Savvy Dating Notes: Thoughts on Love... and Las Vegas
Thursday, 05 August 2010 00:00
Dear Readers,
Back from a recent promotional book tour to Indiana, Las Vegas, Houston, and Cleveland, viewers, interviewers, and people I meet by chance usually ask the questions that I try to address here. They want to know how to get over love; how to find love; how to sustain love.
And what is the most frequently asked question of all? “How do you meet someone?” Hungry for hope, wanting to hear answers, and in spite of any prevailing cynicism…they all want to meet the love of their lives.
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A Dozen Things You Should Know About Men
Monday, 02 August 2010 00:00
If you want to meet wonderful guys, date more, and find the man of your dreams, you would be wise to understand what makes a man tick. If you don’t know that men are visually stimulated, hormonally driven creatures, then you are way behind on the learning curve. But you would do well to remember some other universal truths. Perhaps not all men have these characteristics, but generically speaking, file the following information away in your dating memory log:
How to Talk to a Potential Date
Monday, 26 July 2010 00:00
Some singles say they would rather get a root canal than go to a party where they don’t know everyone. Social phobias rank right up there with fear of public speaking. There are lots of people who are terrified of group settings, talking to strangers, and trying to make interesting comments around any subject at all—especially with potential dates. Are you one of those people?
If you worry about what to say, how to say it, and the skill of carrying on a fluid conversation when you are trying to socialize, here is a guideline to remember when meeting someone new. Don’t let yourself become one of these conversational styles:
Someone to Come Home to
Monday, 19 July 2010 00:00
“Home is not where you’re from, but where you’re wanted.”
Dr. Abraham Verghese, Author
Most people, when they tell the truth, will admit that they are looking for the love of their life. They want someone to wrap their arms around who will return their love, and with whom they can grow old. Everyone wants…someone to come home to.
Answers for Singles... Off-the-Cuff
Monday, 12 July 2010 00:00
When I’m out on the road doing live interviews, talking about dating, divorce, and relationships, in all of these situations—I never know what’s coming. Sometimes, my book strikes a chord with an interviewer’s life. Then…the questions get interesting. What I’ve learned is that the topics of breaking up, dating, heartbreak, and finding love are never far from anyone’s mind. It’s either happening to them…or, someone they know.
Writing this while out promoting my book, Thriving After Divorce, here are some of the questions that gave me momentary pause. I appreciated them because they came from a deeper, unscripted place in the interviewer, which challenges me to find… and trust… an unfiltered response.
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