Hot Chemistry Does Not Imply a “Meant to Be” Relationship

As a dating coach for women who are dating over 40 or dating after divorce, I hear a lot about the need for chemistry. My clients talk about instant chemistry, hot chemistry, sparks flying, etc. You get the picture and you probably have your own description of this as well. While I...

Dating Over 40: When Online Dating Just Stinks!

Everytime I speak or present a workshop on any dating topic, the conversation is guaranteed to end up on how online dating stinks! People are frustrated, angry, bitter, confused and fall into despair about this method to meet new people. What are they mad about? Here’s what my...

Dating Over 40: One Man Asks, What Advice Do You Give Single Midlife Women?

Yesterday, I had a booth at a Wellness Showcase in Fairfield,CT. I live such an exciting, celebrity-filled lifestyle, sitting with other vendors in the basement of a church hall. But it was a lovely event where I met lots of new people:-) Mid afternoon, Sam walked up to my booth. He...

Dating Over 40: No Pain, No Gain – a Slogan from Fitness that Applies to Dating

 photo credit naturalturn  The best point Marie Forleo makes in her book Make Every Man Want You is that there are no guarantees in love. That’s certainly true. Yet, I run into so many women who don’t have time to waste with the wrong guy. They make snap judgments about...

Over 40 Dating: Love Blooms from Brief Subway Flirting

One of my dating coaching clients sent this fun article about a NYC romance from the NY Times. Quirky as it may be, these two found each other as a result of the brides willingness to flirt with a total stranger. She took a chance, walked up to this man and asked him about what he was...