dating advice

“What the hell?” a divorced woman asked on the Divorced Girl Smiling Facebook group page. “Is he not interested anymore or just busy?” Here is her story in a nutshell and my advice on why she shouldn’t be asking “What the hell?” but…

I have some really great relationship advice. I’ll start off by saying, there’s a lot to be said for getting older. In a way, I hate it, mostly because of medical things that start to happen and the vanity aspect. For example, I…

Jackie, I need some advice. My friend says I have a fear of commitment because I break up with my boyfriend every time he talks about moving in together or marriage. Do you think she is right? It is difficult to answer this question…

When someone goes through a divorce or a long term relationship breakup, one of the many hard things about it is the feeling of insecurity because you are losing someone to whom you showed incredible vulnerability. Which…might cause…

What is a “real relationship?” I feel like I can answer that question because I have been in relationships that didn’t really feel “real” and I’ve also been in “real relationships,” and I can tell you, the two are very very different.…

Feeling unheard in a relationship is one of the worst feelings in the world! It can lead a person to feeling: lonely, alone, sad, frustrated, disappointed, resentful and angry. Feeling unheard in a relationship can really cause a…

I have some great dating advice, sparked by a conversation I recently with a friend. My friend has been divorced for a couple years and recently ended a relationship that lasted for several months.   Looking back, every time I would…

If you are a woman dating over 40, it can seem really scary in the sense that you might think single men over 40 only want to date younger women. Well, guess what? I interviewed 5 single men over 40, asking them about dating, and what…

When my son was little, he once cut his knee, and we ended up at the emergency room where he got a few stitches. His wound was raw at first, and needed to be kept clean and dry. It was red and puffy and swollen, and as he described…

When the honeymoon phase ends, and realism sets in, it can be tempting to wonder: Wait, am I settling in my relationship? It’s a legit question. After all, with the seemingly endless supply of options nowadays (cue: swipe, swipe), it…