Your State’s Dating Identity
What do North Dakota and Texas have in common? Perhaps a most commonly typed word on dating profiles…
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What Is “Manhood” To The Modern Man?
Manhood is loosely defined. The simple definition pinpoints qualities such as strength and courage as indicators of manhood. But…are we discussing a strong physical body or strength of character? Courage in the face of environmental danger or emotional grit…
Matchmaker Says: What is Love?
This week’s question: What is Love? What does it feel like? Matchmaker Melody says: > Wow… I think philosophers, psychologists, theologians and researchers of all > kinds have been grappling with this one for thousands of years…
Matchmaker Says: Judge Not
Matchmaker Cynthia shared this story with the team about her client, D.C., last week and we felt it contained a valuable lesson for all those undergoing the processes of dating…
Teaching Men to Be Emotionally Honest
But wouldn’t encouraging men to embrace the full range of their humanity benefit women? Why do we continue to limit the emotional lives of males when it serves no one?
What’s Your Biggest Dating Regret?
Some people claim to live without regrets…and while that sounds lovely, I’m not sure it also sounds realistic…
“Casual Dating” Exposed
Dating with no intent to marry is like going to the grocery store with no money. You either leave unhappy or take something that isn’t yours…
Dating Instruction Roundup IV
They found that women generally felt more connected if a man took active interest in their conversation, by focusing on her and chiming in to ask questions about what she was saying – interrupting, but in a good way. Women also liked it when men laughed right after they did, and when they said complimentary things. Men, on the other hand…
Matchmaker Says: The May-December Romance
These tidbits of insight usually end up being funny and informative- and everyone can benefit from a little extra matchmaker expertise! You can find this series tagged as “Matchmaker Says,” if you would like to read more. A recent reader came to us with a topic that films, books and researchers have examined for decades – […]
Partridge in a “Pair” Tree
We’re keeping it short this week because, let’s be honest, everyone is exhausted from all the parties, food and holiday spirit. We stumbled upon this photo and it immediately made us think about duos- in all their forms. Humanity craves the pair…
Does Healthy Dating lead to Healthy Unions?
Recently, Huffington Post published, “20 Secrets of Happily Married Couples.” We liked the oft-shared pearls of wisdom from all sorts of people in committed relationships: * Never go to bed angry (of course, we’ve got mixed-research on this one.) * Never lose your sense of humor (assuming you had one in the first place)…
The Must-Follow Rules for Your Foreign Fling
The longest relationship I’ve had on American soil lasted for five months…
