Overcoming the Temptation to Settle
Ive recently ended a loving, healthy relationship (after three years of dating) due to my partners unwillingness to make a long-term commitment. This was someone I deeply loved who was right for me...
View ArticleShould I End It?
Dear Nina: I have been dating a guy for 4 1/2 months. He is 43 and I am 48. We hit it off immediately. I made the error of sleeping with him on our first date (I initiated it). He has never been...
View ArticleHow Do I Get Over His Cheating?
Dear Nina: I read Temptations of the Single Girl and absolutely loved it! It really spoke to me in a time of need. My question is this– how do you get over a relationship where there were multiple...
View ArticleIn the Dating Pool: It’s Better to Dip Your Toes Than to do a Cannonball
Dear Nina: I’m in my mid-30′s. I haven’t dated for a couple years probably because of too much trauma in past relationships I’d kind of given up. I’m bucking up and getting back into the swing of...
View ArticleHow Do I Ween Myself Off an On and Off Relationship?
Dear Nina: I have been in an on and off relationship for a year and a half and I know its not what I want. Ive started to go out with someone new (only a couple of dates) and I know I need to tell my...
View ArticleAnger Management: Don’t Scare Her Away
Dear Nina: My ex-girlfriend and I met on Myspace, emailed for a week, phoned for a week, then met for dinner and a walk. We dated for two and a half weeks, walking along the beach holding hands. Then...
View ArticleDon’t Cry For Me Argentina…or At Least Not For Long
If breaking up is hard to do, recovery is even harder, or so it seems. Heartbroken, licking your wounds, you may express your pain in a myriad of ways: withdrawal from friends and normal activities;...
View ArticleAmong the Rebounding Relationships, Someone is Bound to Drop the Ball
Cherie writes about her Ex dating a crack addict while continuing to see her (Cherie) on the side. She asks: Number 1- Do we still have a chance to get back together? Number 2- Will he stay with her?...
View ArticleListen to Your Emotional Red Flags
Cindy met Bill through her tennis club. He was charming, good-looking, and he swept her off her feet in a whirlwind courtship. Pushing for a quick marriage, he proposed after only two months. Though...
View ArticleThere’s No Pill for Being Obsessive-Compulsive Over an Ex
Sandy fell deeply in love with Greg over the course of their romance. By the fourth date she was sure he was the one for her. He seemed to return her feelings and their relationship progressed nicely...
View ArticleIf These Walls Could Talk, They Would Say “Tear Me Down”
What happens when you get to the point of No matter what the outcome I will be okay? I seem to have the problem now that I know Im okay and dont need someone, I dont get close to anyone. There is...
View ArticleDo I Chase? Do I Grieve? Do I Move on?
Sara writes: Help! My boyfriend, after a 3 month intense relationship, suddenly backed off. Is there any hope hell come back? Danielle writes: What can I do to win back the man I love? He broke up...
View ArticleGet Back in the Driver’s Seat of Your own Life
Nothing grabs your attention more than having someone you love abruptly exit. Its emotionally traumatic, meaning that theres no way to prepare yourself for such a sudden loss, so it hits you on all...
View ArticlePut the “Break” in Break-Up
I choose to reclaim my sense of personal power. Great! Thats a wonderful first step for you post break-up. Now you need specific actions and behaviors in order to maintain your personal power. Ill...
View ArticleThe Man of My Dreams is Dating Another Woman in Reality
Dear Nina: What a God-send to find your site and books! Im heartbroken after 1.5 years with the man I thought was the love of my life. Im ordering your book Temptations of the Single Girl today and...
View ArticleRelationship Rehab [Love Strategies Podcast]
If you are over twenty one and you have had your heart broken, you know what it’s like to need some recovery time. Nina dubs this “relationship rehab” and gives you the tools to effectively manage...
View ArticleHe’s Baaack!! Do I Give Him Another Chance?
Dear Nina: I just started reading your book [Temptations of the Single Girl] again after one year. I find it fascinating how it’s actually a work-book, and so many thing I didn’t get when I first read...
View ArticleThe Running Woman: How Do I Stop and Love?
Hi Nina: I am attracted to emotionally unavailable men. However I am also emotionally unavailable; I always look for an escape clause. I watched my parents, who loved each other, have a miserable...
View ArticleMiserable and Parents: Should We Divorce?
Dear Nina: My wife and I have been married for 12 years and have two children a 9-year-old boy and 7-year-old girl. We have a difficult, unhappy marriage. Theres no outward fighting or drama, and...
View ArticleSecond Time Around [Love Strategies Podcast]
Why do we choose the people that we do? Sure, there’s physical attraction, but it turns out there are other factors at play when we act the crazy way we do in the name of love. Politics and religion...
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