Marry Smart: The Intelligent Woman’s Guide to True Love, by Dr. Christine B. Whelan, and published by Simon & Schuster, is a dating guide for smart, accomplished, single women.  SWANS, as Dr. Whelan refers to her book’s target audience – Strong Woman Achievers No Spouse – are truly capable of having it all.  Within the covers of this book, Dr. Whelan shatters the myth that smart women have to chose between a successful career and true love and she gives you the tools you need to find your way.
Use Marry Smart’s marriage calculator to figure out your exact odds of …read more

Ready to meet the man of your dreams? Well, I’ve got the giveaway for you then!
Bravo’s Millionaire Matchmater, Patti Stanger, has written a book called, “Become Your Own Matchmaker: 8 Easy Steps for Attracting Your Perfect Mate.“  Included within the covers of this book are all the secrets Patti has learned throughout her successful career as a matchmaker. Patti Sanger knows what men are looking for and she knows what drives them away.  Use her “formula” and this could be the last Valentine’s Day that you spend date-less.

I’m giving away 3 copies of “Become Your Own Matchmaker:8 Easy …read more

Today, I’ve got an interview to share with you. Cherie Burbach, author of the book I’m currently giving away, “Internet Dating is Not Like Ordering a Pizza,” answered a few of my questions concerning, among other things, her experience with online dating. 
*Did you know that your husband was The One fairly soon? 
 
No.  It took awhile.  Don’t get me wrong, I liked him a lot.  We got along very well and had a great time together from the beginning.  But I didn’t know he was “the one” until we’d been dating a few months.  And I think this is important for …read more

I just finished reading, Internet Dating is Not Like Ordering a Pizza, by Cherie Burbach.

Cherie shares advice on all aspects of setting up your online profile, including your pictures, your essay, your intro, and your search wording.  She talks about the next steps – making contact, dating, etc.
She writes in a conversational manner that is easy and entertaining to read. I don’t read a lot of nonfiction books, because my work is nonfiction and I’m immersed in facts and theories and products all day. I found Cherie’s book to be fun and I’m using her ideas to tweak my profile.
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A woman will sometimes say something along the lines of, “I wasn’t attracted to him at first,” or “I didn’t really like him when I first met him,” when talking about their mate.  That’s the way I felt about my last man, the first time we dated as teenagers. He was loud and not my usual type, but I got to know him and suddenly I thought he was adorable.  Men, despite the way they are portrayed in the latest romantic comedy film, they go with their first impression. If they aren’t attracted to you in the beginning, they move on.
A new book, The Man …read more

Do you live near the Tampa area of Florida? If you do, are you interested in meeting a nice, decent-looking, 37-year-old man who is the apple of his mother’s eye?
If you aren’t interested, well, why not? If you are, then take a look at this article in the Tampa Tribune. The man’s mom placed an ad in the paper calling herself, “Christmas Mother-in-law.” She’s serious about wanting to find her son a wife.
Want to know a little more? Jason has been divorced since 2003. He wants kids someday, In addition, he…
A Leo, he considers himself outgoing and passionate. He loves …read more

While researching eHarmony recently I noticed that there was no option for men seeking men or women seeking women. eHarmony was not a service for same-sex match ups. I was surprised by that, just as I am always surprised and dismayed by exclusion and/or prejudice against people who are gay.  Everybody wants somebody to love, everybody deserves somebody to love. It’s simple. Right?
Apparently, excluding gay and lesbian daters is turning out to be rather expensive. Today, I read that a Law Against Discrimination suit was filed against eHarmony after Eric McKinley was not allowed to contact another man on the site in 2005.

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Do you feel like you and your guy have the same argument over and over?  Constantly rehashing something that happened months ago – somthing that somehow still finds it’s way into today’s discussion? There’s really no “winning” an argument like that, is there?  Unfortunately, it’s easy to fall into unhealthy patterns when dating.
Next time, why don’t you try a little mindfulness?  Mindfulness is a Buddhist technique that requires you to be fully present and aware in a given moment. For example, if you are mindfully preparing a meal, you take care with picking out the vegetables for a salad, washing …read more

 
Nine year-old Alec Greven, wrote a relationship book called “How To Talk To Girls,” when he was eight. He said that he observed the behavior of fellow students, while on the playground, and by doing so, he was able to recognize what did and what did not work.
I work part time at an elementary school – I work the 3 lunch recesses. From what I’ve read of Alec Greven, the kid knows his stuff. Another interesting thing to note, recess is a microcosm of the rest of the World. The people who are beautiful on the outside are not always …read more

Image by aaron.groh
via FlickrOh my! Now, I’m not posting this as an argument for or against gun control laws, and I don’t want this to become a place where political wars are waged, but can you believe that a man actually “accidentally” shot his wife during sex?Would you believe it still, if you knew that he once served 60 days in jail for assaulting her?
How about knowing that at the time of the shooting, she was labeled his “estranged” wife?
And I thought the only dangers of casual sex were STDs and pregnancy… wowza!
Am I the only one who doesn’t really …read more