Dating Tips, Relationship Advice
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
The Rise of Single Dad Households More and more fathers have full or joint custody of children. Chances are high that you may find yourself dating a single dad. If you don’t have kids yourself, this can be both exciting and daunting. Nine Tips To Keep in Mind When Dating a Single Dad 1. Slow […]
Here’s one way not to ruin your relationship. This one piece of valuable advice is about how not to ruin your relationship. I have a confession to make. I almost ruined my relationship with my husband, Sam. Not because I wasn’t sure if I loved him anymore. It was because of my habit to make […]
Unless you were raised on a deserted tropical island by perfectly loving wildebeests, it’s likely you were told some variation of the following as you grew up… Don’t do that… You’re too sensitive/ lazy/ fat/ loud/ stupid/energetic/ quiet… Why can’t you be more like so and so… You shouldn’t have… Stop it… You didn’t apply […]
Getting your needs met and meeting the needs of your partner Getting your needs met and satisfying those of your partner are keys to a lasting relationship. Unfortunately, many of us to our beloved with many unmet needs from the past. Maybe we suffered with being unwanted, dumped, or rejected. Or being invisible and ignored. […]
Kate is a wonderful blue-eyed marketing professional just shy of 40. Five years ago, her then husband announced he wanted a divorce, sending her whole life into a topsy turvy. All the plans they made to have kids and get a vacation home in Hawaii dissipated, disappeared, just like that. And Kate was left to […]
What are your beliefs about love, men and dating? Be honest! Chances are something at least a little bit negative popped up. Any of these sound familiar? There are no good men left. I won’t find love because I’m too______. Love is difficult. Relationships don’t last. All men are jerks and commitmentphobes. Dating is an […]
Do you feel your biological clock is ticking, yet you haven’t met the right person to have kids with? You’ve always wanted children. You figured it was a given that you’d meet the right guy, get married and start a family. Every time you worried it might not happen, you told yourself that marriage and […]
Do you worry that you and your partner seem to always be fighting? Do you think that to be delightfully in love you should never argue? Do arguments leave you feeling you as though your relationship is a ticking time bomb? You may be getting along just fine and then the fight erupts. Usually you […]
Are you dreading the holidays? Getting together with difficult family members this holiday season? While commercials and music tend to paint the holidays as a time that’s easily filled with love and laughter, the reality is… many of us find this time of year stressful. There’s conflicts that seem to surface every year. There’s those […]
Does your success scare guys away? Rea, a doe-eyed fifty-something had graduate degree and a successful coaching practice. When she met Jared, a caring smart guy who was depressed about being between jobs, she felt torn about revealing how much she had going on in her work life. She didn’t want to intimidate him or […]
Men Love Strong Women who also Exude Feminine Power – Here’s How to Tap Into Yours You’re one smart, radiantly beautiful go-getter. Every day you make things happen at work and in your life. You’ve become successful in your career. You work hard to be the best “you” you can be. You have goals you’re […]
Are you not willing to settle in your love life? Does it seem like there are no good ones out there? Do you find yourself dating men and then backing out of seeing them because of various defects? This guy is too cynical; that one has bad teeth; the other anxiously spilled his Espresso Macchiato […]
These days breaking up and divorce have become so socially acceptable that many couples who could work things out wind up dissolving their unions. And often there is a big price to pay. As a psychologist and Love Mentor I’ve seen too many people regret ending their relationships. Usually the breaking up process is quite painful. They suffer […]
In this 3rd article in a 3-part series, from Dating Advice TV, on sex, courtship and dating, we look at what game theory, biology and interpersonal psychology tell us about the benefits and costs of waiting to jump in bed with a prospective dating partner. To recap Parts I and II, game theory studies[i] by […]
Service to others has the wondrous property of erasing the pain of the past. No matter if our upset is about the pain of betrayal or abuse or our own regrettable actions. Service to others also alleviates the pain of our guilt and lessens our self-hate. That’s why, for example, the last Step in all […]
“Dr. D, I am in my 50s and feeling it. Aches, pains, and a dreary outlook. Not to mention jowls and wrinkles growing at an enormously fast rate, every time I look in the mirror. Needless to say, this is not conducive to starting online dating. Which is what all my best friends are urging […]
This blog is excerpted from a longer piece called Calm Your Troubled Mind. It’s the feature story in the new Digital Magazine Real Stress Solutions. I really love this magazine because it focuses exclusively on stress reduction techniques which we all need to learn and practice daily. I know I certainly do. Real Stress Solutions […]
“Dear Dr. Diana, I have done the Spiritual Diamond Self work from your new book, The Diamond Self Secret, and it was a magical experience to come up with “Caring Emissary of the Light” as my spiritual nickname. I really was able to find serenity and stillness of mind! But sometimes it is very hard […]
The Complexity of Long Distance Relationships Long Distance Relationships can be challenging. You meet a great person and it feels like a glorious, soulmate relationship. You are dreaming about an amazing future with this great match, who definitely feels like the One. Only problem is, he or she lives a long way away from where […]
In Part 1 of living together we looked at the transformed social landscape, a place in which the number of people living together had surpassed those who were married. Then I shared the story of Shelley & Jared, two 30- somethings that had decided to live together. Like other couples, Shelley and Jared thought that […]
Three Ways to Banish the Body Blues Part One of this two-part article was for singles who want to overcome feeling fat. Part Two, how to banish the body blues, aims at those of you in couples. Have you ever felt bad about your body, like you have too much cellulite, too many wrinkles and […]
Who is the Non-Committal Man? Ah, yes, the non-committal man. Who comes on oh-so-strong in the beginning, promising the sun, moon and the white picket fence, only to get freezing feet when it comes to going from casual to committed. Here’s my non-committal man quiz that you can use to identify the type and avoid […]
