Dating Tips Articles

I decided to do some recon this week: what's it like being a straight man on Bumble these days? I spent about an hour swiping on a guy friend's Bumble to find out. The results? Not good! There were 3 issues I noticed over and over and over again. Which is great news...

The Golden Globe nominees were announced this week, so it’s officially awards season. Hollywood is rolling out the red carpets, the critics are weighing in, and everyone’s arguing over which films are overrated and which ones are secretly brilliant. Which got me...

I was so excited to sit down for Episode 5 of the The Dating Lab with dating coach and creator of ​Finding Mr. Height​, Ali Jackson. It's so fun talking to a fellow dating coach! As there is with any dating coach, there's a lot of overlap in what Ali and I teach and...

I’m so excited to share another new episode of The Dating Lab podcast that will inspire your confidence and reignite your sparkle! This month I'm bringing on beauty expert, author, and what-not-to-wear alum Carmindy for a powerful chat about authenticity, energy, and...

A couple of weeks ago I introduced the rule of the Four-Date Minimum — a dating approach I've always believed in, and finally put a name to! I've seen time and time and time again how much my friends and clients' perceptions of their dates have shifted over those...

Two weeks ago, we talked about the crucial dating rule to live by: Date Vanilla. But Dating Vanilla on its own won't transform your dating life on its own unless it's paired with Rule #2: The Four-Date Minimum. Here’s why this one’s so important: it genuinely...

Messaging on dating apps is the number one thing that clients ask me about, struggle with, and make mistakes on that lead to missed connections, fizzled conversations, and lack of dates. Even if you have a stellar profile, if you're not a savvy texter, your...

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...