to grieve and move on appropriately. Why is that? Because human beings are made for attachment. When you stay connected, …
Even though our world is hyperconnected thanks to technology, loneliness is increasing. Before the rise of the internet and social media phenomena, only 11% to 20% of adults in the ‘70s and ‘80s claimed they were lonely. Recent surveys paint a different picture. Now, a full third of American adults feel lonely, and loneliness can …
Conventional wisdom, and the dating experts who embrace it think that women should try to understand men for dating success. Empathy is important for any relationship, dating notwithstanding, but what if ‘women always trying to understand men’ has its perils? We think it does, and we have an example to back it up. As a …
Where have all the good men gone? It’s one of the most common questions I am asked. Women tell me that they don’t meet good guys that are interested in them, even though they have already tried online dating, blind dates, and more. The men they meet end up being narcissists and players, guys looking …
In my series about online dating sites and their potential benefits so far, I have told you how important it is for your dating success to start getting some practice seeing men in addition to how you can get this dating practice right now. This week we’re going to take the discussion about online dating …
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