Category Archives: Dating

Advice on where to meet people, online dating, matchmaking and everything in between.

5 Things Patti Stanger Has Taught Me About Business and Love

There aren’t enough hours in the day for me to tell you all of the amazing things I think and feel about Patti Stanger! I was lucky enough to know her towards the beginning of my career and the launching of her Millionaires Club, and let me tell you, I am not surprised one iota by the immense success she has had and the career she has built for herself. Not everyone has what it takes to be a matchmaker, and not everyone has what it takes to be a successful business owner. Patti has managed to master both. In honor of her great success, and the amazing mentor she has been to me, I thought I would share some of the most important things I have learned from her over the years with you, my readers! Read more

Long Distance Relationship: Yay or Nay?

I'm getting questions from guys left and right! This is great. I love having universal appeal. I also love this reader, so we will call him Reader I Love. You will see how cute he is. He writes: Hi Dr. Psych Mom, Background I just graduated from college. My girlfriend and I have talked about it and both want to try long distance (I will be in San Francisco, she'll be in Chicago; this will be the case for at least the next year, most likely two years). We have over the past three months developed a deeply open/trustful/communicative relationship (the deepest I've ever been in), and so I think that will be a strength going into the long distance relationship. We are also in the same line of work and have similar career goals, so there will be common ground and the opportunity to share quite a bit on a day to day basis. Read more

The #1 Reason You Don’t Connect With Men

Sometimes I look at the emails I receive and think, “Is this serious? Is this person joking? There’s no way anyone could be writing this to me seriously!” I had an email like that today. I want to share it with you today. It says… Read more

It’s Never A Cute Look To Lose Yourself In A Relationship

It can be easier than you think to lose yourself in a relationship. Extremely intoxicating relationships can be negative at times as they can somewhat hypnotize you to a point where you find yourself spending all your time with that person and not even realizing. If you’re always with your significant other then you are choosing to give all your time to one other person, not your friends, family or most importantly, yourself. You need to make sure to nurture all relationships in your life and give them equal attention as they each serve a different purpose in your life. Read more

How to Live Your Best Life…and find love while you are at it!

Most people believe that we only live once, yet so often we live life in a cage of limitations and unbreakable boundaries.  Some of us go to a cubical everyday and we dread it. Others create relationships that are unhappy or are functioning on autopilot day to day, with momentary awakenings that quickly fade.  We live for the weekends and for our next vacation.  Please know that your life does NOT need to be lived this way. Read more

What to do when his porn watching habit makes you feel bad

Even though you've come to accept your man watches porn, you still feel like you aren't enough for him sexually. Does his porn watching have to do with you? What can you do to help rebuild the relationship? Emily Morse is here to the rescue! Read more