Dear Nina: I’ve been dating my boyfriend for about a month and a half. We’ve been moving at a good pace and I hope we have a strong future ahead of us. I believe he’s going to tell me he loves me soon (he’s given me indications he’s been feeling this way). I’m not sure [...] Read More...
Continue Reading 3 comments July 22nd, 2008
Dear Nina: My fiancé of five and a half years recently cheated on me and left me about five months before our marriage. Since then she has been with that guy. She refuses to give us a second chance. But at the same time she calls every day, wants to hang out as much as possible, says that I [...] Read More...
Continue Reading 1 comment July 14th, 2008
Dear Nina: It’s been three months since I broke up with my boyfriend of four years because he cheated. It still hurts like it happened yesterday and I can’t seem to get over the pain. I think about him everyday. I have read your book Temptations of the Single Girl and I learned so much about [...] Read More...
Continue Reading Add comment July 11th, 2008
This question was posted on Shine: Can friends with benefits develop into more? My friend will sit up with me and talk about his private family things and things he’s going through. Is that normal? I thought friends with benefits was hooking up, going home together, having some fun, and talk to you next time. I didn’t [...] Read More...
Continue Reading Add comment July 8th, 2008
You’re in love, you’re spending almost every night together yet paying rent for two separate homes. Is it the right time to move in together? The answer is: maybe, but it’s wise to be cautious about co-habitation. Here’s why. Let’s start with some data: contrary to popular opinion, living together is not an effective way to [...] Read More...
Continue Reading Add comment July 6th, 2008
I’ve been asked this question countless times over the years: Can two people who were in love and break up then be friends? The answer is twofold: It depends, and maybe in time but usually not at first. To really get at this answer, we have to look at a definition of friendship. There are many [...] Read More...
Continue Reading 1 comment June 29th, 2008
Dear Nina: My boyfriend and I have been dating for a little over 5 years now, I’m curently 20 and he is 22. We are truly happy together and never really had any serious problems in our relationship. I’m just finishing up RN school in December and I want to move out after that. I [...] Read More...
Continue Reading Add comment June 27th, 2008
In this season’s The Bachelorette, DeAnna Pappas is working hard to find and marry a soul mate after the heartbreak of being dumped by Bachelor Brad Womack. In Monday night’s episode, DeAnna did family visits with the four men who have made it through so far: Graham, Jesse, Jason, and Jeremy. Her time with Jesse, Jason, [...] Read More...
Continue Reading 1 comment June 26th, 2008
Dear Nina: I’m in the radio business, married to my job for ten years and moving from city to city. It’s difficult to date because of my schedule. Also, I’m insecure when I’m not in front of the mic. I am drawn to the Barbies - the really beautiful ones, though I feel insecure around [...] Read More...
Continue Reading Add comment June 24th, 2008
Dear Singlescoach®: I have been in a relationship now for about five years - at times great and others not so great. Meanwhile, I think I may have a love addiction to my ex which happens to be my two childrens’ father. We had a fabulous relationship for about eight months and then downhill from there for nine years. [...] Read More...
Continue Reading Add comment June 23rd, 2008
