Dating Tips Archives

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7 Signs You’re Dating a Taker (And How to Protect Yourself)

December 12, 2025

You know that feeling when you're giving everything you've got to someone you're dating, and it feels like you're constantly running on empty while they're just... getting everything they want? Yeah, I've been there too. And I can tell you, it's exhausting, confusing, and it can really mess with your self-worth. Here's the truth: recognizing when you're dating a taker is one of the most important relationship skills you can develop. And listen, this isn't about villainizing anyone or making someone out to be a "[...]

What Qualities Make a Good Partner?

December 3, 2025

I really wanted a good partner, but it seemed like I had been looking for love in all the wrong places. I was successful in my career, had amazing friends, but my dating life? Let's just say I sucked at it. And the hardest pill to swallow was admitting that I was the common denominator in all my failed relationships. My dating picker was broken. That is when I went on my own self-discovery journey and started to learn everything I could get my hands on about dating and relationships. When I returned to dating, I[...]

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7 Self-Sabotaging Behaviors That Ruin Relationships

November 21, 2025

As a dating coach, I've worked with countless clients who come to me frustrated, heartbroken, and confused. They're amazing people. Successful in their careers, attractive, intelligent... yet they can't seem to make a relationship last. The conversation usually starts the same way: "Amie, I don't know what's wrong with me. Every relationship ends the same way." The truth is, most relationship failures aren't about bad luck or not finding "the one." They're about patterns of self-sabotage that we repeat without eve[...]

5 Questions That Show They’re Ready for A Relationship

November 13, 2025

I've been coaching singles for over a decade, and I can tell you this: the difference between wasting years on someone who "might be ready someday" and building something real with someone who's actually available? It comes down to asking the right questions early. And I'm not talking about surface-level stuff here. I'm talking about the questions that cut through all the BS and reveal whether someone is truly relationship-ready or just enjoying your company until something "better" comes along. You know that[...]