Category - Your Emotions

Confidence and self-esteem are not required for you to find and sustain love. I know, this is the opposite of what you’ve constantly heard and been told in the last years. If you believe the soul-crushing myth that you must fully love yourself before you can find a partner, it’s not your fault. In the …

Do alarm bells go off when you think of dating a divorced man? Women often worry about dating a man who is divorced. Why did he get divorced? Will history repeat itself with you as his spouse? Some women want to completely avoid dating divorced men because they are afraid of getting hurt and aren’t …

Last week, we discussed the many ways singles are discriminated against. From “smug marrieds” thinking you could never be happy as a single lady, to having society judge you harshly for being uncoupled, single status can be a heavy burden to bear. In the last article, I neglected to mention the word frequently used in …

Are all the good men taken? Where have they gone? Women feel that looking for a good guy who is seriously interested in them is like looking for a needle in a haystack. They have already tried online dating, blind dates, and more. The men they meet end up being narcissists and players, guys looking …

What is “ghosting?” Ghosting is a “now you see me, and now you don’t,” type of tactic that can occur with dating where one person ends a relationship by disappearing. Depending on the intensity of the relationship that has ended, people can feel rejected. When you read about ghosting, people often say it’s a terrible, …

Infidelity in a close relationship can be devastating because it’s a betrayal. Your partner doesn’t make your feelings a priority. His secret behavior appears to be more important than you. Everything you thought about your love story seems to fall apart. Your feelings can be similar whether he cheated on you physically or if he …

Could you be turning men off without realizing it? Although women and men are equal in many regards, we cannot ignore some of the things that set us apart. For example, the way we communicate. Just think about the way you behave around your girlfriends. You probably aren’t flirty and alluring around them since your …

Have you heard men talk about women as being high or low maintenance? A man might say you have high maintenance woman characteristics if you cause a lot of problems in your relationship or are very demanding. He might feel like you require a lot of his attention, money, or effort. Of course, some women …

If you don’t enjoy dating, you might not realize how important it is to your future relationship. Every date is a stepping stone to your final love destination. Done well, you find the right man for you and begin your first steps toward building a happy, healthy relationship.   Of course, many women find dating …

If you are single, chances are you may be struggling with this question.  If you have single friends, you probably hear about it a lot. And I hear about it frequently in my private practice. This question is so frequently asked because this is easily one of the most complicated modern dating dilemmas, especially for …