by Leslie Wardman | Jul 1, 2025 | Blog, Dating Advice, Relationship Advice
The real reason people get hurt in their dating lives is by overvaluing initial passion and undervaluing investment in the relationship. Initial passion can be described as “unearned passion” because both people entering into the relationship do not know...
by Leslie Wardman | Jul 1, 2025 | Blog, Dating Advice, Relationship Advice
How many of us have stressed out because we could not find the perfect mate? Perfect does not really exist in the form we wish it did. And so, we set ourselves up for disappointment and frustration. Human beings, by the very definition of such, are not perfect. We may...
by Leslie Wardman | Jul 1, 2025 | Blog, Dating Advice, Dating Trends
As Featured in the Sooner Spectator August Issue If you have been keeping up with recent news, you may have noticed all of the talk regarding the fact that the American divorce rate has declined in the last 20 years with the exception of the over 50s crowd. This...
by Leslie Wardman | Jul 1, 2025 | Blog, Dating Advice, Relationship Advice
Maintaining a healthy relationship is challenging. It takes time, effort and in the midst of a chaotic, busy life it can be easy to lose sight of healthy habits, such as open communication, respecting one another, maintaining trust, spending quality time together, and...
by Leslie Wardman | Jul 1, 2025 | Blog, Dating Advice
Dating in our teens and 20s was challenging. Dating in our middle adult years, with significant ex’s, children, pets, mortgages, careers, and a boatload of emotional, physical and perhaps even financial baggage may seem impossible. I’ve single parented my son since he...
by Leslie Wardman | Jul 1, 2025 | Blog, Dating Advice, Relationship Advice
Romantic relationships are wonderful. They make us feel alive, dynamic, validated and loved – when they work. They also make us feel deficient, undesirable, depleted and broken when they don’t. Being authentic in relationships requires transparency, which is pretty...
