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Over the last decade plus I’ve been privy to a LOT of dating mistakes. You can call these learning opportunities if you like. The bottom line is you don’t have to learn everything in life the hard way. In this next series of articles I’m going to share a few real life dating learning opportunities so you can avoid the same painful experience. As I’ve told you many times before in my blog posts over the years, I know first dates can be super stressful.
Read MoreYears ago a friend asked me this question over tea and bagels. When she suggested I stop talking about it and do something about my issue instead, it was hard to hear. What I wanted was commiseration, but what I really needed was a kickstart to make a needed change.
Read MoreWhat on earth am I talking about? Yes, we all have an internal dialog running in our heads all the time about everything. I’m sure you know what I am talking about, but what you may not be too sure of is just how this dialog is affecting your life for REAL or how to manage it to get what you want.
Read MoreEveryday I see this at play in my sessions with single coaching clients, matchmaking clients and other hopeful singles looking for love, sometimes desperately. Yet, no one steps up to share the real reason why dating has not been working for their friend or family member. Today, I’m going to tell you the unvarnished truth.
Read MoreShe was really looking forward to her date with the handsome stranger. He seemed to have so many of the qualities she’d been searching for. They both wanted a genuine loving relationship that would hopefully turn into marriage and a family. They shared a few common interests and certainly a long list of values too - on paper this looked like a promising start.
Read MoreWait a minute - a man not wanting to date a confident woman? This (hopefully) seems like the very opposite of what you’ve read or been told. To that I say yes…. and let me explain. What happens when confidence runs amok?
Read MoreYou might be thinking to yourself - why wouldn’t a man want to date a smart woman? Of course, enlightened healthy men want to date smart women. Desiring a love relationship that goes beyond a first date is all in the balance of that magical thing we call a love connection.
Read MoreAre you behaving more like an interrogator than the lovely, warm person you really are on a first date? I sure hope the answer is no, but if you think you may be doing this let me say, there is hope for you. I’m guessing this was not your intention, or at least I hope you did not intend to come off as an intimidating personality with someone you either just met or don’t know that well.
Read MoreAre you behaving more like an interrogator than the lovely, warm person you really are on a first date? I sure hope the answer is no, but if you think you may be doing this let me say, there is hope for you. I’m guessing this was not your intention, or at least I hope you did not intend to come off as an intimidating personality with someone you either just met or don’t know that well.
Read MoreAre you behaving more like an interrogator than the lovely, warm person you really are on a first date? I sure hope the answer is no, but if you think you may be doing this let me say, there is hope for you. I’m guessing this was not your intention, or at least I hope you did not intend to come off as an intimidating personality with someone you either just met or don’t know that well.
Read MoreI recently started watching a new television series on this very topic. It is a spin-off show from the original series, Married at First Sight, an interesting, but outrageous concept to most of us. (I highly recommend dating before marriage.) Anyway this new show is Married at First Sight - Unmatchables. Dr. Vivianna and Pastor Cal from the original series take 2 people, a male and a female who applied to be married at first sight, but were not chosen due to their unmatchable behaviors.
Read MoreI hope you are enjoying my Matchmaker stories and feel my First Date Tips are helpful in avoiding the dreaded First Date Mistakes!
Matchmaker, Matchmaker make me a match from the old musical, Fiddler on the Roof often comes to mind. Sometimes the requests are enough to drive us real life Matchmakers a little crazy! I’m just saying, be mindful about what you are asking us to deliver. Does he really need to be 6 to 12 plus inches taller than you to get a first date?
Read MoreFirst Dates are scary! I get that more now than ever being a Professional Matchmaker. I know you’re read and heard me say this before, but here it is again. First dates do NOT have to be overwhelming
Read MoreAre you still cringing at the thought of a first date experience? How about a blind date? I know that might sound even scarier. I will tell you I’m delighted to meet people every day that are choosing to take that step into dating and even finding the courage to trust us at Tawkify to match them for a truly blind date. I’m loving this work and so I want to continue sharing all the things you will want to avoid on any first date.
Read MoreWow! What a time I’m having with my role as a Matchmaker! Helping single women and men find their match is always rewarding AND I’ve experienced a few things I want to share with you! As I’ve told you many times before in my blog posts over the years, I know first dates can be super stressful. I’m here to guide you through a much more relaxed and fun experience so be sure to read this blog and watch this video as part of my new series on First Date Blunders.
Read MoreLast week I asked a version of this question and received a few answers, but I want to hear from you too. My mission is to be a resource for you especially now that we are in this crazy time dealing with things that for most of us were unimaginable just a few short months ago.
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