Are you date sated — or hungry?
Sate: satisfy (a desire or an appetite) to the full; supply (someone) with as much as or more of something than is desired or can be managed. You know not…
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Being “thrown under the bus”
This is a common term in the dating world to express a breakup. At the end of a relationship, you are either the one being thrown or the one doing…
Should you respond to someone about whom you’re ambivalent?
You receive a nice, personalized email from a man on a dating site. He's crafted an message specific to you, commenting on items from your profile. His profile is fine,…
Should you seek feedback on why it didn’t work out?
I'm sometimes asked why my multi-week relationships didn't work out. If the guy released me, I don't really know so can only guess. I've been asked, "What did the guy…
Is he crazy — or are you?
They fell quickly and hard. Within 2.5 weeks of meeting, they were exchanging I love yous. They spent every weekend together and most weekday nights. They were sure they'd found…
How to detect the end is near
Many midlife women have shared that they are blindsided, as I have been, when a man breaks up with them or just disappears. We are curious what signs we missed…
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Don’t send flowers with a kiss-off email
I heard about a service called DumpADate.com. Their tag line is "When it's time to dump your date." Now I think this is a dumb concept. It offers a service…
When a man tells you what he paid for things
For two months I dated a man who told me what he paid for his Mercedes ($85,000), his Ferragamo shoes ($450), his Persian rug ($1400), his Rolex ($10,000), and his…
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It’s moving day!
Lately, some DG readers have shared their unwillingness to move on from a love gone sour. Sometimes they know they need to, but can't seem to cut that last emotional…
Allow him to change his mind
I hear women complain about guys who suggest future plans or verbalize their affection in the early stages of dating. Then these women are irritated, nay angry, when the guy…
Releasing revenge
In a seminar I was leading, a customer service provider was irritated by the rude customers she dealt with daily. "I want to know how to get back at them,"…