Dating Blogs & Articles

by DR. GILDA CARLE (PH.D.) If you're feeling desperate and lonely, you might fall for the wrong person. Courtesy of Match.com's Happen Magazine ? http://www.happenmag.com/magazine/index.aspx?lid=396 So you dread those “bummer” dates. Who doesn't? But after your last relationship ended in......

As more people try internet matching services, online dating safety becomes more and more of an issue. According to television advertisements many people are meeting their sole mates through these services. Whether these matches are truly life long, of course, remains to be seen. If I were to be......

Overcoming a Past of Abuse Courtesy of Match.com's Happen Magazine Dear Dr. Gilda, It has been almost a year since I fled my marriage, which was very abusive and ended in divorce. For most of this year, I have been floundering, but I have started to pick up the pieces and put myself back......

By DR. GILDA CARLE (Ph.D.) Courtesy of Match.com's Happen Magazine ? http://www.happenmag.com/magazine/index.aspx?lid=396 Dear Dr. Gilda, I am 36, a professionally successful divorced woman who has a lot of affection for my boyfriend. But I don't even know if we have a relationship; he disappears......

The answer is definitely YES! But we were made to believe that male- female friendship cannot be and will not be done. It is impossible. Well, we can't blame them- we were made and brought up to believe that man and woman coexist in the bounds of sex and romance alone. It is written in the bible-......

Based on my own findings (and experience), nearly all guys assume that they have to impress a girl to be able to date her. Unfortunately, that's completely the wrong approach; if you find out how to date a girl from guys who already did it, you'll learn that having false attitude or even lying......

Before you go out of the house, you fix your hair, put on your make-up, spray some sweet smelling perfume… then go back in the mirror again and double check your make up and your hair. You need perfection before going out of the house. Who knows? You might run into someone you like. And you can't......

Oh that new feeling ... the tummy flutters, the palms are sweaty, heart races, constantly checking email. Its the tale tale signs of a new relationship! But how do we keep our wits about us and know for sure that its really a love connection and not just the excitement of the possibility of falling......

Would you know the indicators of a unfaithful boyfriend? If you are in a relationship right now and it doesn't fully feel perfect, in other words, you think your partner is not really being totally loyal to you then we have posted 5 things you should look for that could confirm your suspicions. We......

At the moment typical guys are trying to devise a method to get their ex wife or girlfriend back in their life, they realize that they are presented with only a handful of obvious options. They contemplate what might have worked before in earlier times and what they assume will work. It's this......

Inspired by the romantic date-night tradition set by the First Lady and President Obama, Washington D.C. has appointed Dr. Ruth Westheimer honorary secretary of the Department of Love and Relationships.Michelle and Barack's practice of making time to connect one-on-one has set a trend that is both......

Love. The definition is much debated, and the reality varies, depending upon where you are in your relationship. For example, love when you're walking down the aisle to exchange your "I Do's" is pretty different from the love you share when you're celebrating your hard-won, 50-year anniversary. The......

First impressions are everything: We all know that. But did you realize that first impressions actually begin before your first date, usually by phone?Talking on the phone is a tricky dating stage that comes after exchanging emails but prior to meeting face-to-face. What I'm seeing as a matchmaker......

Do you believe there is a soul mate out there for you? Well, you're not alone. Studies from the University of Virginia have shown that over 90% of young adults believe in the concept. And 88% believe that destiny has determined that there is one and only one person who is your soul mate.The concept......

Through my experience, age does matter in relationships. Age is the vehicle by which we experience common milestones in life. These milestones give us the ability to relate to one another -- experiencing a first kiss, first partner, marriage, home, career, child, divorce, etc. If you're at the end......

Think your Mr. Next has the potential to be Mr. Right? Before you leap without looking, take an honest inventory. See how many of the following five essential traits he possesses.The best way to know if Mr. Next is interested in (and worthyof) being a candidate for Mr. Right? He listens to you.......

Dear men,We love your body. If we're in love with you, we love your body. Your potbelly, everything. Even if you're insecure about something, we love your body. You feel like you're not this or that? We love your body. We embrace everything. Because it's you.Speaking of your body, you don't......

As a writer, I avoid cliches like the plague...HAHA! But seriously, cliches are old, tired, and they show absolutely no thought. I mean, do I make you read that some guy's skin was as white as snow? No. It's a major insult to your intellect. So when I have to hear a cliche or overused saying......

There are loads of simple things you do that are utterly irresistible to him -- and make yourself happy too.I once took a girl out on a first date not realizing it happened to be Valentine's Day. As we settled into our pink and red doily-covered table and looked over the heart-shaped menus, I......

1. If you're confused about whether a guy likes you or not, that's probably not good. Confusion in romance belongs only in romantic comedies because it suspends the plot, but suspense in real life sucks. So try not to analyze the events. The truth will reveal itself without you having to do......