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Why Men Feel FEAR After They Met The One In the dating world, most people put up their guard or a wall when meeting new people because they want to build some trust before letting the other person into the nitty gritty of their lives. You can still be authentic in showing your personality and asking radically honest questions while being cautious with strangers on a date. When men find someone the...

How To Tell A Man WHAT YOU WANT From Him Even though you might think most men are poor communicators, that doesn’t mean you shouldn’t try to open up those lines so you feel heard. Too many times a situation or disagreement may arise (and not always serious) where the communication drops off or an argument ensues only for the issue to never really be resolved. This type of ‘sweepi...

Why Guys Go Silent and What To Do About It… You’d think that with the advent of smartphones that communication would get easier but in many ways, today’s technology makes it easier to AVOID real communication. People easily claim that they missed a text or they can decline a phone call. Before we can resolve this problem, it’s necessary to look at the various types of commu...

Don’t Chase…Do THIS Instead! What are your definitions of masculine and feminine energy? Many people (Marie included!) relate the types of energy to traditional gender roles. For instance, they think masculine energy is related to being the hunter/gatherer/provider whereas feminine energy is related to being the nurturer and caregiver. I can understand why you might think this way but...

7 Things Men Do When They’re Extremely Attracted to You Believe it or not, when men are attracted to a woman, they don’t necessarily make obvious moves. Of course, there ARE the guys who will fawn all over a woman, feeling the need to invade their personal space or give unwanted touches. But there are also more subtle things to look for which are signs that you’re dealing with an emoti...

Men are Very Attracted to Women Who Don’t Try I’d like you to think about this title and idea in two different ways. First, think about a woman who doesn’t go overboard with trying to impress a man. She’s confident in who she is and doesn’t feel the need to play games or ‘hard to get’. She’s putting forth effort in her appearance and in meeting up with guy...

5 Feminine Ways to Keep a Man’s Interest **Game Changer** So many people in the midlife dating world think women have to embrace their feminine energy and men have all the masculine energy. While there’s truth to the idea that EVERYONE has an energetic makeup, it really takes two PEOPLE to connect and to determine that they want to commit to a relationship, no matter how much feminine...

If You Want More From A Man, Do THESE 6 Things Divorce has really made men gun shy when it comes to meeting women and creating relationships. Not every divorce is contentious and not every ex-wife is a nightmare but depending on the severity of the experience, it can take men awhile to feel comfortable in the dating scene. By no means does this grant them permission to be jerks; but maybe a little...

Why Men (Over 40) CHOOSE One Woman Over ANOTHER In today’s dating world, it’s quite common for men and women to date multiple people at the same time. While you might question how do you get to know someone if there’s always another person hanging in the background, many midlife people are tired of wasting their time and they figure why not balance two people at the same time. If...

Truth Behind WHY He Won’t Commit to You | Common Excuses As humans we can ALL come up with excuses for not doing something. I don’t have time to exercise. I don’t know how to cook so I eat out every night. No one is hiring so I’m stuck in this dead end job. Sound familiar? In the end, whether we’re thinking of the excuses we make to ourselves or that the men in your life ma...

Get More From A Man | Don’t Chase, DO THIS Instead So many women come to me with deep frustration over the dating world, mostly complaining about how inept men seem to be. Piled on top of ineptitude is the conflicting advice of other  experts who ALL have different takes on dating. So, between the confusing advice and the lifelong lessons they’re carrying around, it’s no wonder m...

Want More Than A Situationship? DON’T CHASE HIM; Do THIS Instead Are you in a real relationship or a situationship? If you haven’t heard this word before, it refers to ambiguous relationships. For example, if you’re unsure of where your relationship is going or if you think you’re being monogamous but aren’t sure, that’s a situationship. Do you think a situation...

