This list was developed by listening to singles talk about what they want in relationships, how they evaluate potential partners and why they reject them. Don't be unavailable. This one is the number one complaint with singles. Again and again people say they are available when in reality they are consumed with something/someone. Want to be considered a great catch, considered a keeper? Be available to have a relationship if you say you want one. Don't cling, demand or beg for attention. It's good to like someone and want to be with him or her. But when you want closeness ... Read More ...

I have observed a particular painful relationship dynamic. By addressing this dynamic, I hope to prevent it from happening in your current or future relationships. I call this dynamic "the rebound effect." Let's observe this dynamic in action by looking at a love relationship in progress. Having been together for a while, a couple is having problems. The woman finds herself getting less of what she wants and needs from her partner. She starts to harbor resentment. The man finds himself more criticized and distances from the woman. The partners seemingly cannot hear one another. They are in the middle ... Read More ...