How finding love in the Instagram age has impacted the way modern dating is viewed. — What images come to your mind when you hear “date”, as in “I’m going on a date” or “I’m dating someone” ? Do images of Hollywood movie scenes pop up in your mind? Candle-light dinners? Romance? Hair flying in the breeze? Sparks flying? Donna met Jim on Coffee Meets Bagel…

Her reality FINALLY is hitting her hard. And it sucks. Note: I write for a specific audience — heterosexuals looking to be in a committed monogamous heterosexual relationship. Hope the advice in my column helps you. Massive trigger warning. This is going to be a hard one for you I-don’t-need-no-man…

9 things men are begging you to do because they want to love you well — This article is for ladies genuinely seeking a relationship. Thank you for being here. Maybe you’ve been hurt in your past relationships. Maybe someone made promises to marry you and then they fled on your wedding day. Maybe you’ve been cheated on and treated poorly. Does that mean your future…

Answers to “Where are all the good guys/girls?”, dos, don’ts and beyond Note: I write for a specific audience — heterosexuals looking to be in a committed monogamous heterosexual relationship. Hope the advice in my column helps you. Tinder, Coffee Meets Bagel, Whiz, Lovestruck, OkCupid, Bumble, Lunch Actually. Take your…

Favorite Ted Talks — I grew up in a household where physical abuse, shaming, and criticizing were daily occurrences. A battered, bruised, and disempowered me graduated to adulthood. How could I allow myself to be seen if I had never been seen? I believed I was unworthy of love. Something seriously must be wrong…

Did you get it yet? — “If you were to read my eulogy, what’s the first thing you’d say about me?”, I asked my husband. “Did you get it yet?”, he said. “Did you get it yet?” He’s referring to a silly joke I played on him twice, which he didn’t get. I asked: What does…

A poem Be water, my friend And if you can’t be water, Be a fish that swims In that water, my friend Be a big fat fish That can’t easily be caught Be the one who bites their Pinky finger; be the lesson taught Be a shark, my friend Be dangerous…

From the cleaning ladies to the principal, everyone is driven toward a common goal — “Good morning, children”, I greet my students at the beginning of each class. “Good morning, teacher Sonney,” they respond in unison. “How are you today?”, I ask them. “Happy”, they reply. I notice all the staff greet each other just as happily upon their arrival to work. God knows how…