Fear of Intimacy: A Relationship Roadblock

Fear of Intimacy: A Relationship Roadblock
Here’s how to recognize and understand someone with a serious aversion to closeness.

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Anyone who has been around the block a time or two would agree: dating is definitely not for cowards.
It takes a lot of courage to turn the spotlight on yourself—in public, no less—and let another [...]

The Hallmarks of a Healthy Relationship

The Hallmarks of a Healthy Relationship
Wonder what it takes to make a romantic relationship flourish?

Remember the last time you took your car in for a diagnostic check-up? Maybe your vehicle was making a strange noise, or perhaps it was for routine maintenance. The mechanic attached wires to the engine, stuck a [...]

4 Signs Your Partner May Be Headed for the Exit

4 Signs Your Partner May Be Headed for the Exit
If you’re wondering if your relationship is going to last, here are some signals that your partner could be looking for the nearest off-ramp.

There’s a natural ebb and flow to relationships, and the healthiest couples understand that just because a partner gets busy [...]

5 Dating Rules Seattle Singles Should Never Break

5 Dating Rules Seattle Singles Should Never Break
No one said dating was easy, but follow these five rules and you’ll enjoy a richer experience as a single person.

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When it comes to your love life, do you wish there was a rule book? While The Rules are so last century, a new dating handbook [...]

Seattle Singles: Dealing With Betrayal? 5 Steps to Help You Move Forward

If you’ve recently suffered the sting of betrayal, you probably feel like your life is spinning out of control right now. Between your mind filling with madness and your emotions flipping from outrage to sadness, it’s natural to keep asking, “How could this happen to me?”

Seattle Singles: Reality Show Relationships Equals Doomed Relationships?

There’s no doubt about it: producers hit gold with reality television. It’s cheap, easy to put together, and we love it. Even though reality television may be past its prime, there’s still no shortage of shows featuring ordinary people doing supposedly ordinary things—traveling with a loved one, losing weight, working for a tyrant in a [...]

Seattle Singles: How To Deal With a Commitaphobe

Moving a relationship from the “just dating” phase to the next level can feel like a round of “Whack-a-mole.” That’s a popular arcade game in which the player stands in front of a machine with a flat top the size of a small kitchen table. Periodically, automated moles pop their heads out of one of [...]

How To Approach a Woman With Confidence

At the risk of sounding like the narration of a wildlife documentary, approaching women out in their natural habitat should be done with both extreme care and a little caution. Go in with too much noise and fervor, and you could find your prey scuttling away unexpectedly and without warning. The successful hunter is firm [...]

How To Politely Say “Thanks but No Thanks”

There’s nothing more exhilarating than being asked out by someone you’re attracted to, but when you are being pursued by someone who just doesn’t do it for you the experience becomes an exercise in reluctant interactions, forced smiles, and finding a polite exit strategy. And if you are more of a “socially sensitive” type of [...]

Seattle Singles: What You Should Know About Your Dating Image

When you go on a date, what will the other person notice? Will it be your outfit, your hair, your skin, your weight, your physique, your self-confidence, or your interpersonal skills? You know the answer already: all of them. If any one of these is drastically out of balance your date might [...]

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