Let me start with the number that nobody wants to say out loud. According to a Pew Research Center survey, 67% of single people looking for a relationship said their dating life was not going well. And for men specifically, 64% of those using dating apps reported feeling insecure about how few messages they received. … Read more
Your dating profile is doing a job right now, and you probably have no idea what that job actually is. It is not a resume. It is not a highlight reel. It is the first three seconds of a conversation with a stranger who is deciding whether you are worth talking to. Most men treat … Read more
You like her. The dates have been going well, or at least you think they have. But something feels off. She takes forever to respond to texts. Plans keep getting cancelled. She is warm when you are together but disappears for days afterward. And you are stuck in that painful limbo where you are not … Read more
You are not 30 anymore. And that is the best thing you have going for you. I know that is not what most articles about dating advice for men over 50 will tell you. Most of them start by listing everything that has changed, everything that is harder, everything you need to “adjust to.” They … Read more
There is a specific kind of quiet that settles over a man after a bad breakup or divorce. It is not sadness exactly. It is something closer to disorientation. The life you planned is gone. The person you built that life with is gone. And somewhere in the wreckage, the version of you that felt … Read more
You are 40 or older. Maybe you just got out of a long relationship. Maybe you have been single for a while and the dating world feels like a foreign country. Maybe you have not now much dating confidence. Maybe you are doing fine professionally, your life is together in most ways, but the moment … Read more
You are sitting in your car outside the restaurant. Your palms are sweating. You have changed your shirt twice. You are running through a mental checklist of topics to bring up, things to avoid saying, and trying to remember whether you are supposed to pay for everything or suggest splitting it. Sound familiar? You are … Read more
You see someone you want to talk to. Maybe she is at a coffee shop, a bookstore, or just walking through a park. You feel the pull to say something. And then you freeze. Or worse, you say something that comes out completely wrong and you spend the next hour replaying it in your head. … Read more
If you are reading this, something is not working. Maybe you are getting matches but no dates. Maybe you are going on dates but nothing sticks. Maybe you have not asked anyone out in months because the last rejection hit harder than you expected. Whatever brought you here, you are in the right place. This … Read more
How should you go in for the first kiss with a woman? You’re going on a date with an absolutely beautiful woman you found on a dating site. She’s as close to your dream girl as you’ve ever met and you want to get it right. I mean the first kiss is important to a … Read more