1. Myth: Online dating is only for people who can’t find a date in real life. Reality: Online dating is a popular way to meet people, and many successful relationships have started through...
You messed up. You came late, you got badly drunk, you forgot the date altogether or you did some other thing that made your date walk away not interested in planning further dates with you. Do you...
If you know that someone fancies and wants to date you, you are more likely to feel excited when you meet up on those initial dates. You can enjoy it more. However, this is seldom the case. First...
November saw Stress Awareness Day and International Stress Awareness Week, let’s talk about the stress of dating and the impact stress has on our mental health. Dating is often very stressful...
Perhaps counterintuitively, working at your relationship keeps the spark alive automatically. What happens when you consciously take the time to ‘invest’ in the relationship with the following...
In the early stages of dating there can be a lot of anguish around whether you should text. More often than not, I find that people spend many unnecessary minutes crafting the perfect response. Or,...
When we think of February, we often think ‘Valentine’s Day’ – and if we don’t, social media, adverts, newsletters and shops remind us that it’s Valentine’s Day month. Usually we associate...
Imbalance in relationships occur when you start to notice that you are doing all the work in the relationship, initiating dates, thinking of nice things to do etc and you feel the other person is...
There are of course a number of reasons why people appear to ignore your text messages, and if you can figure out what it is, you are in a better position to do something about it. Generally, if...
I often get a variety of questions regarding exclusive relationships or exclusivity. How to know if one should be exclusive, when to have the conversation, how to have the conversation and even...
As you know, Maclynn is celebrating its 10th year creating love and magic for singles. A 2015 survey found that 89% of Americans like to celebrate the birthdays of loved ones and those close to...
I often come across clients who find that dating is a struggle because they always seem to meet people who are not really interested in relationships. ‘Why can’t I meet anyone who is right for me?’...
While most of the world is maintaining work, friends and family relationships in cyberspace, it’s not surprising to hear of Zoom fatigue. Likewise, are you dating by app in place of the potential...
It’s sometimes tricky to know what to do in dating and relationships. There are misunderstandings, uncertainties, discussions, disagreements, painful compromises and so on. You find yourself in a...
You may think falling in love is all about serendipity, and to some degree this is true (one can’t plan the whereabouts of this), but it may be you are inadvertently positioning yourself in such a...
Online dating starts with an element of virtual dating, you are messaging back and forth, trying to create enough of a connection before you meet in person, there may be a phone or video call...
So I got married on Valentine’s day a couple of years ago to (yes I will say it) the man of my dreams. It is after all a day to celebrate love. It was an awesome day and I feel really happy...
Struggling on a daily basis can become so normalized that you forget it doesn’t have to be that way. Life is loaded with pressures, whether from family, work, love, finances or health. We all have...
We’ve all been there. Imagine the scenario: She’s having great banter with a new romantic interest she has yet to meet. He’s hot, he’s funny, he’s cool. The texts run thick and fast. Nothing too...
As many of us appreciate by now, dating in this day and age is more messy and complicated than ever before. Feeling secure, supported and loved in a relationship is possibly the ultimate joy of...
Firstly, we now have access to more people. Secondly, online dating is fast becoming one of the most common ways we meet our future spouses. eHarmony, one of the world’s biggest dating sites,...
I was in Victoria Park in East London with my family the other weekend, when we happened upon Baroness Burdett Coutts Drinking Fountain, a drinking water facility for the poor and destitute in East...
Being single can be a bit like marmite – you either love or loathe it. March 11th marks National Singles’ Day in the UK and September 21 in the US, a day to reflect on your single...
Alert! There is new dating lingo to be aware of! You may remember an earlier post in which we covered the latest dating terminologies. Just as you are getting familiar ‘ghosting’ , ‘benching’,...
Love languages: my take. A friend of mine complained to me once that her partner gave her flowers!… What was she going to do with something that was going to die anyway? Besides, anyone could...
Dating rules became popularised with publications such as The Game and The Rules of the Game for the gentlemen, and Mars and Venus on a Date, All the Rules, Treat Them Mean, Keep Them Keen and the...
“It’s not that hard to put the laundry on, why do I always have to do it? The garbage doesn’t get to the bins outside on its own you know! Why must I always manage our social plans”? Does any of...
What to keep in mind Firstly, your date might not fancy you – yet. They might not fancy you until date number three or four. Secondly, if they did fancy you, they might be too scared to show...
If you have been online dating or read recent articles about dating behaviour, you may have noticed a whole host of new terms. For many, these terms may even be startling. I have compiled an...
The L-word, what is the ultimate form of love? As we associate February with love, I thought I would share an idea about what love is. There have been many attempts at defining love, from Plato and...
New Year often brings with it the dreaded question, ‘So, what is your New Year’s?’ Often, it’s the same thing we would like to achieve; often, those things lie abandoned and forgotten by February....
1. Count your blessings. Take a moment and think about how lucky you are to be alive. And to be alive in a part of the world that affords luxuries that only a fraction of the world has access to....
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