Is Chivalry Dead & Other Questions Women Ask As They Grow Frustrated In Their Search For Love
So many women we speak with are confused by the way the men they meet are behaving. Men don’t call you up and ask you out for a date; they text the day of to see if you are available to hang out. Men act interested, only to disappear into thin air. Men press for sex but go M.I.A. when you mention the word commitment. It’s enough to make you ask, “Is chivalry dead?”
These same women also desire to be with men who treat them like a queen, step up when help is needed, and are supportive of their career.
So what happened? Why has it become so difficult for men and women to
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Effective Communication
5 Things To Keep In Mind While Texting With A Guy
This week's question comes from Katy:
"Hi Orna and Matthew,
I love the advice you give out on your blog and in your webinars. I’m wondering what you think about texting… is it good or bad? Is it bad for me to text a guy I like?
How can I text with a guy so that it moves the relationship forward and doesn’t turn him off?
I feel great when I see this one guy, but in between dates I feel awkward texting with him.
Do you have any advice for me?
Thank you!"
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Hi Katy,
Thank you for asking us about texting with a guy you like. This is one question that we are certain many in our community have because like you, in between dates there is a fair amount
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I Like Him But…?
This week's question comes from Debbi:
"Hi Orna and Matthew,
It’s been about 2 years since my ex and I split and I took some time to heal and look within before I started dating. Now that I’ve put myself out there I’m going on quite a few dates with different men.
There’s one guy in particular that I like, except he talks a lot. I can get around that, but he also interrupts me when I’m speaking. It seems I can’t even finish 2 sentences without him interrupting me. I don’t even get to finish my story or make my point even if I’m answering a question he has asked me.
I find him attractive and there are some really great qualities about him that I like. We
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You & The Empathic Man…
This week's question comes from Marcie:
“Dear Orna and Matthew,
I’ve been dating a great guy for a few months and he’s really different from the type of man I’ve dated in the past. He clearly loves me deeply and has a sensitive heart. At times I feel like he is so in tune with how I’m feeling and it feels really incredible.
The men I used to date didn’t ever seem to care about me at all, really a bunch of insensitive jerks.
I am so grateful to have him in my life and I don’t want to do anything to lose him, so I’m writing to you for your help and advice.
The problem is that sometimes it seems like he’s not present with me at all. I can’t get a sense of him.
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Do Smart Women Suffer More In Love?
This week's question comes from Rachel:
"Hi O&M,
I love your emails and work; I have been on your list for years. I enjoy watching you two interact with one another. I know I’m a smart woman, perhaps too smart for my own good.
I find I’m always questioning my choices in men. I’m constantly wondering if he is the right guy for me or not. So what happens is that I get overly critical and nitpicky looking for mistakes. And yet I know deep down that I don’t want to settle for just okay. I want the real deal.
I really hate that I get so judgey with the men I’m dating and I can’t seem to break the pattern!
I like that I have a brain and yet I feel like my
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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 met his new wife. Everything I heard about her had me confused. My children say that she is completely different than me. That she seems to push my ex-husband around and is super
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