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I have two new words for you to live and date by: Date. Vanilla. And before you think that that means I’m telling you to settle, please read on! Dating Vanilla is absolutely not going for a boring person. It’s swiping right on “boring” profiles. I personally, deeply...
Have you heard of Sit at the Bar September? If you're on TikTok, you probably have. The term was coined by elder influencer Laurie Cooper, who describes it pretty perfectly here: It took off among young folks, old folks, and everyone in between — to the point where...
You know those first dates where you're like "eh, that was fine!"... so then you never follow up, there's no second date, and you never think about the person again? If any of the three of us on this month's podcast had said no to a second date after a so-so first...
Rejection stings. Whether it’s a second date that never happens, a text left on read, a situationship that fizzles, or a direct "I'm not into you," it can feel like a little verdict on your worth. But here’s the reframe: every “no” is actually a shortcut to the...
Going through a divorce is emotionally fraught on its own. Sorting through those emotions to figure out when you’re ready to date again is a whole other thing. And figuring out when and how to talk to kids about dating is a whole OTHER thing. Now, there’s no magic,...
So many of you have reached out to say you loved hearing Kate Anthony's story on the second episode of The Dating Lab — I'm so touched!! Kate and I talk a lot about her Hinge profile on the episode, so as a bonus, I'm giving you a look at her A+ profile here. What...
Episode 2 of my podcast The Dating Lab is LIVE! This one is really special to me. Many of you may independently know Kate Anthony from her own podcast, The Divorce Survival Guide. When Kate decided to dip a toe back into online dating after an 8-year hiatus, she...
It’s nearing the end of summer and I’ll be honest, I’ve been having fun doing these weekly style emails this summer! And fall is my fashion sweet spot so these will continue in the coming weeks and months where I’ll be putting out lots of new fall trends, outfit...
The summer's winding down already (where did it go so fast??), so before we're all in Labor Day Weekend mode next week, I thought I should send out a little summer recap! This past summer... ...I reintroduced myself and went into more detail about my love story than...
A few of you asked after last week’s newsletter where I got the skirt I was wearing with my oversized beach bag (photo below). Well, I’m glad you asked because it’s a scarf/sarong/pareo worn as a miniskirt and it’s super easy to do. I have recently gotten back into...

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