Author Archive: Merryl Lentz

Dating is like a game of chess. With the right strategy and adept moves, you can win and go another round. But with the wrong strategy and awkward moves, you can get shut down in a snap. Here are some…
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Sometimes the most powerful communication isn’t heard with our ears, but is seen with our eyes. And your date’s body language may be speaking so loudly that it’s deafening. However, if you’re having trouble deciphering his actions, here’s a translation…
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Online relationships can feel like you’re living out a fantasy. Since you don’t meet the other person, the relationship is frozen in time at the giddy, euphoric, romantic phase. Going online and seeing communication from the other person consumes you with…
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What causes women to fall hard for men who are doing hard time? What causes them to romanticize men who are potentially dangerous – and who often become more dangerous while serving their sentence? Are these men regarded as exciting,…
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Hearts are beginning to race, and Cupid is doing target practice, as Valentine’s Day perches on the not-so-distant horizon.  Romance anddating are heating up – with U.S. traditions including such staples as giving chocolates, flowers, and jewelry, and going out…
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Dating is a minefield pitted with all sorts of booby traps. You try to tip-toe around them or leap over them, hoping they don’t detonate. But you can make a misstep onto one that’s subtle to detect – manipulation –…
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You’ve just been out on a date where your heart didn’t skip a beat, you didn’t see fireworks, and no butterflies fluttered their wings in your stomach. Bottom line:  you feel no connection with your date and have no desire…
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Breaking up with someone ranks right up there with death, taxes, jury duty, and root canals in the list of things people will go to any lengths to avoid. When it comes to breaking up, sooner is better than later…
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Bad boys, bad boys, watcha gonna do when they come for you? For some women, the answer is, “Hurl myself into his tattooed arms.” These women are captivated by his untamed wildness, fearlessness, nonconformity, rebelliousness, boldness, charm, charisma and independence….
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If your boyfriend is treating you like an ATM machine, call girl or taxi driver, there’s a good chance he’s using you. In an unhealthy relationship, you’ve been reduced to little more than a convenience or doormat. Don’t settle for…
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If you’re strong and smart, you might just be a cougar. If you’re independent and bold, you might just be a cougar. If you’re adaptable and confident, you might just be a cougar. And if you have a taste for…
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Is the idea of staying home and devouring a pint of chocolate ice cream more enticing than the thought of going out to dinner with your boyfriend? Is the endearing snort that punctuates his laughter now scraping your eardrums like…
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There are many pluses to taking a woman to the movies on a first date. You’ll be sitting in the dark together, you’ll be sitting close together and you won’t have to fumble for conversation – the movie’s doing all…
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