Make Your Relationship Work

None of us are perfect, no matter how much self-improvement reading or therapizing we do or don’t do, but there are a few simple changes you can make that will take your relationships to a new level… friendships, dating and marriage. 1.Observe the Golden Rule and be the kind of person you want to attract. Think…

Few weeks ago a Beyondages staff writer Monica Sarran approached me for some feedback about the impact of various forms of communication on today’s dater. She quotes me on page 3 talking about how those of us in our 30′s (and in my opinion early 40′s) are hit the hardest with the technology woes of…

Whether you’re dating, in a relationship, or simply trying to bag a shag, everyone screws up in life. It can be something silly like forgetting to pick up dinner, or it can be something more serious – like having an affair with your lover’s boss. Shit happens. Over the holiday season, I received a ton of  ’I…

What is considered cheating? Flirting: We are ALL guilty of flirtation. If you claim otherwise, you’re in utter denial Eye fucking and sexy talk: Inappropriate but not cheating. We’re animals. We spend a big chunk of our day at work, away from our significant other and sometimes we happen to be surrounded by attractive members of…

Admit it: at some point in your life… you’ve been jealous. I know, it’s exciting: strutting your shit, soothingly telling your new lover, “I don’t get jealous.” But you’re lying and you know it. Every cell in your body makes you want to be the one and only; it doesn’t matter if your social status…

It amazes me the number of people I meet who act like they were brought up by a family of mice. No please or thank you, no let’s take turns, no ability to argue a point without anger — in other words a complete dork. On top of that, people with no social skills want…

One thing about dating, its typically not an isolating activity. Friends and family get involved, wait staff at local hangouts weigh in opinions, sometimes even strangers throw out a comment or three. We never really are completely alone with another person thanks to all these soundtracks, opinions and voices running in our minds even when…

In the event that you’re going to go on your first date, you’re encountering the fervor and apprehension that a large number of others like you have encountered. You’ve at last figured out how to tangle a date with that extraordinary young lady you’ve been imagining about, and you need to make is unique. You…

Lately, everywhere I look I see the terms Alpha and Omega being thrown around like an old sack of rotten potatoes. These are terms that are mainly used by men, especially pick-up artists, in order to describe the differences between a man that a woman would want versus one that she’d drop like a bad…

Have you ever felt invisible? You see others make friends easily? Get dates while you sit on the sidelines and wonder what’s wrong with you? At times, it can feel like nobody cares about you, and people want nothing to do with you. It’s as if you’re invisible to the world. According to a new…

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