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Top Five Questions to Ask Your Online Date

If you just started online dating, or perhaps you’re a veteran, there are a few important questions to ask your potential...

Dr. Ken Druck: Six Ways to Become an Exceptional Listener

How listening can make or break your most important relationships...

Being There for Friends Going Through Divorce

Are you there for your friends through life's toughest moments?

When the Sex Stops in a Relationship: Common Reasons Why

Many in long-term relationships experience a lack of intimacy from time to time. Here's why you should not panic...



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‘Why Am I Unhappy in This Relationship?’

The very thoughtful and insightful relationship coach Barbara Waxman returns with today’s guest blog about how important it is to truly be yourself in a relationship. Read on as she shares valuable lessons from a good friend of hers… About... Read more

The Biggest Reason You Always Fall in Love with the Wrong Person

Today’s guest blog comes from relationship expert and author Debi Berndt, who urges us all to really take a look at what drives our decision making in relationships. Most articles that offer dating tips will tell you what you did wrong on a date... Read more

Do This For You: Step Outside of Your Comfort Zone!

Move out of your comfort zone. You can only grow if you are willing to feel awkward and uncomfortable when you try something new. ~Brian Tracy I recently returned from a long weekend in Utah where I hiked, rappelled into a slot canyon, and climbed... Read more

Should You Introduce Your Kids to Someone You Recently Started Dating?

If you recently started dating someone new AND you have kids, it can be tough to decide when you should introduce them to the new person in your life. If you’re Dating with Dignity, you shouldn’t find it too difficult to make that choice. But for extra... Read more

‘If I had to live my life over…I would be there for friends going through divorce.’

“Friendship isn’t about whom you have known the longest…it’s about who came, and never left your side…” I am a fan of reading Harvey Mackay’s column in the Atlanta Business Chronicle each week. I think he offers really... Read more

The Missing Cleveland Women: What to Expect Psychologically

Few news stories are as grim as real-life episodes of abduction, long-term confinement and abuse. The media has gone hog wild in the past week as it delivers new details about the nightmarish case of three Cleveland women who were held against their... Read more

Reinventing Yourself vs. Changing for Someone Else

On Friday, one of the all-time great novels, ‘The Great Gatsby’, came to life on the big screen. In the novel, Jay Gatsby (formerly James Gatz) has reinvented himself  as a wealthy socialite and throws lavish parties in an attempt to get his one true... Read more

Finding ‘The One’ After 40

This guest post comes from YourTango dating coach Ronnie Ann Ryan, who reveals how she knew she had found the one — after years of searching. The day I turned 40, I was in shock because I was still single. How had I reached this milestone birthday... Read more

‘Do You Prefer Divorced or Never Married?’

“This I know for sure … I am not interested in dating anyone who has been divorced.” I will never forget having lunch with a colleague several years ago who had recently wrapped up a painful divorce. We were talking about re-entering the dating... Read more

The I Factor: How to Lose a Guy in Three Dates

Today’s guest blog comes from Paul N. Weinberg, bestselling coauthor of The I Factor, an inspirational book about connection in the age of social media. Before I was married, I spent most of my time being single between relationships, and those... Read more

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