Dating Advice

Advice to first time speed daters — Introduction One day I decided to ditch dating apps and try speed dating. I thought it would be fun to meet guys face to face instead of robotically swiping on Tinder. I wanted to try speed dating even though it might be an awkward experience. After trying it the first time…

Don’t accept the breadcrumbs of I don’t know. — “You have to watch the movie- He’s Just Not That Into You.” My friend looked at me with conviction. I held back the tears from my eyes and listened intently to hear what she was saying. I had been moping over a man I was ‘dating’ and didn’t understand the…

I don’t know when this happened exactly, but people took great positive internal self-confidence to flat-out delusion. People walk around declaring that they’re the best thing since sliced bread. We can’t be all 10’s. All forms of simple modesty and some form of common sense have gone straight out the…

When it comes to relationships, I either feel way ahead of the curve or permanently trying to catch up. Rarely do I feel settled or sure — which might explain why I’m nearing my mid-30s and still single. I think most of us would agree that relationships are complicated. They take work. And part of that work is figuring out how to love, how to accept, and how to…

Even after 10 years — It’s been about 10 years. I had been working as an assistant trainer on a local horse farm. It was the only job I ever held before I enlisted in the military. Working there was an escape from home, where I didn’t often like to be. …

Do you still think it is a man’s duty to pay for the consumption when you go out or turn? We live in a very modern era, in which a woman wants a career, has her own money, is independent and does not need a man to fulfill all her…