When people hear that I met and married my husband in eleven short months, they often assume we had a whirlwind romance. The truth is, while we were madly in love when we got married, we used our heads to make a good decision. That out of control, head-over-heels feeling is amazing and it's one you should enjoy when you're in love. But you also want to use your head. If you … [Read more...]
5 Signs That Your New Man Doesn’t Value Your Time
When it comes to our work, we can be so protective of our time. After all, time is money and we don’t want anyone messing with our money, right? I get it. I am about my business, too, and I hate having my time wasted. But the thing is, if women can be bosses when it comes to valuing our time in business, then why do so many of us allow men to waste our time when dating? … [Read more...]
3 Things to Do If You Keep Attracting the Wrong Man
Finding the right person to build a life with isn’t always easy. Sure, some people luck out and meet the right person when they are young and without much drama, but for many, dating is stressful and choosing someone who’s a right fit is often hard. And for women who feel like every time they give this love thing a try they seem to end up with a loser, dating can feel like a … [Read more...]
Ladies: 7 Myths About Men that Might Be Ruining Your Relationships
It’s a New Year! And with a new year comes goals to be even better in life and in love than ever before. However, here's one big, bold relationship truth: If you bring the same old mindset and misconceptions about relationships into this “new” season, then you won’t have different results. So ladies, here are few myths about men (married and single) that you must stop … [Read more...]
One and Done: 4 Tips that Guarantee You More Second Dates
Do you dread dating because you can't figure out why men lose interest after the first date? Do you wonder why these guys come on strong when they first meet you and then flake when they say they'll call you again? Are you confused and wonder if you're "The First Date Queen" who can't get into a relationship because you're just not attractive enough? If you answered yes to … [Read more...]
Singles: 4 Ways to Guard Your Heart and Still Remain Open to Love
A woman went on a great date with a man she’s been seeing for the past two months. After dinner, they went back to his apartment to watch a movie. She felt really cozy sitting next to her man on the couch, when all of the sudden, he looked at her and said: “I need some space.” She freaked out! Her mind began to race as she thought about all of the things she could have done … [Read more...]
3 Warning Signs Your Man Has NO Plans Whatsoever to Marry You
Ever since I wrote an article, explaining how my husband married me 11 months after we met despite originally telling me he wasn't looking for a relationship, I've had sisters tell me that my story goes against every piece of advice they've read, which encourages women not to waste their time with men who make it clear from the beginning that marriage is not on the menu. So … [Read more...]
Single and Sabotaged; How Your Friends Are Killing Your Dating Life
Are your friends keeping you single? I know that may seem like a weird question to ask, especially because as the saying goes, we choose our friends, not our family. In other words, our friends are people who get to see us in the good and the bad, and they still choose to stick around! As a result of that connection and community, our friends give us a safe place to be … [Read more...]
Fall Fashion Fails: 6 Things You Wear that Men Absolutely Hate
Summer is almost over. And you may be planning your fall wardrobe. As you know, I’m all about connecting Christian singles. But sometimes, we, women raise barriers we are unaware of. So today, I wanted to chat about fall fashion pitfalls. I am by no means a fashion expert. So, I asked the interwebs “what do most women wear that most men hate?” There were almost 9 million … [Read more...]
Listen Up, Singles. These 5 Decisions Are WAY More Important Than the Decision To Get Married
The decision to get married is one of the most important decisions you will make in your entire life. Don’t you agree? I do. It was a decision I made with great care, and I am so grateful that after almost eight years, I still feel like I married the right guy. But as important as that decision was, I can’t sit here and tell you that it’s the most important decision I have … [Read more...]
Another Dating Fail? How to Bounce Back from a Bad Date
“I’d like to have four to six children; I intend to be a stay-at-home mom; I want my husband to be home every night in time for dinner; and he has to help out around the house.” That’s a sentence I was able to weave into one of the first few dates with the guy I was dating. To say that was a bad date, would be an understatement. In hindsight, I probably should have kept the … [Read more...]
5 Often Overlooked Places to Find Mr. Right…or for Him to Find You!
The Good Book, says “He who finds a wife finds a good thing, and obtains favor from the Lord- Proverbs 18:22.” The thing I love about this verse is that there are no qualifiers—find a wife, get favor. No ifs, ands, or buts about it. The problem is, sometimes it feels like the brothers aren’t working hard enough to do the finding. So I put my thinking cap on and asked my … [Read more...]
No Chemistry on a First Date? Our Professional Matchmaker Tells You What to Do Next
When I first saw my husband, everything about him screamed, “I am a confident, ALPHA male.” However, when he asked me out on our first real date, all of that went out the door. We look back and laugh about it now, but at the time, it was a really awkward moment. Here’s what happened: I’d invited him to spend Thanksgiving dinner with my family, and he accepted even though … [Read more...]
4 Empowering Truths About Love that You Won’t Learn in “Those” Facebook Groups…You Know the Ones
I'm a member of several Facebook groups that were created under the premise of eliminating the "battle of the sexes" between men and women. You know the ones where you’re supposed to find advice and encouragement to assist you in finding love or strengthening your relationship. Yet, all you see is a bunch of name-calling, stereotyping and just really bad advice. There are a … [Read more...]
9 Qualities Every Christian Should Look For in a Future Spouse
Navigating the dating pool can be difficult. When you consider of a laundry list of compatibilities from physical attraction and personality to social class, it’s hard to decide where to begin. Yet, as a single Christian, there is one consideration that far outweighs them all: Character. The Bible states in 1 Corinthians chapter 4, verse 5, “He will bring to light what is … [Read more...]