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When you're online dating, learn the best way to turn a promising email connection into a face-to-face meeting. Our dating expert shares six tips for singles to go from email to a real-life love and romance.

Don't let issues from your childhood ruin your love life. A dating expert shares tips on how to move on from a history that might be preventing you from finding and attracting your soul mate.

In the intimate arena of love and dating, chances are you're being lied to. When the lying gets out of hand that it becomes harmful to a budding relationship. By becoming a better lie detector, you can prevent others from taking advantage of you.

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In all my years of coaching men how to succeed in online dating, the one thing that always amazes me is the amount of men who still cut and paste a canned opener and send it to a woman.

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So, you are not in a relationship at the moment and Valentine's Day seems to be putting a big red spotlight on your singleness. Here are some practical and empowering things you can do to tone down that "ugh" feeling.

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Why is it so hard to land the one you want? Because what you "want" isn't necessarily good for you. And in going after the person you think you want, you ignore what you really need.

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How many times have you wondered, "What is this guy thinking!" If you want to get into a man's heart, you have to start by getting into his head. The problem is many men have a hard time being open about their thoughts and feelings.

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What is more difficult that starting a conversation with a complete stranger? While you mull over possible answers to that question, here are some other questions you should have no trouble answering. They're the "Tell Me About" questions you'll find atta

A year after my divorce, as I struggled to raise four kids under 12 years old, my mother was full of advice. She said, "Honey, falling in love is easy. The challenge is to find someone who has enough of the same goals, values and interests so that you can

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