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A picture says 1000 words, and in my expert opinion, you’re only as attractive as your least attractive dating profile photo. If your profile hasn’t been updated in a year or more, and your message box is on the empty side, it’s time for a digital facelift to add a sparkle to your profile with the goal of more matches, conversations, and dates.With that in mind, and after my viewing and selecting thousands and thousands of dating profile photos over three decades, when it comes to picking the best photos to upload to your dating app profile, you’ll need to…

Dating can be a test of patience. We take action – post a profile, send and reply to messages and arrange to go on dates – but don’t get the desired results. We question why it’s taking so long to find our person. Maybe even consider giving up. But what if everything is unfolding exactly as it’s meant to, and what’s needed is to learn to trust God’s timing? Here are four ways to let go of control and trust God. Stay in the present It can be very tempting to live anywhere except the present – to ruminate about…

If you are an entrepreneur, you are likely intimately familiar with the voice in your head. It is the narrator that constantly evaluates, plans, worries, and strategizes. But have you ever stopped to ask yourself: Do I really need a narration to experience my life? We have normalized an extreme level of internal chatter. The cost of not letting this mental noise quiet down is immense.. it impacts your physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual health. If you spend your entire life projecting into the future or agonizing over the past, you arrive at the end of your life with a…

Hello Summer. You snuck up on us, and we’re so ready. Whether you’ve swiped right to someone new, matched on a dating app, or are finally ready to meet IRL, summer is the perfect season to spark connection and make memories together.So grab your sunglasses and your potential sweetheart. Here are some of our favorite summer date ideas to turn the heat up on your love life.1. Take Me Out to the BallgameBaseball season is in full swing, and there’s nothing more nostalgic than cheering on your favorite team together. Share peanuts, Cracker Jack, and a kiss during the 7th…

Dating online creates great opportunities to encounter lots of new people. It’s a visual platform, at least initially – join, and you’ll see lots of photos and profiles that offer a suggestion of the person behind the picture. If you decide to be brave and make contact with someone, you are likely to notice several positive things about them in both their words and images. How can you show appreciation and give a compliment or two as you get to know someone, so your positive words land as you intend? Why give a compliment? At its root, a compliment is…

Do you ever feel like your mind is a movie projector that’s broken, playing the same reel of memories over and over again? Maybe it’s the sting of a career failure, the heartbreak of a relationship that ended too soon, or a single, regretful choice you made years ago. You lie awake at 3:00 AM, dissecting every word and action, wondering, “What if I had done things differently?” We have all been there. It is human nature to look back. But there is a profound difference between learning from your history and being held hostage by it. When you are…

It is rarely the slammed door that confuses a relationship most.A slammed door, at least, tells you that someone is angry.Far more confusing is the heavy sigh from across the room. The one-word answer. The cupboard closed just a little harder than necessary. The task that was agreed to but somehow never completed. The sarcastic comment disguised as humour. The affection that quietly disappears. The repeated insistence that “nothing is wrong” while every part of the atmosphere suggests otherwise.This is the world of passive-aggressive behaviour.Passive aggression is not the absence of conflict. It is conflict with its name removed.Something is…

When Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce jointly announced their engagement on Instagram, it brought smiles to people around the world.It’s not just because she’s a global pop superstar with stadiums filled with fans, and he’s an NFL champion with rings and records of his own, but it’s because their love story feels both modern and timeless. In a romantic musical post, the two shared photos of Kelce getting down on one knee to propose, set to the music of Taylor’s “So High School,” a song she wrote about her soon-to-be groom.As a certified dating and relationship coach, and the Digital Matchmaker®,…

Finding a partner who is emotionally available is crucial to forming a healthy, long-lasting relationship, but emotional availability can be difficult to discern. Some of us are repeatedly drawn to people who are detached from their feelings and incapable of connecting with ours. How easy is it to recognise if your date is emotionally available? How can you tell if they are ready and willing to open their heart, giving you the confidence to move forward and explore your connection? Here are eight positive signs to look out for. 1 – They demonstrate consistency and reliability In pre-date communication or…

Family can mean so many things. It can be a safe place to return to when life gets heavy to find advice and support. But it’s also filled with lots of laughter, love and old inside jokes. And with people who know you so well (almost too well sometimes). So in today’s post I want to focus on that and share 125 of the most powerful, relatable and funny family quotes. I hope you’ll find something here to help you appreciate your family even more, something to use in cards or on social media and to share the love and…