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What Not to Do on Holiday Weekends (Or Any Weekend For That Matter)
I love holiday weekends. Combine a barbecue or two with friends, strolling the NYC street festivals, and a little poolside lounging if I'm lucky and Memorial Day weekend always feels like just the “st ...
What You’re Seeking in a Soulmate Could Be (Way) Closer Than You Think
Maybe it's because, when it comes to movies, I'm of the international/art film variety, but I was never too keen on the 90s hit Jerry Maguire, especially after I realized how unhealthy the message is ...
She Power: Why Strength and Femininity Aren’t Mutually Exclusive
Today is International Women's Day: 24 hours dedicated to honoring powerful women across the planet. I'm all over it. I take any opportunity I can to celebrate feminine energy and raise my glass to st ...
Learn to Speak Her Love Language (Even If She’s Multilingual)
If men are from Mars and women are from Venus, what language do they speak? (Judging from my experience as a life and relationship coach, I'd say our dialects couldn't be more different.) In my own re ...
What Harry Potter Teaches Us About True Love
Last weekend, I was catching up on a little Oprah –thank goodness for DVR– when I came upon her interview with J.K. Rowling, the genius behind the Harry Potter franchise. The seven books in the series ...
What’s Your Hot Dog Factor?
“I absolutely HATE those intolerant people!” Notice anything oxymoronic in the above sentence? In a recent session, Julia grumbled that the dating scene in New York was so miserable that she wanted OU ...
“I Do” But I Don’t Understand You: The Married Girl’s Guide to Understanding Men – Part 2
In the first part of this series, I suggested treating marriage licenses more like driver's licenses, with minimum practice hours and the ability to demonstrate a basic understanding men being bridal ...
“I Do” But I Don’t Understand You: The Married Girl’s Guide to Understanding Men-Part 1
Sometimes I think that obtaining a marriage license should be more like obtaining a driver's license. The DMV (the Department of Marriage Vows) could require couples to log a certain number of practi ...
It’s Not You, It’s Me: Relationship Advice For Commitment Phobia
Okay, guys- humor me and take a quick commitment quiz. Do your relationships typically last for less than a few months? Do you usually find deal-breaking flaws in your love interests? Do you distance ...