myTakes: Dating

After I ended a 4 year relationship with my college sweetheart, I never thought that I could start over again. It was devastating to say the least. My life was full of heartache, that's why when I met Louis at a coffee...

Brain > Heart Until you truly know a person by witnessing them in several different life situations and experiences, make sure that you use logic to assess the person you're falling in love with versus heart. I say this...

Tinder is a highly controversial app that gets a lot of hate and for good reason. Anyone and everyone seems to have an opinion regardless of whether or not they've actually used it. However in my experience of using it...

1. Alpha female = strong, independent woman A woman that can be bitchy and stand up for herself is an independent woman. She doesn't need her man to make all the money, or rely on him for her happiness. She knows what she...

1. It's not always about how much you make For myself and several of my close girlfriends, it is not about how much money a man makes or has, but rather the effort a man makes in making sure that he is financially stable....

Why this take and topic? I am 28 year old woman who got back to the dating scene after a long time about 3 years. I have dated people whom I met through friends and social circle, as well I used online dating apps to meet...

But being single sucks sometimes. And it's come to my understanding, that if you aren't "complete", then you aren't worthy of a relationship. If you complain about being single, you’ll get some advice — usually it’s to do...

Here are some difference that I have found between someone who LOVES you, versus someone who "claims" to love you. 1. He will do the little things When you really love someone you think about that person, and what you can...

After getting out of an unhealthy relationship of 7 years, here is what I learned about men who use and abuse. 1. They lack empathy A person who is a user/abuser lacks empathy to place himself in your shoes and actually...

Full on Sociopaths are at least 1% of the population and with so many people in the world that is pretty high.. with having been in a relationship with one i can say its one of the most horrible situations being with...

I was dating my now ex-boyfriend for over 4 years, when I realized that being with him was only making me delusional to the reality of what I wanted. I had come in wanting something, and just to make my ex boyfriend...

Resentment If you change him, he may resent you. Especially if he doesn't feel like he needed to change, nor actually internalize what the issue was from the get go. If you have to tell a man something and he doesn't want...

Cheating isn't right by any means, and I know I'm guilty. However, it made me learn a lot about myself. I hope this helps others. Lack of self confidence I lacked self confidence in a big way. Although men would tell me...

My relationship of 5 years to my boyfriend ended, after I realized I had no future with him. Not too long after, I started dating. Although it was unhealthy to rebound right away, I met this great guy named Walter. Walter...

I've dated my fair share of men between the ages of 18 all the way down to 42. If there are some things that I've learned in dealing with the male species... communication from the start, will determine how he is gonna...