The Seven Best Pieces of Advice I’ve Heard…

I am so entrenched in the land of advice you’d think my self-awareness would be on the level of Buddha. Sadly, that isn’t the case. But there are some quotes and things I have read or received that have really stuck with me. I call upon these ideas in times of anxiety or stress in my [...]

The I Factor: How To Find an Emotional Connection

Best-selling author Paul N. Weinberg joins us today with a brand new blog about the one crucial thing every successful relationship must have — an emotional connection. In Why Women Hang In There With the Wrong Guys, I examined many of the reasons women stay in a relationships with the wrong guys. What I left out [...]

Dating vs. Courting: Why We Should Go Back to the Days of Courtship

Today’s guest blog is from relationship coach Janet Ong Zimmerman, who makes a very good case for returning to a more traditional form of romance: courtship. Advancements in our modern day society have provided women with a newfound sense of financial freedom. Compared to fifty years ago, more women can buy their own homes, pay [...]

Finding Yourself in the Friend Zone

My son loves all things football – watching football, playing “real” football, and playing “fake” football on his Xbox! We were joking around about something the other night and he mentioned being put in the “friend zone.” At first I thought I misunderstood him, that he was talking football…again…and that he had said something about the “end [...]

How to Deal with Questions about a Lengthy Engagement

When you’re celebrating an engagement, the last thing you want is everyone and their mother asking if you’ve set a date. In reality, all you want is to settle into a new phase of life with your fiance and take a hiatus from love life milestones: the first kiss, the first time you said I [...]

Four Ways to Overcome Shyness and Enjoy Dating

It’s not easy to overcome shyness but, yes, it is possible if you seriously commit yourself to the goal of change. Shyness is one of those personality traits psychologists believe is largely biologically based, meaning that you’re born with it or with a predisposition to it. But fear not: Even biology can’t prevent you from [...]

The Ultimate Dating Don’t: Liar, Liar…

“A lie may take care of the present, but it has no future.” Dating and lying. Seems like one is something we first learn to do in our teens and twenties. It seems like the other is something we first learn NOT to do when we are what … age 3, or 4, or 5? Certainly [...]

The Research is In: eHarmony Ranks Number One!

Looking to create the best marriage possible? Then eHarmony is the place for you — and that’s a fact! According to a new landmark study and important research data released today, couples who meet online have significantly better relationships than those who meet offline. The happiest couples meeting through any means had met on eHarmony. eHarmony is responsible for creating the most [...]

Psychological Profile of the Workaholic: How Working Too Much Ruins Relationships

I have a few life guidelines I’m always preaching, and one has to do with work: Career ambition is great until it starts negatively affecting your romantic relationships. Before you ever get to that point, I hope you make a concerted effort to feed and nourish your relationship consistently over time so that things never get [...]

‘No One Likes My New Partner. Should I Care?’

Today’s guest blog comes from licensed psychologist Dr. Sherrie Campbell, who reveals how to deal with a really tough situation in your romantic life. What do you do if absolutely none of your friends or family are digging your new beau? Don’t ignore it, for starters… What do you do when you are in love and your [...]

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