Category Archives: Relationships

Advice on everything related to love and relationships.

How to stay friends while in different life stages

No matter how close you are with your girlfriends, you can't all do everything together. You won’t all get married at the same time. Or have kids at the same time. Or all be successful or all be sick at the same time. Life happens in stages and there’s absolutely no way to synch up your life stage with your favorite people’s life stages. But, if you’re not experiencing the same thing as your friends, how can you relate to them? How can you keep the friendship going? Well, here are some things to keep in mind to stay friends. Read more

How to deal with dating rejection

One of my very good friends just ended a long marriage. While the end of a marriage is of course sad, this was a long time coming and the best thing for both of them. The divorce is recent, but the love ended a while ago. Emotionally, my friend is very ready to move on from her old relationship. But, she refuses to date because she’s petrified of being rejected. Read more

How to tell if you’re truly over your ex

It's been a few weeks or maybe even a few months and you think you're finally over your ex. But, how can you be sure? You can't go to the guy's house, ring his doorbell and when he answers, kiss him to see if you have any feelings. Or, you could, but you'd probably get served with a restraining order soon after. So, I came up with a little checklist that will help you figure out if you're truly over your ex. Read more

How To Communicate Online With Boring Guys

I got an email from Petra today. She was curious about something, and I'm going to share it with you. David, What's your advice for communicating online with guys who are very general with their conversations? For example, hi, how are you? How was your day? Etc. When you make the effort to respond and be more inquisitive, they just answer your questions, but don't ask much about you or give you much to work with to keep the conversation going. Read more

How to still be a good partner when you’re depressed

Depression is serious and sad and debilitating. It can overwhelm you and make you feel like nothing’s possible. But, as hard as it is to remember, something is always possible. It may not be the best-case scenario, but it’s something. When you’re depressed, you won’t be the best girlfriend, husband, boyfriend or wife to your bae. But, you can take a few key steps to still be a good one. Here’s what you should do. Read more

The Power of FaceTime

I'm going to ask you a direct question. I want you to think about the answer before you read on. How many times have you met somebody on a date, who you've either been set up with, or you met online, or on one of those silly dating apps like Tinder or Bumble... How many times have you met a person, and when you met them, there was zero chemistry? Read more