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Should I Move to Another Country to Pursue a Long-Distance Relationship?

I’m 35, I’m from Germany, and admittedly some national clichés are very true: Germans don’t date well, have a sinister tendency and generally don’t deal with the opposite sex in a very playful way. I was the same, plus having had unhealthy codependent tendencies in my first marriage, that ended 4 years ago and left me devastated for quite a while.

Should Men Have to Verbally Ask for Consent Before Having Sex?

The first time I remember hearing about consent guidelines was in 1990. I was a freshman in college – binge-drinking, flirtatious, virginal freshman – when I read a story about Antioch College’s radical new sexual harassment policy in which men would have to ask a woman for verbal consent…

Can I Expect My Devoted But Angry Boyfriend To Grow Into A Good Husband Over Time?

I’ve been dating my boyfriend for 10 months. We met online, actually slept together on the first date, and ended up liking each other so much we decided to see it through. At 2 weeks he finally told me he was a father to a 4 year old. Coming from divorced parents and growing up with a step mom I didn’t get along with, this was the exact situation I never wanted to be in.

Are Dating Apps and Texting Working For You? If Not, There’s An Alternative.

You ever here someone say, “Dating sucks in (fill-in-your-city-here)” I do every day. I’ve written, ad nauseum, about the value of connection, of slowing down a beat, of screening men prior to first dates, to using conversation instead of text as a primary form of communication.

Is It Icky for Men to Pay Women For Their Company (and Sex?)

Rich older men, beautiful younger women. It’s a business model as old as time. He gets what he wants – youth, validation, and sex with someone largely unattainable. She gets what she wants – money, security, and access to a world that is largely unattainable.

I Have a Crush on a Guy I Don’t Even Like and Can’t Get Over It!

I’m really attracted to someone I work with. I’ve had feelings for him for years however I’ve always hidden this. I need a man to pursue me and I’m…

Why You Must STOP Texting As Your Primary Form of Communication

I’ve gotten a lot of flak on YouTube for my No More Bad Dates TEDx Talk, in which I lay out my keenly observed theories that. Most people’s online dating profiles suck.

When Women Try To Control Men Out of Fear

As a dating coach for smart, strong, successful women, I am well aware of the myriad problems you have with men. How they sleep with you without commitment. How they seem like they’re into you but they’re not.

Does Marriage Mean Suffering Through A Lot of Horrible Years?

As a longtime reader of your blog, I know you’re a proponent of good marriages as opposed to marrying solely for the sake of not being alone. I was recently watching a late night show on which Michelle Obama appeared and said, “If you’re married for 50 years, and 10 of them are horrible, you’re doing really good! Anybody would take those odds.”