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By Support Staff on June 2, 2010
What Attracts a Man to a Woman
By Phoenix A. Black
Over the last week I have met a lot of women yet I was very unmotivated to further pursue most of them. I realized that the biggest reason for this was the absence of attraction from my side. I did not [...]
Posted in self confidence, Sex Addict | Tagged self confidence, Self Esteem, What Attracts a man to a woman
By Support Staff on May 28, 2010
Verbal Abuse is Still Abuse
By Jennifer Bryan
If you have never been involved in an abusive relationship it is difficult to understand why someone would continue to place themselves in harms way.
The final straw for me came one night as I lay in bed next to my now ex husband. For some reason [...]
Posted in Relationship Counseling, Verbal Abuse | Tagged Relationship Counseling, Verbal Abuse
By Support Staff on May 26, 2010
Eliminating Fear Of Rejection By The Opposite Sex A Simple Exercise
By Scot McKayFea
There’s a lot of talk about “approach anxiety” when is comes to approaching and meeting someone attractive. My personal belief is that we all too often have actually “rejected” OURSELVES before the potential meeting ever actually happens. This [...]
Posted in Fear of Rejection | Tagged Approach Anxiety, r of Rejection
By Support Staff on May 24, 2010
Dating Tips For Women – Dos & Don’ts on Your First Date
By Francis Murphy
Got a date this Saturday night for the first time? Are you nervous and worried about making the silliest mistakes that might spoil everything? Fear not! Here are some useful tips on what to do and what [...]
Posted in Dating Tips, Dating tips for Women, Online Dating Tips | Tagged Dating Tips, Dating tips for Women, Online Dating Tips
By Support Staff on May 24, 2010
Dating a Man Who’s a Sex Addict Versus a Man Who Loves Sex
By Sash Farah
I have a story to share about an unidentified man who claimed that he loved sex and he ‘could not live without it’. His former partner claimed that if he loved sex enough it would show through his actions, [...]
Posted in Self Esteem, Sex Addict, Sex Addiction | Tagged Sex Addict, Sex Addiction, Sex Addiction Recovery
By Support Staff on May 24, 2010
No Intimate Relationships During the First Year of Sobriety!
By Daniel Linder
Recovering addicts hear this all the time in 12-step programs. However, this sound bit of wisdom is rarely heeded. Many have a hard time accepting that a hiatus from intimate relationships is necessary. In their minds, dating and new relationships seem benign. [...]
Posted in dating in recovery, first year recovery dating, recovery dating, recovery first year | Tagged Addiction Recovery, Clean and Sober Relationships, Dependency Recovery, Emotional Care, Emotional Health, Intimacy and Recovery, Relationship abstinence, Relationship Recovery, Sex, Sex and Recovery, Sobriety and Relationship abstinence
By Support Staff on May 24, 2010
Codependency Symptoms and Dating
By Jeff McQueen
People who are codependents usually go full stop or full speed ahead. They never have any moderator and to a large degree codependency symptoms are about extremes.
It is either low self-esteem or high self-esteem for people who are involve in a dysfunctional relationship such as codependency. Low self-esteem happens when [...]
Posted in codependence and dating | Tagged codependency and relationships, Codependency Symptoms, Codependent relationships, Sobriety and codependency
By Support Staff on November 5, 2009
Online Dating: Ask the Right Questions First
OK. So you’ve joined an online dating service and written an awesome profile. You’ve uploaded a great picture and now you’ve gotten a few emails, and you’re getting ready to respond. But what now? How do you start weeding through those responses who have real potential and those who [...]
Posted in Asking Questions, Online Dating Tips, Self Esteem | Tagged Asking Questions, Online Dating Tips, Self Esteem
By Support Staff on October 24, 2009
The Best Internet Dating Sites – How do I find them?
With the explosion of online dating sites has come a virtual “all you can eat buffet” of choices. There are free dating sites, which I don’t recommend but if money is an issue, they are better than nothing. There are the large “Corporation” paid dating [...]
Posted in The Best Internet Dating Sites | Tagged How To Online Flirt, Online Flirting Tips, The Best Internet Dating Sites
By Support Staff on October 14, 2009
How To Online Flirt – Online Flirting, a New Artform
Many of the same things work for online flirting that work for “Offline” flirting and all relationships begin with successful flirting. Flirting is an art that requires oozing confidence without being OTT(Over The Top). If you go too far, they will label you as [...]
Posted in How To Online Flirt, Online Flirting, Online Flirting Tips | Tagged How To Online Flirt, Online Flirting, Online Flirting Tips