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Just The Tip

Monday, February 02, 2015 - 11:25 AM

The Times They Are A-Changin' and gender parity is becoming more the norm in politics, business, entertainment, etc. For men and women still seeking someone, it can be hard to keep up with the times. When it comes to dating and developing a relationship this can be uniquely challenging because many ... Continue Reading

3 Ways to Find Love in a Storm

Tuesday, January 27, 2015 - 12:38 PM

Photograph by Michael Nagle There’s a massive snowstorm today crippling the east coast. And when weather strikes, the last thing you want to do is venture out to meet people. However, time stands still for no one and one more day that passes you by is one less day you have to live in ... Continue Reading

Don’t Be a Cliché, Follow These Tinder Bio Don’ts

Thursday, January 15, 2015 - 12:53 PM

OK, it’s game time at the Tinder Bowl and you want to take home the heart-shaped trophy this year, preferably with a supermodel in the other arm. Will a cute girl who just happened to swipe right on your ordinary-looking mug – the one your mother insisted was the most beautiful in the wo... Continue Reading

6 Ways To Fight Fair

Tuesday, December 23, 2014 - 12:05 PM

Couples fight. It’s inevitable. You shouldn’t feel like you’re in the wrong relationship just because you fight with your significant other from time to time. Its how you fight, and how often you fight that should determine whether or not you continue a relationship with them. Wh... Continue Reading

5 Places to Look For Love This Holiday Season

Saturday, December 20, 2014 - 2:17 PM

Some people dread the holiday season. Its cold, congested and all too often an unwelcomed reminder that you’re the only member of the family still single. But I’m an opportunist. I see this as a way to relate, and a way to meet someone in the same boat as you. So when it comes to finding... Continue Reading

3 Ways To Cheat On Someone

Tuesday, December 16, 2014 - 2:20 PM

My last blog on why people cheat received such a great response that I thought I’d write a follow up piece on how people cheat. The line between right and wrong is blurry at best, debatable at least but arbitrary no matter what. And with the proliferation of Internet dating, social media, smar... Continue Reading

Top 5 Reasons Why People Cheat

Wednesday, December 10, 2014 - 7:42 PM

I have many clients emotionally scarred from relationships that ended with infidelity, an affair, unfaithfulness, cheating, adultery or whatever you want to call it. Most of the time they struggle to understand why it happened, how it happened and whether or not it could have been avoided. From the ... Continue Reading

Is Intimacy Dead?

Wednesday, December 10, 2014 - 10:00 AM

As I was going through my Facebook newsfeed one morning I came across a status update from an old friend of mine to his wife, “Cant wait to see you tonight for a couple of hours before you leave your boys again :(“. Certainly a cute note to send your wife (privately), but I instantly cou... Continue Reading

The Number One Sign Its Time To End Your Relationship

Tuesday, December 09, 2014 - 6:31 AM

When I came across this article on LifeHacks that suggested 14 signs that it might be time to end your relationship, I gave each one a lot of careful consideration. As a matchmaker and relationship expert I always ask my clients to look in the mirror first before looking to blame anyone else in sigh... Continue Reading

Sex On The First Date

Saturday, December 06, 2014 - 11:11 PM

There have been countless surveys and studies published recently that are supposed to provide insights into love, dating and relationship in the digital age. Recently, famed love doctor Helen Fisher concluded that one out of five singles believe it’s either "somewhat appropriate" or "totally a... Continue Reading

Hanging by a Hair's Breadth

Friday, December 05, 2014 - 8:09 PM

A few years ago I was asked to comment on the results of a Pantene survey looking at men’s feelings about women’s hair. There were amazing conclusions such as 74% of men indicated that they notice women because of their hair and 44% of men surveyed said that hair is the first thing they ... Continue Reading

The Secret to a Satisfying Sex Life

Sunday, November 30, 2014 - 4:22 PM

Countless relationships end due to infidelity. Men and women cheat because they are insecure, unsatisfied, insatiable or sociopathic. There's little accounting for the sex addicts or social deviants of the world, but there is a secret to satisfying those with a healthy appetite for sex, and to keepi... Continue Reading

5 Steps to Finding, Forming and Maintaining Lasting Relationships

Saturday, November 29, 2014 - 6:20 PM

As a professional matchmaker and personal coach I find myself repeating a lot of the same advice over and over again. It’s remarkable how the more we change, the more things stay the same. The process for finding, forming and maintaining a long lasting relationship is the same for anyone looki... Continue Reading

Vulgar Vigilantes of Tinder & OkCupid

Tuesday, October 28, 2014 - 8:34 PM

Lauren Giordano/The Atlantic Olga Khazan does a fabulous job of exposing the underbelly of online dating this week in a terrific article for The Atlantic. She writes on the catharsis that women get when they public shame someone who offended them with inappropriate messaging or requests online. K... Continue Reading

When Dating Online, Just Copy And Paste

Monday, October 13, 2014 - 6:04 PM

Christian Rudder is one of the co-founders of OkCupid and to this day he is still crunching numbers and digesting its data. Because of his insider access into the databases of a prolific online dating site, he is able to get his hands on information that very few social scientists can. In his new bo... Continue Reading

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