Dating Tips Articles

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...

I am so, SO excited to announce that I am partnering with Rob Roseman of WTF Divorce to bring you a live virtual speed dating experience—truly like you've never experienced before. Don't stop reading!! I know "virtual dating event" conjures up nightmare images of...

I was so interested to see this article titled "More people than ever are eating alone at restaurants. This is why" pop up in my news channels last week. Basically, OpenTable crunched some numbers and determined that people are making more solo dining reservations...

Call me crazy, but I kind of love the summer-is-over, back-to-the-grind kind of feeling that comes after Labor Day. Summer heat and summer travel destroys my attention span, and I get excited to buckle back in and feel productive and grounded. And you know what? This...

To wind down the summer, we thought we'd take a look back at a few of the most popular newsletters so far this year! In case you missed them... 1. For When You're Writing Your Profile We walk you through how to pick the best Bumble Prompts (or Hinge, or Tinder),...

Katherine here, doing an SMP takeover! Success story alert - I got engaged to my wonderful partner of 2.5 years last week! But no, I’m not one of Alyssa’s clients exactly… I’m actually a coach on the SMP team. Working for Alyssa for the last 4 years has meant 4...

When I work one-on-one with clients, there’s a feature on Hinge and Bumble that I tell each client not to use. Today, I’m going to share it with all of you, and it’s going to make you more efficient and effective than ever on the apps. Ready? You know these tabs...