I have written about the importance of taking chances in dating (Don’t be Afraid of No: Dating 101), reviewed matchmaker extraordinaire Paul Carrick Brunson’s book, It’s Complicated, But It Doesn’t Have To Be sharing some of his top advice on how singles can find the love the want and talked about the importance of flirting…
In my previous post, I talk about the three things women want in a relationship. I wanted to turn my attention in this post to the three things men want in a relationship. What I have found is that women and men basically want the same things in a relationship. When I was reading Paul…
In my novel What Goes Around Comes Around, the main character, Nicole, is devastated when she realizes that her marriage is truly over. She continues to have sex with a man who doesn’t support her or offer security. Unfortunately, I have found myself in Nicole’s situation thinking that sex will keep a relationship together and…
Paul Carrick Brunson writes in his book It’s Complicated (But It Doesn’t Have to Be) that singles have lost the ability to flirt. We spend so much time behind electronic devices that when it comes to interacting in person we become awkward and stilted. In my previous post The Art of Conversation, I talked about…
In my novel What Goes Around Comes Around, the heroine, Nicole Gonzalez agrees to a coffee meeting with a handsome musician in her class. The two hit it off and all sorts of good stuff develops. Initially however, she is reluctant to go out with this him and even seems a little flustered on how…
My mother used to have a saying when I was a child that has always stuck with me. “Everybody who smiles in your face is not your friend,” she would warn, her face somber. I have learned that when it comes to matters of the heart, some people will be genuinely happy, and then there are…
Paul Carrick Brunson’s book It’s Complicated (But It Doesn’t Have to Be) A Guide to Finding and Keeping Love (Gotham Books) stands out from the plethora of relationship books with its easy to follow, practical advice. Brunson is a TV host, entrepreneur, humanitarian, husband, father and master matchmaker. I learned so much for reading his book…
Dating is hard. Don’t get me wrong dating is fun but it is hard. One of the hardest part about dating is hearing no. Many singles (myself included) hinder our dating success by being afraid of rejection. We need to take the power out of a word with only two letters if we are to…