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Ask Dating Coach Erika: How should I greet my date?
Every online dater knows the emotional roller coaster of the process. After spending tons of time crafting your bio and choosing photos, you finally feel all the stress and effort is worthwhile when you start coming across promising profiles and starting meaningful conversations. Things reach a new level of excitement when you finally agree to ...Read more
Ask Anna: How do I get a guy to want a relationship with me?
Dear Anna,
I’ve never been on a real date, and I’ve never been in a relationship. Whenever I’m asked on a “date,” it turns into a hookup really fast — or sometimes it was basically a booty call from the start. And like a dumb a**, I let it happen.
I’m tired of accepting that I’ll never be in a relationship and that I’ll ...Read more
Single File: Church as Connection
You can commune with God-as-you-perceive-him while you're out walking or riding in a car -- anytime the need surfaces. Out of that fundamental craving for connection comes a deeper hunger to go beyond known boundaries and reach a level higher than human.
That hunger, which I call churchness, draws some people toward one another, and their ...Read more
Ask Dating Coach Erika: How do you know if you'd prefer being single for good?
Another day, another set of dating questions. In my now 15 years of being a dating coach, the questions have changed over time. In 2011, when sites like Match.com, eHarmony and OkCupid reigned supreme, things were slower paced. (Not quite, “It’s lost in the mail,” but you get it.)
Now, with dating apps at our fingertips and texting being ...Read more
Millennial Life: The Cost of Silence Isn't Behind Us
Different silences have built modern America, and we don't like to talk about them. They don't make it into the speeches or even some of the history books. They are the parts that get cut, softened, or turned into something easier to admire.
When we talk about labor rights, we thought we knew the story. Then we learned what Dolores Huerta ...Read more
Single File: Volunteerism and Connection to Community
The recent wildfires in Northern California were a dramatic testament to the need for community, proving that all of us are -- without question -- our brother's keeper. And what better population to energize compassion than the unmarried, sandwiched between generations (usually with fewer obligations) and freer to use their time and energy for ...Read more
Ask Dating Coach Erika: What should I do if I'm tired of online dating?
Whether it’s at work, in our personal lives or even something as specific as cooking dinner every night, we all experience burnout at one time or another. So, it’s no surprise that online dating is no exception to the rule.
Finding a romantic relationship may feel like the top priority at times, but that is going to be a lot harder if you�...Read more
Ask Anna: How do I ask out someone without it getting weird?
Dear Anna,
I could use your help. I rent a parking space during the workweek from a very charming woman who lives in the building across from my office. A coworker connected us through the doorman when I was looking for a space.
From the first time we spoke, there was a … familiarity. She asked if we’d met before. She’s always been kind ...Read more
Ask Amy: Exiting with some well-worn wisdom
Dear Readers: Since announcing my departure from writing this syndicated column, I have heard from scores of people across various platforms, thanking me for more than two decades of offering advice and wishing me well in my “retirement.” I am very touched and grateful for this outpouring of support.
The thing is – I don’t think of ...Read more
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