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You Suck at Dating–And That’s Awesome

by ZackJanuary 25, 2015January 26, 2015

I was talking to one of my friends recently about her dating life.   She has been having a hard time.  

3 Realizations Proved I was COMPLETLEY Wrong about the Heart and Brain

by ZackJanuary 11, 2015January 12, 2015

Last week I posted (whined) about how hard it is for the heart and the brain to agree. I asserted that this alignment

Heart vs Brain – The Hit by Hit Showdown

by ZackJanuary 4, 2015January 11, 2015

UPDATE: After reading this (or before, if you must), please read my new post about how this is completely wrong.   It

A Plea from the Ass

by ZackDecember 22, 2014December 22, 2014

The most common question I get when people find out that I have a dating blog is, ‘How is that for your

Part 2 of Diminishing Deal Breakers: The Doubt of the Benefit

by ZackDecember 7, 2014December 9, 2014

  As you may recall, this chart depicts how you should act when dating: keep things below the line and don’t be

“The Power of Starting Something Stupid”

by ZackNovember 23, 2014November 23, 2014

I saw a performance of Our Town, by Thornton Wilder recently. It is a 1938 Pulitzer Prize winner, which is about an

Why NOT Now? Let’s Stop Waiting Before It’s too Late.

by ZackNovember 17, 2014November 18, 2014

It was fall 2008. I was in my last year of college with big dreams of making a difference in the world…but

The Law of Diminishing Deal Breakers (Part 1)

by ZackNovember 9, 2014November 9, 2014

Last week we talked about how it is important to be ourselves in dating and not trick people into falling for us.

Stop Lying in Dating…yeah YOU.

by ZackNovember 2, 2014November 3, 2014

  I had been going out with this girl for a few weeks and we were starting to get a little more

A Big LIE: Vulnerability is NOT Being Open

by ZackOctober 26, 2014

We live in a world with such thick facades, that often vulnerability is relinquished to late night TED talk viewing of Brené Brown

Did God Dump You?

by ZackOctober 19, 2014October 28, 2014

You take your significant other on a journey to visit a very wise man—the wisest man in the world. Not only is

What I Saw in the Mirror Shocked Me

by ZackOctober 13, 2014

The other day I put my nose against a mirror.   I know…odd.   But I wanted to see what I could

Divorce Does NOT Define You in Dating

by ZackOctober 6, 2014July 19, 2015

Jordan Moss and her opinion on Divorced Dating…   —guest post—     You CAN’T write a post about dating, divorce and

The 7 D’s of Dating Direction Despite Divorce

by ZackOctober 5, 2014

  “Hey, so I don’t mean for this to be awkward, but can I ask you a personal question?”   I had

5 Steps to Get a SUPER Hot Girl and Not be the “Big Smile” Guy

by ZackSeptember 29, 2014

GUEST POST from my good friend who happens to not be a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

GUEST POST: A Woman’s Perspective on “Hanging out”–NO!

by ZackSeptember 21, 2014September 22, 2014

[Zack’s notes: Okay, so this is what happens when an ex gets ahold of a post and is upset about it. And

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