If your date doesn’t know you’re interested he or she won’t be, and you won’t get a second date. How to flirt on a first date is to use your body language: lean in close, lightly touch their hand or arm, and make lots of eye contact while smiling. Even …
Bathroom Humor on a First Date
A first date should be fun but it’s also about making a great first impression. If things are going well why take a chance at turning your date off by talking about bodily functions? Bathroom humor is offensive to a lot of people. Especially if you’re a girl. You may …
Appropriate First Date Conversation?
You want your date to get to know you, right? But how soon should you reveal personal details? What is appropriate first date conversation? The first date should be fun. It should be about finding out if you enjoy each other’s company. If you dive into all your deep dark secrets …
Are You Edgy or Just Rude?
Do you have an A-type personality that tends to take charge and sometimes be impatient? If so, you may be coming off as rude and turning off your date. You need to know if you’re being edgy or just rude. Confidence is very attractive but it becomes control if you don’t …
Healthy Curiosity or Interrogation?
It’s great if you want to get to know your date better, but make sure the conversation is evenly exchanged. No one likes being fed rapid-fire questions. It’s invasive and a huge turnoff. You need to know the difference, are you exhibiting healthy curiosity or interrogation? When you’re having any conversation you should …
Still Talking About Your Ex?
After a painful breakup, thinking and talking about your ex will only keep you in pain. Additionally, you have to go through the 5 stages of grief before you can move on and date again. If you’re not capable of being in the moment, enjoying new experiences without comparing everything …
How to Have Kissable Breath
A first kiss can be a memorable moment…unless you have bad breath. How you kiss can make or break your chances of making a great connection. A great kiss can, and usually does, sweep you off your feet. Conversely, a bad kiss can, and usually does, kill any budding attraction—pushing …
Don’t Ask Don’t Tell When Dating
When you first start dating someone it is actually healthy to keep dating other people. It will help keep you grounded and prevent you from focusing all your energy on one person—which frequently causes unrealistic expectations and pushes him or her away. When you have a great date with someone …
How to Have Healthy Boundaries
Having healthy boundaries means knowing your inner feelings, wants, needs, and limits, as well as fulfilling and enforcing them without hurting others. That means finding your true self and protecting it, no matter what, without needing anyone else’s approval. Enforcing healthy boundaries means not letting anyone else change what you know is right for …
How to Avoid Heartbreak
Many of my clients ask me how to avoid heartbreak. Well, first and foremost, when your new sweetheart tells you something about himself, believe him! I can’t stress this enough. If he says, “I’m not ready for a serious relationship,” don’t think, “Well, maybe not with anyone else, but you …
Blame is a Junk Food Flag
If your partner blames you for anything that doesn’t go right, no matter how small, she’s probably the defensive type who can’t take responsibility for her own actions. Blame is an easy to spot junk food flag (red flag) that can save you from future unhappiness if you heed it’s …