This week's question comes from Marybeth:
"Hi Orna and Matthew,
I have been reading your weekly love notes for years. There so much great information you two share. I love getting both a male and female perspective. Today I’m reaching out because despite the fact that I’ve done a lot of personal growth work on myself I can’t seem to settle in with a nice guy.
Everything starts off great, there’s chemistry, and I enjoy the getting to know each other part of the relationship, but then
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Dating After Divorce
How do I stop dating jerks?
This week's question comes from Sandi:
"Hi Orna and Matthew,
I really love the dating advice you give and hope, hope, hope that you can help me!
I just seem to be attracted to jerks and I’m sick of it. I’ve stopped dating altogether and have resigned myself to just being alone until I can figure this out.
My ex-husband was just mean to me in so many ways. He’d make fun of me or call me names. He had a nickname for me that was so not nice or sweet or kind! Always complained about my
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Why can’t I make love last?
This week's question comes from Leslie:
"Hi Orna and Matthew,
I’m lucky in that I have no trouble getting dates or even finding men who want to be in a relationship with me. In fact, one of my friends brags that I could get just about any man to propose to me.
BUT… I can’t ever seem to make it last. I’ve been divorced for 10 years, have been proposed to by at least 7 men, and I am constantly dating.
I’m reaching out to you two because I never seem to find the “right” man. Either they
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The Problem Is NOT Women Or Men
This week's questions comes from HollyAnn:
"Hello Orna and Matthew,
Please help!
I’ve been dating for the last 2 years since my divorce and I feel so frustrated with the whole experience.
I always seem to meet men who I date for a couple of months then they unexpectedly break up with me. They seemed to be interested then they disappear. I am never able to form a bond with them. They don’t give it a chance.
Seriously, do MEN ever want anything even close to what women desire? And
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Sacrificing your happiness for someone else’s comfort?
This week's question comes from Rheena:
"Hi Orna and Matthew,
I hope you can help me. I am 58, relatively attractive, healthy, really interesting and smart – everyone in my family are nice people, my children, my siblings, my parents, all of us really nice people. I've been divorced 5 years and I recently ran into my ex at a close friend’s daughter’s wedding (we were her godparents when we were together so we were both invited to the wedding).
I knew he had remarried, but I had never
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How Do I Get Him to Change?
This week's question comes from Suzanne:
"Dear Orna and Matthew,
I am a faithful reader of all your information you send out and follow all your advice. I have read The Soulmate Shortcut™ several times. So here is my situation in a nutshell.
I am 51 years old divorced 8 years was married for 27. I have had a best male friend my whole life since we were 15 years old. We have been each other’s rock and constant through out life. Dated in high school, college, after college, right after our
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