Susan L. Edelman's Blog, page 12
July 26, 2019
How to Tell if a Man Will Commit to You
It can be very discouraging when you’re meeting men who can’t commit to you or aren’t ready for any type of committed relationship. But, it’s possible to prevent this kind of disappointment. It’s critical to listen to your date at the beginning of the relationship. You’ll also need to be honest with yourself about any concerns you may have about his ability to make a commitment. Often, women ignore so many glaring warning signs and waving red flags that can tell them that they have no future...
July 19, 2019
How to Let Go When You Know It’s Over
Human beings are built for connection, and our brains need consistent bonding and nurturing. Studies have shown that babies and children don’t thrive without contact and touch. But even after we’ve grown up, we don’t outgrow our need for attachment and the feelings of security and union we experience in a long-term romance. But it’s critical to know when it’s time to let go and move on, despite the pain.
It’s no wonder that you feel terrible when you’ve broken up with a partner. You’ve probab...
July 12, 2019
Do You Know How to Influence a Man?
Human beings are social creatures, and as such, we consciously and subconsciously like to influence others. This type of behavior is especially common in close, intimate relationships. When you’re interested in a man you’re dating, inevitably, you will want to influence him in some way. What can this look like? It’s different for every relationship and what your goals are for romance.
Maybe you’d like him to spend more time with you, or text you more often. Perhaps you prefer dates that cente...
July 5, 2019
How to Get Your Dream Relationship in One Year
There’s a saying about what a difference a day can make. But what about 365 of them? Once just a single day begins to change things for you, the following year can bring huge, exciting changes into your love life. But finding your dream relationship all starts in one place – with the first date.
You could meet someone tomorrow, and your life could be totally different in a year. Maybe you’d be in an exclusive relationship. Or you could be living together and planning a wedding. Is it hard to...
June 28, 2019
How to Keep the Fireworks Alive in Your Dating Relationship
The 4th of July is almost here, and it’s an excellent time to start thinking about how couples can keep the spark alive in their relationship. Are you looking to inject a little romance into these lazy summer days? You might also want to use this time to sort out the differences between positive fireworks and sparks in your relationship, and the kind of fireworks that can be explosive and blow up your relationship.
What do sparks mean for your relationship?When you’re in the early stages of...
June 21, 2019
Do You See These Financial Red Flags in Your Love Life?
When you start seeing someone new, and you’re attracted to them, it’s easy to start wondering if the casual dates could turn into something deeper and more meaningful. When the possibility of a fulfilling romantic relationship feels exciting to you, it’s so hard for most people to notice red flags, and pay attention to any nagging doubts they might have about their love interest. This is incredibly common when it comes to a dating...
June 15, 2019
The Best 7 Dating Skills to Help You Find Love in 2019
You can spend a lot of time and energy looking for a good partner. But if you don’t master some basic dating skills, you’ll go around in circles, making the same mistakes over and over and going nowhere fast. This isn’t just an exercise in frustration when this happens. It can also wreck with your emotions, damage your self-esteem, and lead to heartbreak.
Many women will tell themselves their dating problems begin and end with the way they look. After all, that’s what those cultural messages...
June 7, 2019
How to Tell When You’re Neglecting Yourself
Everyone wants to be successful these days. But to be successful in the modern sense, you have to be on top of things and act like a superhero when it comes to taking care of the details. And let’s face it – it’s not just work either that puts this type of pressure on the average person.
If you’re like the rest of us mere mortals, you probably don’t just have responsibilities at work either. Families require a lot of emotional energy and attention, even if you’re single. Birthdays, anniversar...
May 31, 2019
How to Bounce Back When Life Drags You Down
What is resilience? Resilience is that inner strength that helps you rebound when life knocks you down – in any area of your life. Whether it’s a personal failure, a demanding boss, stressful family situations, health issues, or dating and relationship problems, you don’t have to let the bad stuff steal your joy when you’re resilient.
But if you don’t have sufficient levels of inner strength and resilience, you risk obsessing about your problems, or feeling overwhelmed or victimized. In a wo...
May 24, 2019
What to Look for in a Good Partner
It’s difficult to find a suitable partner, especially when our culture tells us that beauty, confidence, and wealth are the most important qualities people should look for in others. You might start to believe that you have to look a certain way or that you must feel confident to get into a good relationship. But it’s not true. There are way more important things to look for that signal that a person is a good person to be in a romantic relationship with.
Men who have the kind of external qu...
