Online Dating: “Date Zero” Don’t Count Your First Date as a Real Date

In a recent dating coaching sessions with Marjorie, she kept throwing around a term I had never heard of before. She referred to her first date with a guy from Match.com as “Date Zero”. How incredibly clever! Why did Marjorie name her coffee dates “Date Zero”? Very practical...

Online Dating: How Do I Weed Out the Unsavory Types?

Dear Dating Coach, “Every time I meet someone on a dating website, they turn out to be completely opposite of what I read about them. There are also a lot of creepy people on them also. How do I weed them out?” Missing the Mark is Missouri Dear Missing, Thanks for...

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Dating Over 40: Why Online Dating is NOT the Same as Catalog Shopping

Last night I gave a talk at Dr. Ellen Mahony’s office in Westport, CT. Not one of my traditional venues, but certainly a great place to meet women over 40! Dr. Ellen is just a doll, so if you are interested in getting a little somethin’ somethin’ done, check her...

Dating Over 40: Can I Take My Profile Down? I’ve Had 3 Dates with Mr. Wonderful!

Yesterday, Stacy asked me this question. The short answer is – I don’t advise it. Don’t take your profile down before you know how things are going to unfold. There are cases where you hit it off with someone and you know – this is it. Or at least it seems that...