In his recent post on The Date Report, Ryan Dodge pokes fun at the tendency every couple feels to schtick-up their how-we-met story. He admits that his first date with his current girlfriend was forgettable at best. He asked her out again because she was hot, and why not. But he certainly didn’t stumble out of that…
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Get Rejected More (You’re Not Doing It Enough)
READ MORE: Get Rejected More (You’re Not Doing It Enough)If you’re weeping into a glass of sherry and wondering why the world is so cruel and your life is so loveless, well, you have no one to blame but yourself. Yes, I said that. Because if you’re like a lot of women, you wait. And wait. You think you’re enlightened and independent, yet there…
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3 Assumptions Keeping You Seriously Stuck
READ MORE: 3 Assumptions Keeping You Seriously StuckYou’ve got lots of reasons why you’re not dating or meeting anyone new. And they all begin with the assumptions you make about yourself, other people, and the future. All of which are incorrect. Here are the three things you’re sure you’re right about, that you’re not: 1. You assume something’s wrong with you. There’s actually…
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Why Making New Friends Is Critical to Your Love Life
READ MORE: Why Making New Friends Is Critical to Your Love LifeMeeting new friends isn’t all that different from dating: You meet, and some kind of magic happens. You’re drawn to each other, attracted even. Not in a creepy way. But in a very real way. You want to see her, hang out, get to know her. You want her in your life. It’s not unlike…
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Falling Short of Your Resolutions? 3 Ways You’re Going Wrong
READ MORE: Falling Short of Your Resolutions? 3 Ways You’re Going WrongI’d like to welcome guest blogger and friend Brett Blumenthal, a wellness expert and coach, and bestselling author of A Whole New You: Six Steps to Ignite Change for Your Best Life (Dec 2012) 52 Small Changes: One Year to a Happier, Healthier You (Jan 2012). Read more from Brett at sheerbalance.com. Here, Brett shares…
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Why I’m Afraid I’ll Ruin Christmas
READ MORE: Why I’m Afraid I’ll Ruin ChristmasWhy? Because I’ve ruined a few. And not just Christmas–pick any holiday, really. It happens the same way every time: I drive up with the best of intentions, sipping coffee on the Merritt Parkway, indulging in caffeinated visions of familial joy. I think, “I’m going to be really nice this time. And fun. And if…
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Why You’re Afraid of Online Dating
READ MORE: Why You’re Afraid of Online DatingIf you turn your nose up at online dating, or love to complain about how “it doesn’t work,” I have a suggestion: Replace the term “online dating” with “my love life” and you’ll have a fairly accurate take on what’s holding you back in the relationships department. Look, I know why you’re afraid: You think…
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But Dating’s Too Hard! (& Other Lies You Tell Yourself)
READ MORE: But Dating’s Too Hard! (& Other Lies You Tell Yourself)You have this idea about dating. And it’s wrong. Actually, you have a lot of ideas, presumptions, assumptions, and suspicions about dating, and they’re the things that hold you back and make dating miserable. One of my favorites is this one: “Dating takes too much effort.” I’m sorry—wha? Anything worth doing requires effort. Sure, dating…