Dating in 2023 can often feel like a battlefield where you are under constant emotional assault from, bad dates, dick picks, and ghosting. It's no surprise that daters feel discouraged and wonder if they should resign themselves to settling or being alone forever.

If you’re frustrated with dating a...

Are you a professional woman who's finding it hard to find love? If you're struggling to balance work and dating, you're not alone. But don't worry, with a few simple changes, you can prioritize your love life while still pursuing your career goals. Here are six effective dating strategies to help y...

Do you find yourself wondering why a first date didn't lead to a second, even though you felt the first one went well? I recently participated as a panelist in a Chief dating seminar for professional women.  During the seminar, one of my co-panelist, matchmaker, Kara Laricks, shared the three most c...

There is something about winter that makes me want to sit by a fireplace and read Jane Austen's. I just re-read Pride and Prejudice and I was struck by how many of the lessons in the novel are just as applicable to daters today as they were in early 19th century England. Societal norms may have chan...

"One's destination is never a place, but a new way of seeing things." – Henry Miller

Is finding true love in 2023 at the top of your New Year's resolutions?  But what if your approach to New Year's resolutions is hampering your progress? What if you are focusing on the wrong things?

Before I m...

Do you have a beautiful, fit, accomplished friend who has been on dozens if not hundreds of dates and just can seem to find the right relationship for her? Or, a friend who just broke up with someone who she hoped would be long-term? 

If one of the women on your holiday list this year is a single g...

A friend and fellow coach, Sara Weeks,  posted recently that she has been training for the NYC marathon. I was filled with admiration. I’ve never run a marathon. The idea intimidates me. Me being me, I immediately used the moment to berate myself for not ever having run one.

But, when I considered ...

Today wanted to share my review of my new favorite dating book Tinder Translator: An A–Z of Modern Misogyny. You can also read my review on Amazon, but they made me remove my favorite quotes at the end of the review because of “bad language.” :-/

TL;DR:  the author believes that most straight women...

When your dating profile isn’t attracting the attention that you had hoped for, who do you ask for help and feedback? Most women turn to their best friend or their sister or perhaps a friend who has more experience or success dating.

And while there is nothing wrong with those answers, there is one...

 

Strategy: a careful plan or method for achieving a particular goal usually over a long period of time

As a professional woman, you likely spend a good part of your working life developing annual plans, staffing plans, marketing plans, and financial plans. But when you think about dating, it ...

If you’ve been dating for a while and haven’t seen the results you had hoped for, it may be time to consider getting help. A therapist or dating coach can be very effective at helping you overcome dating issues like:

• Understanding why you date the same kind of person over and over.
• Identifying w
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