Everybody wants to be loved for who they really are - beneath the masks they wear, the impressions they try to make and the mind games they play. But how do we go about doing that? Two of America's most respected, pioneering and sought after authorities on relationship dynamics, Jim Sniechowski and Judith Sherven, challenge our understanding of love...

“Mom … please tell me what you bought me for my birthday. Please …!” My daughter pleaded while giving me the saddest puppy-dog-eyes I’d ever seen. I had a choice. I could allow her to unwrap the gift early, spoiling the joy and excitement of waiting for her actual birthday, or, I could help her understand the value of patience, trusting...

As reality TV shows cram the airwaves, one can’t help but notice the superficiality of our American dating process. For example, Evan, the fake millionaire, must choose a mate from a lineup of 25 beautiful women.  Or, Trista, the gorgeous blonde, tries to find a husband by sharing a hottub with a string of cute hunks.  Notice how your average...

Believe me, I know about being single. At first, my friends and I would moan the dilemmas of being single, all the while thinking that it would only be for a while. Then as I've gotten older, single women have approached me and asked in disbelief, "How could you have survived being single all these years?" It's hard to tell when a person officially...

Would your recent dating life be more likely rated as a "fizzle" than a "sizzle"? Do you seem to continually attract the type of women - you are not attracted to? Does it seem that when you do meet the type of woman you would like to spend more time with they don't seem to stick around long enough to meet the real you? It could be your deodorant,...

As a single woman it's easy for me to feel all alone even in a crowded room of many other singles. But I'm determined not to let it get the better of me. There's more to life than men, and by focusing on those other things, I'm maximizing my life as a single woman. Here are my suggestions for living that life. 1. Know who you are - One of my...

People talk a lot about happiness in the future tense. How many times have you heard friends say, "If I could just find the right guy, I'd be so happy?" But happiness is not a circumstance to wait for. Happiness is being satisfied with who you are, where you are, and where you're going. It's not about anybody else but you, it requires no one else...