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The No Contract Rule-The Latest Book From Baggage Reclaim
More than 3 years ago, I entered into a relationship with the last in my string of Mr. Unavailables. Okay, so it wasn’t a relationship in the true sense of the word. It couldn’t have been because, as so many of you know from experience, a relationship with a EUM is really not a relationship [...]
Screw Cupid: The Sassy Girl’s Guide to Picking Up Hot Guys
Samantha Scholfield’s Screw Cupid: The Sassy Girl’s Guide to Picking Up Hot Guys is, according to the book jacket, “a dating manual for every woman ready to take her dating life into her own hands,” but I have to be honest and tell you it’s probably not lisaq’s dating manual. I’m not doubting the technique [...]
What’s Your Love Language?
When a friend mentioned the The Five Love Languages to me and listed them, I knew right away which language I speak. It also gave me great insight as to why I sometimes feel a little let down by some of the people in my life. They simply don’t speak the same language and, when [...]
How to Drive Men Wild: Not Away
Relationship expert Whitney Casey interviewed 250 people, men and women, for her new book The Man Plan: Drive Men Wild… Not Away. Here are some of her tips…
Pick an outfit
Don’t wear black
Do wear red
Highlight the collarbone
Avoid stripper nails
Avoid fajita hair
Know your food
Sip dandelion tea to lose weight before the date
Leave the big bag at home
Talk [...]
Are You Running From a Fear of Being Alone?
I’ve been giving loneliness a lot of thought. Last week I wrote about how to manage loneliness. There were 6 strategies outlined by Cindy Targosz in her book Dating the Younger Man: Guide to Every Woman’s Sweetest Indulgence that seemed to me to make a lot of sense
One of them was to “be seen.” You [...]
How to Manage Loneliness
I have a very full life. I have a great job that I love, an incredible family and awesome friends. Life is busy. I work hard and play hard. I’ve made a recent promise to myself to get out more and socialize more and have managed to do a fabulous job of doing just that. [...]
Find Love In 90 Days
Okay, first of all I’m going to be honest and tell you that I don’t know yet what I think about this. In some ways, I can see validity in some of it, but other parts leave me a little skeptical.
Her program is a four-pronged approach
According to Dr. Diana Kirschner, the first thing you need [...]
Breakup Meltdown Contest
If you haven’t checked out Paige Parker’s Dating Without Drama yet, you really should. Besides offering a newsletter full of tips to understanding men, she also has a great ebook full of tips to do the same. In last week’s newsletter, Paige announced she was running a contest featuring Breakup Meltdown stories. Kira and I [...]
How to Talk to Girls-Tips From a Fourth Grade Love Guru
For a 9 year old, Alec Greven pretty much has it on the ball. I know men who are 39 who could learn a thing or two. If you haven’t heard of him yet, you have definitely been missing out.
Here are some of Alec’s tips:
Whatever happens just don’t act desperate. Girls don’t like desperate boys.
Use [...]
Mortal Danger
In high school, I took my Psychology and American Justice courses back to back. While my teacher was a creepy SOB (in the way that he regularly commented on girls’ boobs and sat in a chair while teaching so he had a better angle for looking at girl’s crotches exposed by sitting in a miniskirt), [...]
