Better Dating Decisions Through Game Theory
How do you make good decisions in ambiguous situations? The four Axelrod Criteria will hold you in good stead in many difficult decisions.
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The Quick Guide for Getting Guys: How Smart Women Can Understand Men
Lately, women have been reporting on the proliferation of a peculiar creature in their neighborhoods. They say it’s hairy, communicates in grunts if at all, is always trying to gain their favor, doesn’t train very well, and tries to hump everything in sight. Yup – men are everywhere. But we’re […]
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Dating Advice: Your New Year’s Eve Midnight Makeout Plan
Awright boys and girls. I’m going to make this quick and I’m going to make this sweet. In 24hrs, you will have one of the best opportunities for ‘success’ with with the opposite sex, however you define that for yourself. Or at least of meeting someone new. This is because […]
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Dating Advice for Women – Trust Issues: Should I Stay or Should I Go?
Hi Dr. Alex! I’ve been forwarded many of your emails from a friend and I enjoy reading them. Now I have my own questions… Here goes nothing! So, I’ve been dating this guy for a little over a year now. He works in the same building as I do that’s […]
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The Tao of Dating: Five Principles to Overcome Any Challenge in Your Love Life
I get many letters like this from readers (both male and female): “I met this guy, and he took me to dinner, and it was really romantic, but he did/didn’t try to kiss me, then he called/didn’t call back, then he asked/didn’t ask me out again, and what does it […]
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Video: Are you a boy or a man?
While we’re on the topic of masculinity, here’s a video from my ‘Transformation Weekend’ seminar I did some time back. Thanks for all of your positive feedback on it so far — we’re working on making an audio product of the seminar ready. In the meantime, enjoy the video, and […]
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Video: Why Women’s Magazines Suck
Finally, I’m joining the 21st century and using this whole newfangled video thing. Thrilling! This is a topic that is best illustrated visually, since that’s how those pernicious little beasties called fashion magazines inflict their damage. I rant about this in The Tao of Dating for Women fairly extensively — […]
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Dating: What’s Your Compass? How to Get Rid of Toxic Guys (or Girls)
Last night, I was at a business networking mixer here in Los Angeles. As the event winded down, I was talking to these two lovely young ladies — let’s call them Ashley and Sarah — who seemed really preoccupied about a message Ashley was composing on her Blackberry. They kept […]
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The Ten Commandments of Modern Dating
Last Sunday was Mother’s Day, which reminded me of the Ten Commandments. That’s because there’s only one measly commandment telling you what to do: ‘honor thy father and thy mother.’ The remaining nine are a relentless barrage of ‘thou shalt nots’, telling you what not to do. So if you […]
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Dating: The easy way to make difficult requests
This reader brings up a great question: Hi! Alex, I have been enjoying your autoresponder updates. Thank you! I am grateful that my friend told me about you! My question is: When a man uses vulgar language (mainly the “f” word) around me (and we are just getting to know […]
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Teleseminar TONIGHT: ‘Smart, Meet Heart’
The teleseminar I’m holding tonight, Thursday 19 March 2009, will elaborate on the concepts from the previous post. It’s free to join us on the call, although there’s only room for 200 listeners, so call in early: Date: Thu 19 March 2009 Time: 6pm PDT/9pm EDT Duration: about 60min Call-in […]
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Smart, Meet Heart: 5 Remedies for (Smart) People’s Dating Woes
Some of you, my astute readers, already noticed that the dating challenges enumerated in the last article – focusing on careers instead of relationships, expecting to be loved for the wrong reasons, not acting like a sexual being, self-sabotaging and ego identity – are not just specific to smart people. […]