Category: Dating & Relationships
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The False Value of First Impressions
The more new people I meet, the less I believe in the validity of the first impression. First impressions can be perfectly orchestrated and controlled. Practiced and perfected based on social nicety and experience. What a flawed science a first impression really is. They are the shallowest way to know a person and the most…
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Some People Can’t Give You What You Need
Reflect for a moment on how truly pointless it is to consistently return to a person that has proven time and again that they do not have, are not willing, or are not capable of giving you what you need. You’re looking for the definition of a word, but you’re asking a calculator. You went…
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Why You Don’t Need a Perfect Body
I’m becoming de-sensitized to six packs. Yeah, I said it. I see the abs. They’re there. I see them as an accomplishment and they’re great, but they’re just not what they used to be. Granted, I live in a city that glorifies an ideal body and I’m on the Instagrams flicking through seemingly endless pictures of intensely fit…
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10 Reasons They Didn’t Text Back
Saddle up for a little honesty, kids. It’s time to get real about what’s going on in the streets. Sometimes people don’t text back. Crazy, right? It’s called ghosting and it’s a damn epidemic, ya’ll. I do it and I’ve experienced the other side of it. Quite frankly, I don’t know of a friend that…
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How to Approach a Woman in a Bar
I’ve been asked so many times, “What’s the best way to approach a woman in a bar?” What I really hear? “How do I approach a woman in a bar without being annoying or having to face a harsh rejection?” For the men who don’t hit on 27 different women a night, I’m sure it can be…
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The Top 15 Dating Red Flags to Look Out For
Do you want to avoid some of the trials and tribulations of the dating world? Do you prefer a life with less useless drama? Yeah, me too. (If you said, “Nah, son. Bring on the struggle”, just stop reading here.) Now, I’m a woman who’s seen her own share of disappointments in the dating world and…
Courtney Diamond 