Gaslighting is a serious problem in relationships due to manipulative partners. Their goal – whether they’re conscious of it or not – is to create so much doubt in their partner that they cannot rely on their own opinions and judgements anymore. When this is...
Have you ever been on a date when the guy says "Next time I'll take you to...
While I've no doubt that dating apps like Tinder and Bumble work for some people (I have friends who are in relationships with guys they met on Tinder), personally I think you can't beat meeting someone organically. The danger with dating apps is that people tend...
Not long ago a friend of mine called me in a panic because his girlfriend was angry with him and stormed off, got in her car and drove home. He wanted to know what he should do because he felt really bad. I told him he...
So you've met this guy and suddenly, he's all you can think about. You're thinking about how your first name sounds with his last name, what your kids would look like and whether he'd prefer more of a beach wedding or a church wedding. Or perhaps...
"If it's meant to be, it will be." How many times have you heard that phrase? It's a favourite saying amongst friends when someone is trying to get over a breakup, or when they're obsessing over a situation with a guy. It's also commonly said when someone...
Personally I don't enjoy texting and messaging all that much. My fingers start to hurt, it distracts me from what I'm doing and I'd rather a message has a direct point, like "Do you want to go to dinner on Saturday?". However, I also recognise that...
Has a guy told you he's not interested but he's still texting you? Or maybe he's giving you mixed signals by messaging you all the time but never actually asking you out on a date or arranging to meet up? The mixed signals can be very...
My favourite moment of Sex and the City is when Miranda points out that men are like cabs: Charlotte: Sometimes you just know, it's like, magic, it's fate. Miranda: It's not fate, his light is on, that's all. Charlotte: What light? Miranda: Men are like cabs, when their available...
We've all heard people say "Men are hunters. Let them hunt" Or as one of my friends likes to say: "The egg never chases the sperm". On a basic animalistic level, men like to chase and to feel like the woman they end up with is a...