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Last week I outlined the top 10 dating obstacles that my clients face. This week, let’s talk about how I work with them to overcome these challenges.
Here is where my job as not only a matchmaker, but as a coach kicks in. Remember, a matchmaker is more than someone who sets singles up on dates. A major aspect of the job is to support and coach clients every step of the way-- including before the dating process begins. Read more
I was out to dinner with a few of my girlfriends this week and I was explaining to one of my single friends my criteria for knowing if a man is a keeper. Another friend was listening in and said, “Patti, what you’re describing isn’t a keeper! He sounds like a sleeper!” It’s true that the criteria I talk about most for identifying a long-term guy are kinda snoozy.
I mean, financial philosophies, spiritual beliefs and five-year goals aren’t exactly the plots of action adventure movies. But, of course there’s a difference between a keeper and a sleeper. Your forever guy has to be more than a checklist. He has to make your heart sing! Or rap! Or beatbox! Whatever your heart does when it’s happy.
So, if your guy has all of the elements of a keeper, but you’re not sure if he’s really the one, here are some essential (and not boring) things to consider before committing to him. Read more
It’s Friday night, and you need food.
You ask yourself, “Do I really want to deal with going to the market? Maybe I’ll order in instead.”
Seriously?
Unless you have a smoking hot girlfriend waiting at home wearing a little outfit from Victoria’s Secret, get your ass to the market now. That’s where all the girls are! Read more
Let me ask you a few questions…
Have you ever ignored a guy’s text message?
Have you ever dropped his calls so you looked busy?
Have you put off a date because you told him you were double-booked?
Be honest. How many times have you done one of these things?
You waited until his third missed call before you bothered to reply to him. You spoke to your friends and they told you to play it cool, and don’t show you’re interested in him. You met a man you liked, and even though he asked you out, you told him you were busy. You wanted to make him wait for you. What happened in the end? He never tried asking you out again.
If you really want to find love, you have to stop playing those dating games! Read more
It happens to all of us.
We join a dating site with high hopes. We’ve heard about so many people finding someone great online. We even have friends that have girlfriends or boyfriends they’ve met that way. It seems to be happening all around us…but not to us. We’ve sworn off it before, but now it’s time. We’ve had enough. So we join.
The first time looking at all the new faces, it feels like opportunity abounds. This is it. It’s going to happen this time. So, we send out a bunch of emails with high hopes. Some we’re really, super interested in, some sort-of interested in. Either way, we want to meet someone. Read more
I know you should never say never, but sometimes you have to, and I’m saying never to texting any of the below to a guy you’re dating. Just refrain your fingers from these 10 fatal flaws, and you and your sweetie will have a wonderful text relationship.
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