Three years into my marriage I started to wonder whether I had done the right thing. I had just returned from an evening event watching a favorite blogger speak about his new book and his travels in the past year. I went alone because it was a school night and so my husband was at […]
Personal Goals and Happiness
How to Avoid Settling in a Relationship
I write a lot about relationship readiness and the importance of knowing your vision, needs and relationship requirements. And it’s really important for your relationship happiness to have a deep awareness about all those things so you know what kind of relationship that you really want. But actually having the relationship that you really want […]
Is He Is Ready for a Relationship After Divorce?
One of the most common concerns women have when it comes to dating a divorced or separated man is whether or not he is over his previous relationship and ready for new love. We’ve all jumped into a new relationship before we were ready and most of us, at some point or another, have been […]
There IS A “Happiness Pill” and These Are the Ingredients
“I wish there were a happy pill” a reader said after describing the really tough situation she was experiencing in her health and relationships. It got me thinking. Finding happiness is a buzz word these days. It probably sells millions of self-help books a year. But the success of happiness books is also a testament […]
The Smart Girl’s Guide to Dating a Divorced (or Divorcing) Man [FREE GUIDE]
Am I ultimately going to be happy with him? Is this relationship going to be fulfilling for me in the long term? I know these are really big questions when we’re considering someone as a possible long-term partner. Those, among other questions, were the hard questions that I grappled with before deciding to commit to […]