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What Should Happen on the First, Second & Third Date

September 28, 2026

You know the feeling. You've been on a few dates with someone, and they've been good. The conversation flowed, you laughed, and you drove home thinking, okay, this could really be something. And then… nothing. It's not that anything went wrong or that it's over. It's just stuck. You're still texting and still seeing each other, but it isn't going anywhere. You don't know what to expect next or how to move things forward. Every time you get together, it's the same conversation all over again. "What have you bee[...]

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6 Early Warning Signs You’re Dating Someone Manipulative

April 22, 2026

Before finding my forever relationship, I used to be really good at making excuses for the men I dated before they became my exes. And trust me… they didn’t deserve it at all. Someone would come into my life full of fire and intensity, and make me feel like I had finally met the one. The constant texting, telling me I was unlike anyone they’d ever met, making me feel like the center of their entire universe. And I would fall for it. Hook, line, and sinker. That kind of love bombing felt so real, so overwhe[...]

Why Do I Keep Ending Up in Situationships?

April 8, 2026

I see this every single day in my coaching practice. Where smart, beautiful, deeply loving people keep finding themselves in the same place: emotionally invested in someone who won't fully commit, stuck in a relationship with no label, no future, and no real foundation. A situationship. And the first thing I want you to hear me say is this: it is not a coincidence that this keeps happening to you. There is a reason. Actually, there are several, and the beautiful... empowering truth is that once you understand th[...]

Why You Self-Sabotage in Love (And How to Finally Stop)

February 27, 2026

Before I became a happily married woman and a dating coach, I didn't have a name for what I was doing. I just knew something kept going wrong in my dating world. Looking back, I was deep in self-sabotage. I would meet someone genuinely wonderful and suddenly find a hundred reasons why it wasn't going to work. I'd convince myself they were "too nice" or "too available." I'd ghost people who actually showed up for me and chase the ones who didn't. Sound familiar? Here's the thing nobody talks about enough: self[...]