Resolve to Prioritize Dating & Your Hunt for Love
Some of us can’t help ourselves. In spite of the experience of years of combined successes and failures, we continue to make New Year’s...
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Founder Suzanna Mathews has appeared on podcasts and video shows across the globe, and has been published cited in major publications across the United States. Here are a few of her thoughts on dating and relationship topics that come up …
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The Date Maven
- Dec 14, 2012
- 2 min
Behaviors Speak Louder and With More Truth Than Word
I long to remind singles of this every time I encounter someone who refuses to modify (even a little) or soften a self-defeating...
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The Date Maven
- Nov 13, 2012
- 1 min
What is your biggest obstacle to meeting single men or women? To getting a date? Or to getting a sec
This is a foundational question I ask my new clients. It gives us a “pulse on the problem,” so to speak, and forces some get-real...
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The Date Maven
- Oct 21, 2012
- 3 min
How To Make Space for Mr. or Ms. Quality to Show Up In Your Life
What does bad dating have to do with reaching your full potential? Imagine a “tide me over” boyfriend (or girlfriend, or husband, or...
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The Date Maven
- Oct 10, 2012
- 1 min
Invitation to Make a Nomination for iDate’s “Best Dating Coach”
I humbly whisper in your ear that I’d be grateful for your nominations and votes in the “Best Dating Coach” category…...
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The Date Maven
- Aug 16, 2012
- 2 min
Energetics for Daters
You can clock the hours at the gym or the bar, give it a coat of your shiniest lip gloss, read The Rules, and give it your all. You can...
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The Date Maven
- Aug 16, 2012
- 7 min
If Benjamin Franklin Had Been a Dating Coach . . .
Many of us remember Ben Franklin’s advice for right living from a high school English or civics class. Ben outlined a list of character...
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The Date Maven
- Aug 13, 2012
- 3 min
The Value of the Dollar you Spend on Better Dating
Regular blog readers know I often find inspiration and interesting points for discussion in a blog written by Danielle LaPorte. She’s...
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The Date Maven
- Jul 2, 2012
- 3 min
HOW TO STEER THROUGH UNCERTAINTY
I have been stuck. I have gone nuts from being stuck. I’ve set up camp in the land of confusion. I’ve prayed, begged, negotiated, and...
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The Date Maven
- Jun 20, 2012
- 2 min
The Limits of Online Dating
Some dating industry professionals – particularly matchmakers – believe that online dating sites amount to nothing more than electronic...
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The Date Maven
- May 23, 2012
- 2 min
How do I Define Success as a Dating Coach?
Provide a service that feels good to give + Create resonance & significance + Imbue the process with Constant and Never Ending...
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The Date Maven
- Nov 14, 2011
- 2 min
WANTED: Passionate Marketing & PR Student Superstar To Help Spread Love In The Midwest
Are you a social butterfly? Do you have a warm heart, kind eyes, sweet smile and a brilliant marketing mind? Does helping people be...
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The Date Maven
- Oct 10, 2011
- 2 min
The Gamble of Romance
Romance is a roll of the dice. It’s powerful, but it’s risky. As author Amy Bloom describes it, “We revel in compatibility, secrets,...
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The Date Maven
- Aug 15, 2011
- 2 min
3 Big Bold Steps for Getting the Word Out
Want to get dates? Then TELL PEOPLE you want to date. Punch fear in the face, toss those long, lustrous locks of hair back, and climb to...
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The Date Maven
- Jul 25, 2011
- 3 min
So You’ve Been Seated in the Exit Aisle…
One of the questions I hear most often from my female clients is some variation of: “He seemed to be attracted to me/interested in...
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The Date Maven
- Jul 21, 2011
- 2 min
Thirty Minutes to Make (Or Break) a Date
What could you do with 30 minutes? Watch a sitcom? Get in some cardio at the gym? A survey from It’s Just Lunch reported...
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The Date Maven
- Jul 7, 2011
- 3 min
How to Own Your Age: Advice for Middle-Aged-And-Up Daters
Some people assume that dating is more difficult for middle-aged or older individuals than it is for younger people. Some people wonder...
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The Date Maven
- May 17, 2011
- 2 min
I Don’t Do Cute
I love the story that Ronda Rich, author of What Southern Women Know About Flirting, tells to illustrate the importance of using the...
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The Date Maven
- Apr 25, 2011
- 3 min
Being an Optimistic Dater
William N. Dember’s Optimism/Pessimism Instrument got me thinking about the concept of optimistic dating this week. I believe optimism is...
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The Date Maven
- Apr 21, 2011
- 2 min
Tips & Tricks for Guys: Four 1st Date Do’s & Don’ts
I recently heard the radio cast of the Bobby Bones show arguing about what to do on a first date. It’s actually simpler than they were...
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