Finding Light in the Dark
Crap happens. We have things we didn’t want to happen, yet still did. The actions of others or things we have done leading to a less than desirable situation. You’re down in the dumps with tubs of ice...
View ArticleMoving On vs Letting Go
Moving on: Getting up, going ahead with life, pushing forward without this person. Letting go: Stop thinking about it, it’s in the past so nothing can be changed, build a bridge and get over it. Both...
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The 7 Sexiest Things You Can Do For Your Man (and Your Relationship)
Unless you’ve never been in a relationship, you know that every relationship goes through phases. There’s the getting to know you phase, aka the first few dates. There’s the honeymoon phase, aka can’t...
View ArticleWhat If You Never Find Love
A large part of my job revolves around reading and answering several types of dating-related inquiries submitted to me by men and women from all over the world. Normally, I have no problem cutting to...
View ArticleWhen Does She Tell Him About Her Depression?
Question: Loveawake, I’ve struggled with chronic depression/anxiety on an off for 10 years and have been aggressively treating it, but it’s never completely receded. I’ve been dating someone whom I...
View ArticleWhat I Love About Men
I COULD write a Valentine’s Day post about how to impress your girl or find a great guy. I could. But I have the feeling that there are P-L-E-N-T-Y of posts out there covering that material. So I...
View ArticleAll I Am Saying Is Give Valentine’s Day A Chance
I wouldn’t ordinarily write about Valentine’s Day, but since it’s this week, I don’t have much choice. That’s okay, though, because it lets me play devil’s advocate to all the people who bitch and moan...
View ArticleLove is All About Balance, and Here’s How To Make it Work.
When you have fallen in love it is so easy (and amazing) to get lost in a dreamy bubble of spending every single second together. Don’t get me wrong, the beginning of a relationship is enchanting and...
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Music For Narcissists: What’s The Best Song With Your Name In It?
If you Google hard enough, you’ll probably find at least one song “about” you. The only women I have ever wanted to physically fight have been named Sara or Sarah. There are plenty of women named...
View ArticleCan You Be Single And Still “Be Alive?”
I have a playlist on my phone labeled “Story of My Life.” Included on this list are songs that I’ve always found to encapsulate various tipping points in my life. One of these songs is “Being Alive”...
View ArticleIn Case You Forgot, One Night Stands Have Feelings Too
It was a crisp fall evening in Los Angeles. I was meeting a friend for drinks after work at a local east side burlesque bar. I walked in and noticed him immediately, the cute hipster bartender, his...
View ArticleThe Date Night Make-up Tips Every Woman Should Know
When it comes to date night, every woman should have some go-to beauty tips up her sleeve. You are in luck, as I have picked up a few navigating the awkward jungle of singledom. I mean, we’ve all been...
View ArticleWhen Is The Best Time To Ask For A Second Date?
First thing, you need to ace the first-date. Once that is accomplished, remember the importance of the follow-up to score the second. Don’t be the Romeo that asks for the second date during the first –...
View Article6 Hard-Earned Marriage Lessons I Wish I Knew Before My Vows
My romantic high school dream was to meet a guy on a train or a bus who would see me and smile the kind of smile that makes an alienated, angsty teenager feel known. Public transportation was deeply...
View ArticleRelease Your Inner Control Freak
On this particular morning I find myself sitting in a dark cavernous dive bar in Honolulu at 10 am. I get my best writing done here, for some reason; something about the obnoxiously jubilant communion...
View Article4 Badass Ways to Be Bold and Successful
Some girls are just, um, how can I say this nicely…timid. These little sweethearts smile a lot and every man on the planet seems to want to help them. Not trying to be bitchy (okay, yes I am), but...
View ArticleBusting Single Mom Myths
Lately, every magazine I’ve read is chock-full of articles and stories on why being single rocks and how to embrace your single self. It’s socially acceptable for a woman to live her own life and NOT...
View ArticleOnline Dating: Are You Doing It Wrong?
Thousands of dating prospects are waiting online for you. In our age of technology the odds of finding love online has never been greater and true love can be found online! This year alone the New York...
View ArticleThe Fine Art of Arguing
“I’m not going to get emotional because I’m a stone cold bitch” – Tina Fey Tina Fey is made of brilliance, amazingness, and hilarity, and anyone with access to basic cable knows that. Upon accepting...
View Article7 Steps To a Perfect Post Hook-Up ‘Ghost Exit’
When I was young and naive, I thought that it was rude and disrespectful to leave a guy’s house before they woke up. I figured that it went against the hook-up etiquette rules, if those even exist....
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