Here's something that doesn't get named enough after an ending:

You're not still in it because you want him back.

You're still in it because you don't have a good enough reason to leave it behind.

Nothing terrible happened. There's no clear villain, no obvious betrayal, no single moment you can p...

One of the most disorienting experiences in dating is an ending you didn't see coming.

Things felt fine. Consistent. Easy. Nothing alarming, no obvious friction, no conversation that suggested something was shifting.

And then — it was over.

The shock of it isn't just about the loss. It's about th...

I want to talk about something almost everyone has felt — and almost no one talks about honestly.

The urge to reach out after it ends.

Maybe it's been a week. Maybe it's been three months. You're going about your day and then something small happens — a song, a restaurant, a random Tuesday — and s...

My client Kelly is whip-smart, funny in that dry, unexpected way, and has opinions she isn't afraid to hold.

Or at least — that's who she is with her friends.

With the men she dated, a different version of Kelly showed up. Softer opinions. Fewer jokes. A lot more nodding. She'd scan for what he se...

Here's something that comes up more than you'd think in dating — and almost no one talks about it openly:

Comparison.

She seemed younger. More easygoing. Less complicated. He dated someone who looked nothing like me. Why did it work for her and not for me?

It happens quietly, in the background, u...

My client Lauren came to me after a third date that had, by every measure, gone really well.

He was smart, attentive, funny. He'd remembered details from their first conversation. The chemistry felt real. She drove home that night genuinely excited — which, after a long stretch of disappointments, ...