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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Are You Questioning ‘Till Death Do Us Part?’

2025-06-10T15:58:41-04:00By |Categories: Advice, Article - Love and Life, Breakups & Divorce, Dating Advice, Divorce, Huffington Post, Love, Marriage, Relationship Expert, Relationships, Self Help|Tags: , , , , , , , |

By Susan Winter for The Huffington Post Why do we cling so desperately to a relationship that’s died? Because we’ve been told it’s the right choice to make. Leaving a dead relationship takes courage. Staying in a dead relationship takes self-sacrifice. We agonize over this decision; worrying about our future and the repercussions for those we love. Adding to our emotional struggle is the premium our culture places on sustaining a relationship. The underlying message insists that suffering is better than leaving, which makes the [...]

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Putting the Breaks on a Backpedaling Partner

2025-06-10T16:27:08-04:00By |Categories: Advice, Article - Love and Life, Breakups & Divorce, Confidence, Dating Advice, Dating Tips for Men, Dating Tips for Women, Huffington Post, Love, Relationship Expert, Relationships, Self Help, Self-Esteem|Tags: , , , , , , , |

By Susan Winter for The Huffington Post There’s a point in every dating scenario when we know it’s over. Either they aren’t moving toward partnership, or we recognize they’re not the one for us. It doesn’t have to be tragic or sad. We don’t need to play the victim just because society sold us this “story.” We can see this experience as a natural occurrence of two people who aren’t on the same page, or we can allow it to destroy our self-respect. For reasons [...]

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The King Within the Queen

2025-06-10T16:28:08-04:00By |Categories: Advice, Article - Modern Love, Confidence, Dating Advice, Dating Tips for Women, Dating Trends, Huffington Post, Love, Relationship Expert, Relationships, Self Help, Self-Esteem|Tags: , , , , , |

By Susan Winter for The Huffington Post The rigors of modern dating can leave many young women wondering about their chances for future happiness in love. Men seem to have endless options for romance, creating little reason to partner in earnest. How does a woman find meaningful partnership in today’s world? The stakes are high. The odds seem stacked against us. The advice we’re given couldn’t be worse. It’s not your fault that you’re confused and frustrated. The magazines you read and movies you watch [...]

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9 Months. 98 Men. Here’s What I’ve Learned

2025-06-11T19:08:18-04:00By |Categories: Advice, Article - Love and Life, Dating Advice, Dating News, Dating Tips for Women, Dating Trends, Huffington Post, Love, Online Dating, Relationship Expert, Relationships, Self Help, Self-Esteem|Tags: , , , , , |

By Susan Winter for The Huffington Post I hate dating. There. I’ve said it. Let’s be clear about the mechanics of this concept. Dating is only a flirtatious first sniff of what may later be mounted. No more, no less. And like the unwilling sled dog harnessed in line, my soul squirms at the thought of having to “put my best foot forward” to gain a man’s sniff of approval. Dating is the required presentational stage for a possible future interlude. For this very reason, [...]

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