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I am not the biggest fan of being a “challenge”  when it comes to dating, at least not as it is presented by some sources of dating advice, who suggest that making yourself purposefully unavailable, taking longer than you normally would to return e-mails and phone call, etc., would actually increase the attraction and the [...]

Tags: being a challenge in a relationship, being too nice, interest

Few things are more frustrating about dating than our disappointments in people and their unreliable behavior. Because the phenomenon of “flaking” is so common, criticizing it and judging it, no matter how well justified, is of no benefit to the “victim” of flaking. Instead, understanding it and accepting flaking as a [...]

Tags: flake, flaking

As we talk to different people about their dating lives, it’s almost inevitable for us to hear the typical complaints of “he is just playing games” or “I am tired of games” and “I don’t play games.” My observations, however, suggest that everyone plays games of some kind when it comes to [...]

Lately, I have been getting the “mixed signals” question more and more often and I am compelled to address it. Usually, it’s the guys who are really curious as to why a certain girl they are interested in and who they think is interested in them is much more friendly and flirtatious [...]

I am not a big fan of this whole idea of being a “challenge” with women like some sources of dating advice suggest you should follow. I never advocate waiting for 7 days or longer before you call a woman after you got her number, or making yourself “artificially” and purposely less [...]

Many sources of dating advice suggest that women are not attracted to, and are not interested in, dating “nice” guys. However, few of those sources bother to explain why – why don’t women find attractive that which they seem to really want and even openly ask from the opposite sex? Why is [...]

It does hurt to hear your dating partner say “we are just friends” about the two of you to others, when you hope that you had so much more going on than just friends. But wait; don’t despair! Don’t pay too much attention to how your partner calls your relationship. First, it [...]

Tags: friends zone

It’s not uncommon for guys to fall into this strange pattern. They continue attracting women who they are not really interested in, and they also fail over and over to attract those women who they are very much interested in getting to know, dating, and possibly having a long-term relationship. So, how [...]

Tags: Attracting Women

So, you laid your eye on this girl who you think is really nice, cool and attractive, but oh, bummer – she has a boyfriend. It’s frustrating and you think “why even bother and try to get together with her” but deep inside you hope that one day you will have the [...]

Tags: her ex boyfriend

I found through my observation of the behavior of many younger and older women a general pattern that repeats itself over and over – the more mature women (late 20’s and on) are generally more reliable than younger women. This should not be a surprise because there are at least three significant [...]