Dating after 40 and Beyond

When Dating Over 40 – Be Positive, Dammit!

Do you go month to month, year to year, repeating the same mantra in response to the question Why Am I Still Single at my age? It leaves your mouth in various forms, but you’ve… Read more

Have Fun While Dating as a Smart, Grownup Girl

How many times, after a relationship or even a brief dalliance ends, have you realized that the man wasn’t for you after all? Ahhh… the beauty of retrospect. Maybe it was a day after…maybe it… Read more

Lack of Confidence: The #1 Killer of Good Dates

It’s so fun being a dating and relationship coach. When I tell people what I do, I get wonderful reactions. The most common is ‘What the heck is a dating and relationship coach??” Some just… Read more

Join Me in Telling Other Women They Are Valued and Beautiful

8 years ago, while I was in a local ladies’ dress shop, I watched a woman adore herself in the mirror; she was wearing a gold sparkly dress. I could tell that she loved it… Read more

Dating Commandment #4: Kindness… With Men

Today’s post is the last, but maybe the most important, in my series on Kindness…With Men. It’s about being kind to yourself by allowing for mistakes and some icky feelings…and being patient with yourself as… Read more

Dating Commandment #3: Kindness… With Men

Today’s post is an excerpt from page 20 of my eBook. It’s about not using your computer as a shield or a weapon while dating online. Kindness…With Men:  Dating Commandment #3 Online dating is still… Read more

How Dating and Your Search for Love Is Just Like Childbirth

Okay…I admit that I have no firsthand knowledge of giving birth. But I do know that most women who have given birth say that once they experience the joy of raising their children, they forget… Read more

Dating Commandment #2: Kindness… With Men

Today’s excerpt is from page 17 of my eBook. It’s about empathy, which means extending the kindness of being able and willing to put yourself in a man’s shoes when you date. Kindness…With Men: Dating… Read more

Dating Commandment #1: Kindness… With Men

Today’s excerpt is from page 16 in my eBook. It’s about putting aside your harsh attitudes based on fear and past experience, and extending kindness to the man sitting in front of you. Not only… Read more

Over 40 Dating Advice: Show Kindness… To Men

Kindness: Showing tenderness or goodness; disposed to do good and confer happiness; averse to hurting or paining; benevolent; gracious. Your road to love has to include a heaping portion of kindness. I’m not just talking… Read more