6 Feminine Habits Men Find WILDLY Attractive I’m still amazed that there are some factions of the male world who believe women are most attractive when they are subservient to the man in their life. GARBAGE! What rock do these guys live under? If you’ve followed me for any length of time, you’ll know that I believe wholeheartedly that women should never give away their power away...

The No. 1 Reason a Man SUDDENLY COMMITS To You Midlife men are often non-committal, usually because they’ve been burned in the past from a harsh break up or a divorce. And at times you might have felt that way as well based on your own past experiences. However, you can build the solid foundation of a relationship by having lots of honest, intimate conversations with your guy. Trust builds i...

6 Ways A Man (Over 40) SHOWS His Love To You You know that old saying, “Actions speak louder than words”? With a lot of midlife men, especially those who are not the best conversationalists, they often find that it’s easier to show you how they feel than to talk about it. This could be a result of the traditional ways that men and women were raised 40-60 years ago (or a host of o...

5 Signs the Man You’re With is a Keeper Sometimes it’s hard to tell if a guy you like is just going through the motions of dating in the hopes of getting sex or if he’s really a candidate for a long term relationship. This is especially true if you’ve been doing a lot of meet and greets and seem to be attracting a lot of emotionally immature men. You know I preach about radical h...

What Causes Guys to Breadcrumb a Woman There are 3 types of men in the dating world: Intentional Men go into the dating process knowing they want a companion and a relationship. Unintentional Men are often known as ‘players’ who have NO intention of getting into a relationship; they just want the fun and the sex. Lastly you have the Wounded Men who often are not healed from their child...

Meeting the Right Man Gets Easier When You Do These 4 Things I never want to imply that dating is easy or that finding your perfect mate is easy. You’ve been in this dating pool long enough to know it’s not easy and it can be downright frustrating at times. BUT when you understand male behavior and you make a concerted effort to do these 4 tips, then narrowing down the dating prospects...

Guys Over 40 Need THESE 5 Things To Commit (Without THEM Your Relationship Will Fail) One would think that after a certain age, we would all know what makes a strong relationship last throughout the years. Unfortunately, we humans get so stuck in our ways – or we think that relationships should be common sense – that nobody really knows what the heck they’re doing! Guys especiall...

When a Guy Falls in Love to Fast & Other Things to Look For Men’s and women’s feelings rarely develop at the same speed and that can cause some confusion between the couple, especially if the guy declares his love before his partner. Once those words are spoken, the relationship naturally jumps to another level of intimacy. But if the woman isn’t on the same page, she can sta...

How A Guy Knows You’re The One Is there really such a thing as ‘love at first sight’? Sometimes people will feel that way when it’s really LUST at first sight. But then there are others who know within weeks or months of meeting that they want to be exclusive or married – that THIS is ‘the one.’ My assistant was just telling me she knows two couples who we...

7 Undeniable Signs He’s in Love with You How do you reconnect with your guy after a long week? Do you take time each month to spend the day doing things that are important to you while talking about life’s joys and problems? Reconnecting is so important because it’s very easy to get distracted with everyday life. When you fill your day with solving issues – either work, fam...

Never Wait For A Guy, Even If He’s Very Busy…Do THIS Instead An important part of being in a long term relationship is having the same goals…or at least being on the same page with what you both want in life and in a relationship. When one person claims they’re “too busy” or gives off that vibe with always having to work or not having time on a weekend to see yo...

If a Man Deeply Loves You, He will Do these 3 Things! Ladies…do you agree that everyday should be Valentine’s Day? Is showing your love for your partner really limited to this one day? Certainly not. If you love and respect someone, I encourage you to let them know in some way, every single day. Otherwise you run the risk of falling into the trap of taking them for granted. Then resent...

Confusing Things Men Say | What They Really Mean In this age of technology, you’d think that we humans would be much better at communication. Dare I say, we’ve gotten worse! Communication prior to smartphones would require actually SPEAKING to another person and problem solving with them in the room or over the phone but these conversations were more vulnerable because you had nowhere...