Lesson #1: You don’t have to start out as a prince or princess to find true love.
Lesson #2: That being said, true love doesn’t happen everyday so be ready for it when you do find it!
Lesson #3: It’s easier to be ready for true love when you know what you want. So, like Inigo Montoya… Continue reading
Posted in Advice for Girls, Advice for Guys, Dating, Humor, Online Dating
Tagged Dating, Inigo Montoya, love, match.com, online dating, Princess Bride quotes, relationships, Top 10, true love
I came across an interesting TED talk today. In it, “Paradox of Choice” author Barry Schwartz talks about why our multitudinous plethora of choice is making us miserable. Of course, I immediately applied the concept to dating. Is it possible that we’ve raised our level of choice to the point that there is no way to be truly satisfied with the person we choose? Continue reading
If you ARE the toxic Ex:
Perhaps you started reading the previous article full of self-righteous vim and vigor only to start recognizing someone as you read it… yourself.
There are certainly times in life when you feel very justified in lashing out or holding onto someone who you can’t bear to let go without sharing your mind. I’ve been there. Twice. I could go into all kinds of justification and reasons why I reached out after the break-up (wanting to speak my mind, gain closure, because I was lonely, etc.) but the long and short of it came down to me being selfish. I wanted what I wanted whether they wanted to give it to me or not. (I’m sure they painted me as a crazy chick to their current partner. *cringe*)
If you ARE the toxic ex, I empathize Continue reading
Posted in Advice for Girls, Advice for Guys, Breaking up
Tagged Breaking up, Bullying, exes, getting over the ex, Mental health, relationship, stalking
Let’s say you are in a happy relationship. Everything is going along swimmingly. Well, everything except for one little issue. There is an ex that just won’t go away. They’ve been asked politely. They’ve been asked not so politely. You’ve heard promises and threats that they never EVER want to talk to you or hear your name again… but you don’t hold your breath because they call… text… email and IM time and time again. It’s a become a problem. An embarrassment. Something you passionately wish would just go away.
And just to be clear right up front, I don’t believe that ALL exes are a problem. I know that some of you do believe that exes aren’t meant to be friends while others of you are friends with all of your exes and take pride in that. Either way, whatever works for you. But this article IS about dealing with the ex that becomes toxic and how to save your relationship from the potential fall out. Continue reading
Posted in Advice for Girls, Advice for Guys, Dating, Keeping a Date, Relationship Advice
Tagged communication, compassion, ex, exes, love, problems, relationships, respect, stalker, transparency
Love, lust, infatuation, crush? What’s the difference…really? The media debates this love or lust story every day. From the 8 year relationship Waitie Katie endures to the latest of Hef’s blonde conquests… some may wonder, is it love or lust or perhaps a bit of both?
Granted, it’s all individual because who can really tell what’s in someone else’s heart? Maybe Hef really does love rather than lust after his latest blonde bombshell. That aside, I asked an expert for her opinion on how to tell if you’re in love or blinded by lust and she summed it up like this:
“Lust (or infatuation) is all about how YOU make ME feel. It’s inherently selfish in that its about getting instead of giving. Love is the opposite. It’s about giving instead of being focused on what you are getting.”
Do you agree?
Posted in Advice for Girls, Advice for Guys, Dating, Keeping a Date, Relationship Advice
Tagged giving, life, love, lust, marriage, relationship, relationships, romance
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