The check’s journey from the server’s hand to the table is perhaps the most dreaded moment of any first date, chock-full of fight or flight-type responses in those precious few seconds. Do you offer to pay or sit contentedly in your seat as he fumbles for his credit card? Even less than a decade ago, […]

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In our ongoing attempt to demystify the opposite gender, we’ve developed a series of male stereotypes that are further perpetuated by TV, movies and media. While stereotypes are by definition a negatively generalized branding of a specific type of person, they get their origins from somewhere. The men who will avoid commitment and monogamy at […]

The allure of online dating lies in each dating site’s promise that your days of weeding through losers, cheaters, and creepers is over. Their service boasts the most complex, scientifically valid algorithm that will undoubtedly connect you with THE most compatible mate in your geographical area. To help you sort out which is the right […]

FOMO, or the fear of missing out, is a common malady these days as everyone from moms to your old high school classmates post the most flattering snapshots of their lives to Facebook or Instagram, causing everyone else to undervalue the lives they’re leading. Unfortunately, this chronic misconception has spread to the world of dating […]

It seems obvious from a bird’s eye view: the fewer guys you’re open to dating, the fewer options that exist—and the more time you’ll spend single. But in the the time I’ve been working with smart, capable women to help them find true, lasting love, I’ve observed that those who constantly bemoan the lack of […]

The key, however, to landing a man whom you perceive as “out of your league” — or even just better than the crybabies, commitment-phobes or players you seem to attract — boils down to getting in touch with and becoming comfortable with who you are from the inside out.

Apparently it’s been biologically and culturally programmed into us that men our age or older are the only viable dating options that exist. I see confident, smart women regularly dismiss younger men for being too immature or not ready for commitment before even getting to know them, and then lament in the same breath that […]

Wondering when to move in together? While merging spaces with your significant other can be a wonderful way to allow your relationship to grow and further test your compatibility, it can also be a relationship death sentence if executed too early. This fact, combined with males’ storied history of being scared away by increased commitment, […]

Comfort is single woman kryptonite; so when we find ourselves vulnerable in the dating wilderness, men from our past can conveniently start to seem more appealing. While you’ll hear the occasional success story that resulted from old flames re-igniting, these instances are rare and often hurt us rather than help. To ensure you’re not focusing […]