7 Signs You’re in a Band Aid Relationship

2025-06-10T15:46:12-04:00By |Categories: Advice, Article - Love and Life, Dating Advice, Dating Games, Huffington Post, Love, Red Flags, Relationship Expert, Relationships|Tags: , , , , , |

By Susan Winter for The Huffington Post Are you in a lukewarm relationship? One that’s neither great, nor bad? It’s not too hot to burn you, but not too cold to cause discomfort. One where you know your partner isn’t your ideal choice but they’ll do for now? It’s a couple’s world by design. It’s hard to be the odd number at the dinner table, or the one who repeatedly attends events unaccompanied. This universal discomfort isn’t the sole reality of singles exhausted from the [...]

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The Dating Game of Hot and Cold

2025-06-10T15:51:35-04:00By |Categories: Advice, Article - Love and Life, Dating Advice, Dating Games, Dating Tips for Men, Dating Tips for Women, Huffington Post, Love, Red Flags, Relationship Expert, Relationships|Tags: , , , , , , |

By Susan Winter for The Huffington Post Is your partner playing hot and cold? One minute you’re high on the warmth of their attention, the next minute you’re frozen out and left wondering what happened. You begin to question your actions. Did you say the wrong thing? Did you make the wrong move? It’s long been the rule that when dating someone whose behavior is marked by hot and cold reactivity, you’re standing on shaky ground. Behavioral extremes indicate a power play is being employed. [...]

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Are You Stuck in His ‘Stable’?

2025-06-10T15:55:07-04:00By |Categories: Advice, Article - Love and Life, Dating Advice, Dating Games, Dating Tips for Women, Dating Trends, Huffington Post, Love, Red Flags, Relationship Expert, Relationships|Tags: , , , , |

By Susan Winter for The Huffington Post Most women prefer to be in some form of “relationship.” No matter how modern those parameters may be, there’s comfort in knowing where we stand with a man. While it’s often the case that both sexes will date multiple partners before making a selection, structure creates the connection and intimacy needed for a relationship. Getting to partnership requires focus rather than dispersion. The early stages of dating someone new are vague, at best. Though we may articulate our [...]

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10 Steps to Moving Beyond the Friend Zone

2025-06-10T15:57:23-04:00By |Categories: Advice, Article, Dating Advice, Dating Games, Huffington Post, Love, Red Flags, Relationship Expert, Relationships, Self Help, Self-Esteem|Tags: , , , |

By Susan Winter for The Huffington Post Are you stuck in the friend zone? It’s a rotten position to hold when you’d prefer to be the “lover.” The fear of staying trapped in a minimal position is equal to the fear of moving forward. Frozen in a battle between two conflicting emotions, we wonder, is something better than nothing? The anxiety of being imprisoned in a category that’s far less than we desire is humiliating. It’s not good for us and we know it. Yet, [...]

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