The Chase is On

Why do men love difficult, high maintenance, hard to get along with women? Let’s face it, that is a question most of us have pondered for years. I know I have been left in the dust by more then one boyfriend for a woman I perceived as just plain, well let’s say, witchy… Often I would assume the relationship with this witch would be short lived, however, in more then one of those cases, years later, I’m still wondering, what the heck??? She treats him with disregard. She expects to be treated like a princess. He’s doing things for her he never did for me!!! She honestly doesn’t seem to be that into him. She’s not trying very hard, and yet he follows her around like a hungry puppy. The first person my ex-husband dated...

How to Build Mr Or Ms Right

When I was single I’d heard it 1000 times. “Make a list of the qualities you’re looking for in a man.” First of all, it will help you recognize him when you finally do meet him. Secondly, it will set in motion the law of attraction to draw him to you. A couple of times I’d made lists. However, to be frank, I made the list I thought I should make, not the list of things I really wanted. After my last ill fated relationship, something dawned on me and I finally got it. With a bottle of wine as my assistant, and my best friend at my side, I sat down and wrote the list of things I really wanted and I’ll be honest, it was selfish. I think I listed wealthy, good in bed, and really sexy, as the top three. I of course also listed...

Just the Facts Please

My son and I were having a very heated conversation about a very emotional subject last night. At some point he pointed out to me that my emotions were clouding my judgment and impairing my ability to be effective in the situation. Not what I wanted to hear from my child, but true none the less. I am a “live from the gut” kind of gal. I lead with emotion a lot of the time. It usually serves me very well. However, when I’m dealing with a difficult subject, and my emotions are running a muck and running the show, the end result is often, well, mucky. Complicating things, in this conversation with my son, was the he was in the same boat. So there we were, two of us, paddling up stream, all emotional, less then effective, with clouded judgment. It...

Is it Cheating? Online Flirtations, Affairs, and Love Connections Revealed

Donna was engaged to be married in two weeks. She was sitting at her fiancés computer, looking to find addresses to send early thank you notes when it happened. Donna “accidentally opened” the email that changed everything in an instant. “Tina, thanks for sending me those pics last night. They were even sexier then the ones you sent before. I’m sure I’ll be thinking about you and those pictures tonight as I drift off to sleep with a smile on my face.. I’ll call you tomorrow after work on my drive home.” Stunned, sickened and panicked, Donna confronted Todd over the phone while he was at work. He was home in fifteen minutes and in a marathon fight that last until midnight Todd denied having an affair. He said...

The Five First Things to Do If You Suspect Your Man is Cheating

I got a panicked phone call at about 10:30 a couple of nights ago from a friend I’ve had for decades. In a hushed tone, calling from the laundry room she blurted out it out, every married women’s worst fear. “I think Steve is seeing someone. I was looking at the cell phone bill and this number kept coming up, over and over again. I called it, Lisa. It was a woman who answered the phone…” Now, in my case revelations of cheating always revealed themselves during some form of email investigative activity. Whether I was intending to scourer his email for damning clues validating my suspicions or whether I randomly stumbled on some email evidence accidentally, email was always my nemesis. However, the dreaded cell phone records...