Don’t Date People You Don’t Want to Sleep With Every few months or so I have clients come in, men and women both, who want me to help them find the person they are dating attractive. I hear things like “He is exactly the kind of guy I should be dating, and he is cute […]
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Manipulation: How to Know When it’s Happening and How to Stop it
Manipulation: How to Know When it’s Happening and How to Stop it I recently had a woman in my office crying that her husband cheated on her and saying it was her fault. “How could that possibly be your fault?” I ask every time even though the answer is almost always the same and awful, […]
‘Tis the Season…to Break Up!
‘Tis the Season…to Break Up! I swear I’m not making this up! The period of January 2nd through February 12th is infamously known as “break-up season,” and if you don’t believe me, just ask any divorce attorney. Interestingly, early-year splits are not limited to the romance department, but apply to a variety of areas—job changes, […]
How to spot “Mr. Wrong”
Laying in a hospital bed with my cell phone after having just had emergency surgery the night before. My then boyfriend on the other line saying, “Do you think you can have your friend Richard pick you up from the hospital, I am just too busy.” What I was hearing was “Jill, I am not […]
‘Why His Cheating isn’t the REAL issue
Why His Cheating isn’t the REAL issue A lot of my clients are men and women who come to me for help in trying to cope with the green-eyed monster, jealousy. Intense fear, anxiety, and other troubling feelings take hold as they suspect that their partner is cheating on them, compelling them to do […]