When you're happily in love, it's so easy to miss signs that indicate if your partner really love you. While things like name calling and cheating are obvious red flags, it's the little things you should pay attention to. Because according to experts, the small things can clue you in to how in love …
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How To be More Friendly And Approachable (10 Ways!)
The first step in meeting new people is to be more approachable. Having close relationships is one of the most meaningful elements to happiness. It’s not always easy to make friends, however. To form a friendship, you must be intrigued by them and you must also be just as interesting otherwise no …
Bad Boys or Nice Guys? What Women Really Want
As a Professional Matchmaker in Austin, my male clients frequently ask me what women really want. Like if they are being too nice and that’s why they are not having success in finding love. There actually is a book called "Men like bitches,". I’ve all heard those clichés. Is being …
Benefits of Being in Love
There are many benefits of being in love. Everyone knows the cliché, romantic comedy stereotype. A person in love seems to walk on air, have a magical glow, and radiate joy from every pore. While it may not be quite so peachy-keen in real life, most people would agree that love, especially the …
Top 10 Signs That He Is Being Faithful
There are many ways men trick you into believing they are being faithful. Behind every affair is a trail of tell-tale signs that make you think he might be cheating but really they are just tricking you. Often times, though, these signs are subtle and are only detected in hindsight, after the affair …
Halloween Costume Ideas for Couples
Looking for Halloween costume ideas for couples? Long before donning a scary costume became a thing, believe it or not, matchmaking played a part in many traditional Halloween rituals in the 1700's and 1800's. In particular, many had to do with helping young women identify their future husbands and …
Unique Date Ideas in Austin
As an Austin Professional Matchmaker, I am constantly searching for unique date ideas that go well with the relaxed and quirky vibe Austin is known for. These unique date ideas will create romance and help you get to know someone in another light besides just candlelight! Doing an activity on a …
Conversations To Have Before You Get married
If you’re getting married, there are important conversations you must have. You and your partner probably have a lot of things in common: friends, hobbies, interests, experiences, and values. Professional matchmaker Julia McCurley of Something More suggests ten conversations that every couple …
Excuse Me, I’m Single: Top 5 Ways to Approach Anyone, Anywhere
IF THERE’S ONE skill that will catapult you in work, love and life, it’s the ability to approach anyone, anywhere, anytime, and form a new relationship. I’m willing to bet that the urge to approach someone new—a cute girl on the street, a professional hero at a conference, or a dude at a cafe who …
How Amazon Prime is Ruining Dating
As a Professional Matchmaker I am all too familiar with the treacherous waters that are ruining dating. In fact, I continue to be shocked and dismayed at how dating has become a vicious cycle that has taken any semblance of human emotion almost entirely out of the picture. We live in a world where …