Dating Tips Articles

You know how much I champion getting off the apps and going on that date (see ​Number 5​). But I'm also realistic. It doesn't always feel great to give a stranger your personal phone number. I can't tell you how many clients have asked me for help setting up a Google...

Here's the quickest possible way to understand what's working on your Hinge profile and what's not: KEEP TRACK. Draw yourself a little template that looks like this:​ I personally like to use a notebook so I can write in it while looking at Hinge,...

I have to share a book that just came out that I personally feel EVERYONE should read. Truly everyone: all genders with any relationship status but especially those of you out there dating. The book is called ​It Begins With You by Jillian Turecki​ and it is a...

As a dating coach, I’m always on the lookout for tools and platforms that truly stand out in helping people find love. And in the spirit of upcoming Valentine’s Day, I wanted to share a resource that can help you find a life partner if the apps just still aren’t...

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...