Oct 5Member-onlyThe Big Reason You Shouldn’t Give Up. Not Now.There will be days like this. — My most successful article teaches people that it’s okay to give up. This isn’t a retraction. When you want to give up, give up. Giving up isn’t a failure. Even failure isn’t a failure. But when you don’t know, don’t give up. Because whatever you do; however strong and patient…Life4 min readLife4 min read
Sep 16Member-onlyYou Think Love Is Stupid, So You Don’t Get Love.Hello, Miss Cynical. — I still remember him walking towards the car in his suit, no tie, his hair flying in the wind of the chilly spring evening. I remember watching him get closer from behind the cab’s window, mesmerized, breathless, soaking in his every move. This guy! This guy would come to me…Relationships4 min readRelationships4 min read
Sep 12Member-onlyFocus. Now, What’s The Lesson You’re Not Learning?If you want to get to the next level, you’ll have to crack that nut open. — I’ve given up many things in my life. A few great job opportunities working in crowded, modern-day offices, breathing air-con air. A few trips that I should’ve taken, mostly to countries that require additional vaccines. A coaching business and a copywriting business that I ran from my dining table or…Self5 min readSelf5 min read
Apr 4Member-onlyChallenge Him And Your Relationship Early On.We learn best when we make an effort. — My hairdresser is getting a divorce. She just told me as she dyed my treacherous hair roots blond. I gave her a sympathetic sigh and quickly did the math. She’s the tenth woman around me to announce a divorce in the last five years. I’m an introvert who works as…Love6 min readLove6 min read
Mar 17Member-onlyYour “Perfect Guy” List Lacks The Most Important Thing.When I was a dating coach, I read a lot of “Perfect Guy” lists. — It’s popular advice in dating coaching: make a list to describe your ideal partner. I’m not a big fan of it. I like that it clarifies what you’re looking for, but some women get too attached to their descriptions. …Love3 min readLove3 min read
Mar 16Member-onlyPost-Divorce Advice From The Daughter of a Divorcee.What I wish someone had told my mother. — It’s a strange age, 35. I’ve been to a hundred weddings and met a hundred babies. I thought we were past the break-up conversations. But just when you think you know what’s coming, life surprises you. The break-up conversations came back, and this time, they’re more serious than ever. We’re…Love6 min readLove6 min read
Published in Smart About Love·Mar 14Member-onlyHe Should Love You “More” Than You Love Him.If you’re on the fence about a good guy, give him a chance. — Boy, oh boy, we’ll do anything to avoid responsibility. We’ll even assign personalities to things, like our hearts and brains. My brain says he’s great, but I just don’t feel it. I know he’s an idiot, but the heart wants what it wants. It isn’t real, and you know it. …Love4 min readLove4 min read
Mar 11Member-onlyI Don’t Think Most Women Know How To Be Strong.We learn strength from men. — I used to think I was a strong woman. Ha! Funny me. Life slowly showed me that my way of being strong was incompatible with having a happy family. It was incompatible with happiness, period. Then came the inevitable question: should I be strong or happy? I think many women…Women4 min readWomen4 min read
Mar 10Member-onlyWhen You Feel Like Things Will Never Work OutThe success story of a woman who felt the same way. — Once upon a time, a very normal girl was born in a very normal Jewish family in Israel.Life6 min readLife6 min read
Published in Smart About Love·Mar 8Member-onlyWhat To Expect When You Fall For A “Cool” Guy.A happy ending isn’t an option. — I know this isn’t what you want to hear. I know you want your fairytale ending, your movie romance. And you deserve it too! Look at you! Look at how gorgeous, intelligent, funny and good-hearted you are. But if you’re going after a cool guy (the confident, mysterious, gloriously unavailable…Love5 min readLove5 min read
