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Should you break up or make up?

So, you’re in a fight with your boo and you feel like you’re at a crossroads. You can either break up or make up. That’s a tough decision you have in front of you. Both options involve emotional pain and faith in yourself. I’m just really glad I’m not in your shoes! Totally kidding! Of course I’ve been there. I so feel you. In fact, everyone who’s ever been in a relationship feels you. And, as someone who kinda recently decided to end it with a really wonderful man when it wasn’t working, I think Read more

How to deal when your boyfriend travels a lot

In my matchmaking business, I talk to a lot of women who are dating jet-setter men. I’m convinced that no one, not even pilots, travel more than my clients. It’s a little bit of what keeps me in business because it’s so hard to meet the right person when you’re not home a lot. And, I’m happy to step in and help. But, it’s also hard to keep a long-term relationship strong and healthy when one of you is out of town all the time. And, in that scenario, I’m not around the couple enough to jump in and help. So, I’m hoping these tips help any women out there who are dealing with a man who travels a lot. Read more

What to do if your man’s an oversharer

I’ve been reading Not That Kind of Girl, Lena Dunham’s book of personal essays. I know there’s a lot of controversy surrounding the book, but one thing that no one will disagree on, not even the author, is that Lena Dunham is an oversharer. She seems to have no filter between what she thinks in her head and what comes out of her mouth. Or, in this case, between her brain and what her fingers type on the page. As a reader and a viewer of Girls, her show on HBO, I love that. But, reading her book, I can’t Read more

How to Keep the Passion Alive in a LDR

Dear Emily, I’ve never been a big believer in long distance relationships, but I just found out that my boyfriend of a year is going to have to move out of state for his job. He’ll will be gone for at least 6 months, possibly even a year. I don’t want to call it quits and neither does he, but we both have our doubts on how to make this work. Trust is not the issue, I’m more worried about losing the passion we currently have. How can we keep up the intimacy when we’re literally thousands of miles away? Sincerely, Long Distance Doubtful Read more

Masters of the Illusion

[caption id="attachment_17994" align="alignright" width="300"] Masters of illusion and marketing[/caption]Sometimes I think, when I'm on an online dating site, that women are either: A – masters of illusion, or B - understand marketing really well. As I peruse through the pictures, I think the majority of women over the age of 40 are masters of taking angle picture shots. I see pictures from above, I see pictures from the side, I see pictures from a 90 degree angle. Every single picture I see of a woman over the age of 40 is from an angle. It is never face on. If it is face on, it's always from a distance. Read more

She Put A Spell On Me

Annie Lennox put a spell on me. Jimi Hendrix. Singer, songwriters, musicians, poets, novelists, have been writing about love for centuries. It’s got to be the number one topic. Read more