Online Dating Advice

Welcome back to Part 2 of breaking down SMP coach Katherine's Hinge profile! If you missed Part 1 last week, ​go back and read it right now​. It lays a lot of important ground work in explaining what actually makes up a great prompt answer or photo. We're going to be...

Many of you know and love Katherine, my only other SMP coach, either from your sessions with her or from her ​guest blog posts​. Although she's ​now engaged​, she dug up her Hinge profile from when it was last used 3 years ago, and has bravely allowed me to dissect it...

Happy holidays!! Whether you personally celebrate Christmas or Hanukkah or not, I hope this week has been a cozy time to wind down the year with friends, family, and loved ones. So, the annual burning question: to be on dating apps or not to be on dating apps over the...

Have you binge watched ​The Later Daters​ on Netflix yet? If not, drop everything you're doing (no one's really working this week anyway, right?) and watch this heartwarming and genuinely inspiring show. 6 "later daters"—men and women in their 50s, 60s, and 70s—embark...

Have you finished your holiday shopping? I haven't! 🙋🏼‍♀️ To throw my hat into holiday-gift-guide ring, here are my top gift picks for daters, all under $50. Consider these for your single friends or family... or better yet, as a holiday treat for...

A word about optimizing: Dating apps are pretty astonishing modern conveniences. Imagine 50 years ago saying, "I only want to meet men who are over 6'2", have a graduate degree, don't drink any alcohol, work out regularly, are 45-48 years old, and live within 2 miles...

I wrote a guest blog for my friend Jackie Pilossoph over at ​Divorced Girl Smiling​ about "situationships"—those on-again, off-again relationships that can feel so addicting in the moment, but may seriously hurt your long-term dating goals. Wondering whether you might...

There's a huge dating fallacy I keep hearing: the more matches I have, the more successful I am at online dating. Not so! More and more, my clients have been coming to me after we've reworked their profile saying "I'm getting SO MANY matches!" Obviously, this is an...

Now that it's officially fall, I've been really trying to cook more. It's not my usual forte, so I have to find ways to feel actually excited by it—which is why I’m thrilled to share something really special with you today! My friend and wellness expert,...

We put out a call last week for your current dating questions and sticking points, and I loved trying out a Dear Abby style! Here's a question from a dater, plus another response we got below that couldn't have been more perfectly timed. Enjoy!​ Dear Alyssa, I turned...