You know her. She’s that friend who is constantly trying to get the guy she’s dating, her “kind of” boyfriend, to commit to her by doing everything in her power to make him happy. She does what he does, she goes along with whatever he wants, she reads articles about how to make him commit…She loses herself, she’s unhappy and she painfully waits for him to finally say, “You are the one for me – there is no one else.” Despite her best efforts, she never hears that from him … [Read more...]
At first blush, they both look the same – a guy who has the potential to be a loyal boyfriend or husband and a guy who has the potential to extract sex and run for the hills. They both pick up the phone, ask you out to dinner or a movie and they both claim to want to be in a relationship. But a man’s desire to be a boyfriend and his ability to actually make a commitment are two different things. If the rule in consumerism is “buyer beware,” then the rule in the dating world is … [Read more...]
Video Transcript Couples ask me all the time, Dave how do I know if I’m in love? Well, what I do is I try to help them look at love from three different sides. First there’s the love of physical attraction, then there’s the love of emotional connection, and then the love of sacrificial action. So it’s probably physical attraction that drew you together. In fact, that infatuation piece, a chemical reaction in your body that can last as long as 6 to 18 months. So you have to be … [Read more...]
In today’s world, with all the divorce and infidelity that is plaguing this time in history, one might find themselves asking “Is this the right person for me?” Although many of us are looking for some outside validation to answer this question, the truth is, the answer always lies within. The better we know and nurture ourselves, the better position we are in to recognize a suitable partner and take the next step toward a committed relationship. For every person you talk to … [Read more...]
Last week I commented to a coworker that his lunch smelled good and I asked him what he was warming up in the microwave. He broke into a mile-wide grin and said, "Would you believe my wife has made me lunch everyday?" Knowing he was a newly-wed, I laughed and congratulated him, and told him that was great to hear. Troy (not their real names) and Angela got married on Easter Sunday of this year. They have been a couple for the past seven years and have been cohabitating for the last … [Read more...]
