Think you can’t have a great date near the holidays? Think again! Here are some date ideas to spend with your sweetie on or near Thanksgiving.

Watch the Parade
Make a date to cuddle up on the couch and watch the Thanksgiving day parade. There is lot of nostalgia with this parade which will prompt conversation topics and easy ways to get to know each other. Besides that, watching a couple hours of Broadway tunes, TV stars, and giant cartoon balloons is just too much fun to miss.
Volunteer
While volunteering at a rescue mission or food pantry might seem …read more

Here is a common pattern that occurs when problems arise in relationships:  get hurt, argue, resolve, apologize, move on.  If you are in a relationship where you seem to argue quite frequently, you are probably more familiar with this pattern than others.  If you are in a serious relationship you don’t want to break up everytime you have an argument, so you just let it all out, apologize, then make-up and move on.  But maybe there is something more that you can be doing to cut down on the frequency of these occurrences in your relationship…maybe an apology is not …read more

Have you ever had a friend that was in such a bad relationship, that you thought they needed professional help?  I’m not talking about abuse, because in that case, intervene away.
I mean one of those co-dependent, on and off, so-wrong-for-each-other but can’t-stay-away-from-each-other relationships.  For all intents and purposes, let’s just say your friend is a girl.  Their fights are frequent as are her crying phone calls to you.  Have you had a friend like that?  Or do you currently have a friend like that?
Well, I’ve certainly have and being the best friend/shoulder to cry on has its challenges.  It’s hard …read more

I’ve always said that dating is not for the faint of heart. It takes guts. There is rejection, patience, stepping outside your comfort zone… and that’s all with trying to figure out if the person you are with is the right one for you. It can be a lot.

Most people have these fears and date anyway. What’s the alternative? For a select few, however, dating can cause some serious anxiety. Following are common dating fears that singles have shared with me, along with a few tips that should help.
Fear of Rejection
This is the biggie. …read more

Everyone, it seems, is on some sort of social networking site. Websites like Facebook, Twitter, MySpace, and the like are great ways to keep in touch with people and share photos and information. Social networking makes you more accessible, but if you are dating, there are a few things you should know. Here are some special “dating rules” when it comes to social networking.

Guard Your Privacy
The first thing a potential date might do before going out with you is look you up on a search engine. So any pictures, personal information, and contacts you have may …read more

Women all around the world have toyed with this question at one point or another in their lives.  Our biggest flaw, perhaps, is that  we toy with this question for far too long!  Yes, I too am guilty of procrastinating a break up or two.  “He’s not that bad all the time” or “I’m too comfortable”, are usually my most common road blocks.  And I know that I’m not alone.
So, Rule Number 1 girls, if you’re thinking about breaking up with him, it’s because you want to.

Yes, breaking up is hard to do, but have you ever stayed with somebody …read more

There is a common thread amongst most women.  We like bad boys.  I’ve fallen for them, my friends have fallen for them and my friends friends have too.  They’re magnetic.  Most people would suggest that it’s because we instinctively want to change them.  But I don’t think so.  I want them to stay just as wild, dangerous and bad as possible.
Is it because he’s unpredictable?  Or aloof?  Most bad boys act like they don’t care about anything.  Don’t fool yourself, that means they probably don’t care about you either.
I believe most girls mistake aloofness as being bad.  But, really, he …read more

The idea of cutting an ex out of your life completely directly after breaking up is extremely painful.  Your ex could be someone who you have lived with, loved, shared your life with, cared for, sacrificed for, opened up to, relied on, and so much more.  So many elements of your relationship are special and this person became special.  But sometimes when a serious relationship ends, a complete and drastic break is the best option for both of you.
I was just reading Michelle’s article “Can You Be Friends With an Ex?” that addresses similar issues.  Everyone imagines a perfect scenario …read more

Do you think it’s possible to be friends with an ex?  I’ve been giving this idea some thought lately. I’ve come to the conclusion that it depends on the ex. Other factors contribute including what sort of relationship it was, how it ended, if there are unresolved feelings.
I have been divorced for almost 17 years. It’s been 12 years since there was any sort of unresolved anything between my ex-husband and myself. That is a lot of years. In that time our kids have grown and we’ve reached middle age. In that time he remarried, had two more kids, and is …read more

When my sister and her husband got married, a couple of girls that we grew up with sang a song by the Judds. I can’t remember the name of the song, which means it was a song that meant something important to their romance, but had very little to do with my own experience.
What songs are considered the most romantic?  Who decides what is on the list?  I was just looking at a list of  Top Love Songs and it goes like this:
1.  Always by Atlantic Starr
2.  In My Life by the Beatles
3.  We’ve Only Just Begun by the Carpenters
4.  …read more