Dating Tips, Relationship Advice
Do Smart Men Marry Smart Women Or do they prefer younger, sexy, and non-threatening partners? Does your ambition and intelligence intimidate guys that you date? These questions are on the minds of every successful single woman. So, what do my readers and clients think? In a recent poll, the majority of them answered the question: […]
He Broke My Heart and Still Texts Me Have you ever wondered? Why is the guy who broke my heart still contacting me? Should I get back with him? How could he disappear after he was so totally into me? Why hasn’t he texted? Why does he pull away every time we get close? Was […]
Check out the video below and then read the blog on how to deal with the non-committal guy. Is He a Non-Committal Guy? Perhaps you feel you met the One. Yet he disappears soon after. Has he met someone else? Why is he running hot and cold? Do you have a future together? You wonder, […]
Fighting Fairly is A Trait of Healthy Relationships When things go south in your relationship and you start arguing, it can easily cascade downhill and feel like everything is ruined. There is nothing as painful as the disappointment and upset we feel when our love relationship collapses into nothing but accusations, blame, angry attacks and […]
Finding the One If you want to know the best way to approach finding the one, listen to the wise words of the Bard. “Too swift arrives as tardy as too slow.” In other words, Moderation is key. It keeps you from moving too quickly or too slowly when you’re getting to know new men […]
Online Romance Scams Bel, a newly divorced mother of twins in Toronto, had a close call with romance scams. Her husband had run off with a fresh-out-of-college intern. Bel felt old, dumped, unwanted and desperately lonely. Until she was swept right off her keyboard by an online guy. GreatGuy211 was a madly successful business consultant […]
Many of you have written to me recently with the same question as Maryanne: “I still love my ex and I think he still loves me. Should I get back with my ex or should I just try to forget him?” -Maryanne, Baltimore When my expert dating coaches and relationship experts have delved into the “should […]
Does Research Show that Marriage is the Fountain of Youth? Before we launch into Part Three of this series I want to address the concern that many of my single readers have expressed. That somehow I am condemning them to Hell if they don’t get married. No! No! And No! First, there has been a […]
This is another research article in the Understanding Men Blog that answers the question of who are the marrying kind of men. Who really are the marrying kind of men? Some women think they don’t exist anymore like an extinct species of mammal. And here’s yet another email on this topic: “Dear Dr. Diana, I’ve […]
Ever wonder what makes Men Fall in Love? Through my work as a therapist and clinical supervisor, I’ve spent countless hours listening to just about every issue single, married, and divorced guys have when it comes to what they really want in relationships. Those countless hours have given me a unique understanding into what men […]
Four Sex & the City Dating Patterns Now that a whole generation has discovered SATC, I thought it would be fun to revise one of my first blogs on this site. Hope you enjoy! Are you more like Carrie, Samantha, Miranda or Charlotte? Which of the four Sex & The City dating patterns are you? […]
How Jealousy Ruins Relationships In this blog I’ve described four common jealousy situations along with four pieces of dating advice that will help you turn jealousy around. It all started when you saw him or her looking at the hottie. And your jealousy just amped up from there. You may have made jabbing accusations, started […]
A study of dating behavior at the University of Pennsylvania reveals that people don’t need a lot of time with or information about a person to tell if they’re romantically interested. Sounds like love at first sight, right? Single people’s behavior suggests that individuals know “it” (a person who appeals to them or even love […]
How Do You Say Hello to Inner Peace? Good question. To say hello to inner peace you must rid yourself of the inner deafening noise. How? Through the twin powers of Gratitude and Being Present. Gratitude as a Way to Inner Peace First, let’s take on gratitude. There is one person you are almost never […]
Did you ever wonder how happy couples deal with resentful or anxious feelings? How happy couples deal with feelings of hopelessness or loneliness? So, are you feeling resentful, anxious, distant, or lonely in your relationship? Whether you have been dating two months or married 10 years, things can go south all too easily in couples. […]
The Mental Health of Happy Couples Ever wonder whether there is better overall health in happy couples? Or whether there is better psychological and physical health in happy couples compared with unhappy partners? Let’s first start with depression because it affects about 20 million adults in the U.S. alone and is therefore one of the […]
Ever wonder, what are the communication secrets of happy couples? Well there definitely are secrets that are common to a long-lasting and passionate relationship. In fact, there are eight of them. And when practiced regularly become the habits of a passionate relationship. We don’t have room here to cover them all. But let’s look at […]
Appreciation in Happy Couples Appreciation in happy couples is a key to their happiness. In fact, partners in passionate long-term happy couples live in a state of appreciation for each other. They tend to see each other through a glass half-full perspective rather than a half-empty one. In other words, they tend to place greater […]
If Only I Found the One Many believe that if they found the One, life would be perfect. If only we found the One, then love would be easy and effortless. This belief has created a lot of trouble for people, especially in the area of commitment. By insisting on finding a perfect partner, many […]
Did you ever wonder what the best sex secrets of happy couples are? Most people can’t imagine how partners in long-term happy couples keep the passion and sizzle going. Well one of our Love Mentoring clients was certainly mystified. Bridget signed up for ongoing dating coaching. And within the year found new charisma and new […]
The other day I asked Sam, my husband of more than twenty-five years, why he stays with me. He said, “Because I feel good around you.” Feeling good and at home with a woman is one of the drivers for a man to be in a long-term relationship. But is that all there is? No, […]
Lasting passionate love in happy couples is not achieved by reading love advice or self-help books or dumping the problem partner you’re with and going on to the next grass-is-greener pasture to find the One. Happy couples create lasting passionate love the hard way, through daily, weekly and monthly practice of four key strategies. How […]
Do you ever wonder what the heck is going on with men and relationships? Tired of all their confusing signals? One minute they want you, the next they seem ambivalent and distant. And, we’re supposed to be mysterious! Through my work as a psychologist and clinical supervisor of other individual, couple, and family therapists, I’ve […]
Has a guy ever ghosted you then tried to come back? If you’ve been actively dating, chances are you’ve had a man disappear and go silent like this… then pop up a few weeks or months down the line. It’s all too common! And it’s frustrating! First, remember, it isn’t about you. Whether he’s ghosted […]
Flirting is one of the secrets to an amazing relationship. People sometimes see flirting as “bad” or “manipulative,” but the reality is it’s just about being playful, complimentary and fun in the company of someone else. Flirting can be a complete encounter in and of itself; it doesn’t mean you have to go any farther. […]
