Men can be hard to figure out. They say that about us women, but men can use this combination of sarcasm and bravado – with women and with other men – that confuses me sometimes.  Marie Claire’s Rich Santos, a male dating blogger, shares a peak into the male mind…..

*Go forth with confidence. It’s the fake-it-till-you-make-it school of thought.
Santos says, “Men are taught that confidence solves just about anything. You can be making a total mistake, but as long as you’re confident, it will turn out okay. This may explain why we are so clueless at what we are doing …read more

Romantic Chemistry can be confusing – the way it works, why it works, and why sometimes it won’t work no matter how hard you try.  Dr. Helen Fisher, research professor in the department of anthropology at Rutgers University and author of Why We Love: The Nature and Chemistry of Romantic Love offers her insight in a series of articles at Chemistry.com, an online dating site. 
For example, in the article Romantic Chemistry, Explained, by Dan Bova, she tackles the question of why can a couple feel great sexual intimacy together, but still be unable to connect in other ways?  Dr Fisher explains:
“Sexual chemistry …read more

This evening, I wasn’t feeling very good about my relationship. Everybody has fears, everyone has their “thing” and my thing is worrying that I’m unnecessary. I want to matter to S. I want to be on his mind, in his plans, a part of his every day. I don’t feel that I am any of those things right now.
I’ve tried to be more relaxed about our relationship lately. We’ve been a couple for a year now and although I love him very much, it’s been a challenging year. We live 6 hours apart and …read more