The best online dating site isn’t what you think — Online dating, am I right? Oh my God, I’m as sick of and over it as you are. How did so many of my friends meet their spouses in this hellscape? I think Dr. Peter Venkman in Ghostbusters sums up the dilemma nicely: “For whatever reasons, Ray, call it… fate…

They look good on paper, but no so much in real life. — My parents always warned me not to date starving artists, bartenders and guys who don’t pay their bills on time. I know, I know, we shouldn’t stereotype but there’s a reason the stereotype exists in the first place. I was told from an early age to always check the guy’s…

Losing at love? Here’s why. — A lot of guys are terrible when it comes to laying down game and they’re oblivious to how bad they look. They have no idea what we’re thinking when we give them that blank stare as we’re walking away. Until you step up your game you’re going to keep spinning…

Unhealthy attachment will kill promising connection every time — We’ve all met someone we felt an instant connection with. Like you’d known each other a lifetime. Things just flow. You might even feel like you knew them in another life. I hear more stories than I can count where women feel a deep connection, it fizzles, he disappears, or…

Why do we need him to and why do we think we’re not? — Feeling special is something a lot of us crave in a relationship. We can become so focused on it we’ll find all kinds of evidence to support the belief we’re not special to our significant other. Evidence like: Attention to others on social media Confiding feelings to others and not…

If you don’t trust your partner, don’t be with them — God, it’s so tempting. He left his laptop open to his email and Facebook. He fell asleep in one room and his phone is in the next. He left town to visit family for a few days and you want to rifle through his closet. …

And how to improve your odds of a second one. — There’s a common lament among men in the dating world. “I really like this girl. We went out last week and the date went so well. I thought we really hit it off and had a profound connection. We had an amazing time, and the chemistry was through the roof…

Stop sabotaging yourself and get out of your own way — You’ve registered on the latest dating app and your bio reads like this: Lonely, single, and desperate with issues, seeking any man who wouldn’t mind putting up with a spineless hag. I’m knee-deep in codependence and FOMO because I can’t be alone. I enjoy cold, empty nights by myself, soaking…

How you can get it and be your own elusive Cool Girl — We all know someone just like her… She’s the girl who has men offering her marriage proposals, her name tattooed across their backs, and the world on a silver platter. The only trouble she seems to have in the love department is deciding which lucky guy will hold her purse…