Dating Expo

Hey Dr. Dennis – Hi and thank you for your help!

I am single and I have been for 2 years. I’m a 30-year old woman with 2 part-time kids. I am attractive (though somewhat overweight), intelligent and I like to think I’m good company.

Recently, I have had some pretty bad luck in re-entering the dating scene. I’ve been stood up a couple of times, met a man who did nothing but play games with me, met another man who just took off and stopped talking to me, met another man who fell in love with me way too fast and I just want to be friends with, have had many, many emails messages through a singles site that are ignored or they will just stop talking to me with no explanation or reason, and I even joined a few Meetup groups (Meetup.com) in the area and have been putting myself out there but I just can’t seem to meet anyone who is genuine and good. In fact mostly what I’ve encountered is very negative and discouraging.

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See larger image Stop Wondering If You'll Ever Meet Him: A Revolutionary Approach for Putting the Date Back into Dating (Paperback) By (author) Ryan Browning Cassaday, Jessica Cassaday Ph.D. List Price: $15.95 USD New From: $4.75 In Stock Used from: $4.75 In Stock

Doc:

I have a question about girls that play “hard to get”. I know you tell guys (and girls) not to play this game, but I’ve read other articles that say that girls should do this. What’s your take on that?

Thanks!

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I’m in a long-distance relationship at the moment. I love my boyfriend very much, and the relationship is good. Recently I met someone and things kicked off really fast between the two of us. We are really interested in each other. It feels as if we’ve known each other for years. We are comfortable with one another and really open and honest.
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See larger image If I'm So Wonderful, Why Am I Still Single?: Ten Strategies That Will Change Your Love Life Forever (Paperback) By (author) Susan Page List Price: $14.95 USD New From: $5.95 In Stock Used from: $4.10 In Stock Release date March 26, 2002.

Reading one of your older columns today, I came across this. “All the pain in this world is caused by unhappy, thwarted, frustrated people. Happy people don’t hurt other people. They enrich the planet and bring fulfillment to others.”

While I like to think I’m one of the happy people bringing fulfillment to others, I am continually thwarted in my attempts at relationships. Time and time again men represent themselves to me falsely, and time and time again I fail to see it until it is too late. Then I turn into one of those unhappy, frustrated people.

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I am a 34-year-old, single, college-educated woman, but honestly I feel clueless when it comes to love. I’ve had lots of relationships that last six months. That’s the time men start professing their love, and I find a reason to run.

I had one relationship that lasted five years, mainly because he was a professional athlete. I’m ashamed to admit I would have stayed with him just because of what he did for a living and the exciting lifestyle he provided. Even then I cheated twice. No matter how great the guy is, I always feel I might miss something better out there, or find someone who makes more money, or is better looking.

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