What if you’ve been thinking about this all wrong? — When someone questions my admittedly terrible dating history, I am tempted to challenge the assumption that I’m the problem. After all, why should I be held accountable for other people’s questionable behavior? For a long time, I wondered why all those men couldn’t treat me right and overlooked the obvious…

Here’s your hat, what’s your hurry — I’ve always known that I can survive alone. For a little while there, I just didn’t want to. I gave my heart away like a child putting the last of their coins in a bubblegum ball machine — hands outstretched, waiting for a prize. Never knowing I’d be left waiting…

Are you ready for this? Here’s what really happens … — I love the early morning quiet of a weekend to myself. I’m a single mother. I don’t get a lot of quiet mornings. I have a different kind of appreciation for a morning with my children, but quiet mornings on my own are savored — especially when it’s early enough…

I’ve never considered myself fearful. Even as a child, I was borderline reckless with my bravery. There was no tree I was afraid to climb or height I was afraid to go to. If someone told me I couldn’t do something, I was definitely going to try to do…

Just when you think joy has escaped you, it arrives again — Plans go awry. That’s life. We can dream our dreams and make our plans, but we cannot control everything. Sometimes, the most carefully crafted dreams come crashing down on us, and we’re left standing in the wreckage wondering what exactly we’re supposed to do next. Grieve. It’s not the answer…

She’s reaching out; will you reach back? — Adoration. Obsession. Both words strike different chords in you, do they not? In horror films, initial adoration tilts into crazed obsession. Cue suspense building, footsteps running action. Luckily, this is not that kind of article. Infatuation can sometimes mirror obsession — without the bunny boiling, of course. When you have…

Don’t take this for granted! — If you’re fortunate, at some point in your life you will encounter a relationship that simply makes you better. It doesn’t change who you are, but it enhances your good qualities and helps mitigate the challenging ones. This person makes you love yourself more while making you a better person. …

Second chances are possible — Breakups and separations can be devastating. Even when you think you’re doing the right thing, the emotional toll is significant. According to researchers, only 10–13% of separating couples reunite. That number drops to 6% following a divorce. For the majority of couples, a separation becomes permanent. Married couples often file…

And what you can do about it — It’s a common complaint in dating. Men think women are often after money, financial security, and free drinks or dinners. It’s an attitude that’s so pervasive that it’s actually worked its way into dating profiles. …