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Check out these signs of codependent behavior. If they sound like you, watch this video and learn how to begin to heal. — When you’re dating, do you tend to put your partner’s needs before your own? You may be behaving in codependent ways. Recognizing the signs of codependent behavior is the first step towards having healthier relationships. Signs You May Be Codependent What is codependency? Codependency refers to any enmeshed relationship in which one person believes they need to tend to the other person’s needs, while losing their own sense of autonomy. Codependent behavior generally involves: Self-sacrifice Focusing on others first A need for control Difficulty expressing emotions and setting boundaries A person with codependent behavior might experience: Trust issues with themselves and others The desire to fix/save people to feel needed Putting others’ needs before their own Problems with confrontation and decision-making D...

It sucks when something awkward happens on an otherwise enjoyable date. We’ve all been there! You’re out with a new crush who you’ve been excited about for awhile and then something cringeworthy happens to possibly kill any relationship potential. Here are 4 awkward dating moments and 4 ways to avoid or recover from them with class… 1. Bad Breath & B.O. Nobody is 100% fresh as a daisy all of the time, but there’s a huge difference between someone smelling not-so-fresh and someone’s smell making you feel nauseous. If you find yourself on a date or in an intimate situation with a potential love-interest who isn’t fresh as a daisy, it’s super important to offer a solution not just a criticism in regards to their B.O. For bad breath, offer gum or a mint and have one yourself to avoid any awkwardness. For bad body odor, if you’re on a daytime date and doing something active like hiking, your date will probably sweat and possibly smell. You’re working out for goodness sake! Go on a non...

My podcast guest, Emily Pereira, helps women find the gift in heartbreak. If you’ve ever been heartbroken, listen to this episode! — Emily Pereira is an international retreat leader, bestselling author of The Quest, and women’s coach specializing in helping women call in epic love. She has reached over 5 million people worldwide, with speaking engagements at Wanderlust, Summit Outside, and Spotify.  In this episode of Last First Date Radio: A shift in perspective that can help someone heal from a broken heart The gift in heartbreak What to do when a breakup includes infidelity How to increase self-worth following a breakup The keys to finding lasting love EP 499: Emily Pereira – Finding the Gift in Heartbreak Last First Date Radio Join Sandy Weiner, THE renowned dating and relationship coach for women over 40, for this inspirational show about attracting and sustaining healthy relationships in midlife. Listen to interviews with top experts and cutting edg...

Almost all women have the most loving and giving intentions when it comes to starting new relationship. So when a man pulls away or “drifts” a woman will usually go to her first conclusion. “What did I do wrong”? You feel like he’s lost that loving feeling. He might start to withdraw, appear to be losing interest. Ultimately, the relationship decays. The more you try to revive it, the more distant he becomes and now you’re straight up chasing it. You’re no longer cute – you are annoying as hell, and that quirky adorableness has worn off. I know that you don’t want to be needy. You end up being needy because you don’t even realize that’s what you are doing. Neediness usually comes from a void within you– which you think a man can fill with his presence. You begin to wager your happiness and a sense of self-worth against him being in your life. Bad gamble. If you don’t determine your worth, someone else will definitely take a stab at it. You will be very hard-pressed to change a man’...

We’ve all experienced that wonderful feeling of a great nineteen. You know… the first nineteen minutes of meeting your date and the spark that comes with it. By the fifth minute the hostess is seating you at a perfect table and by minute nine you’re ordering a cocktail. The next couple minutes bring some witty banter and by the 15 the minute you’re sipping a Tanqueray and Tonic, looking at your date and thinking to yourself, “Wow… cute and can converse… score!” Everything is splendid until the seconds approaching the twenty-minute mark. Somehow the conversation leads your date to respond with a sentence that brings the date to a screeching halt. The verbal slamming of the breaks that brings about the dead stop are a combination of the following…”my Ex”, “my breakup” or “my past relationship”. And with just one sentence, you pull up a chair for an unexpected, worst kind of third wheel- the EXtra wheel. Mentioning your Ex on a first date is the equivalent to taking a fire hose to a b...

You get home from a lovely night out, and you smile as you recall the night’s events. Maybe, just maybe, you found someone who could end up being the One. A few days later, you send a text so he or she knows you were thinking of them. “Hey, you. I had a great time the other night. Would you like to go out again sometime?” Simple, right? No strings attached. No expectations . Just an innocent desire to connect to another soul. Anyone in a getting-to-know-each-other or dating relationship is familiar with this message. But it goes unanswered. What the heck?! Everything went fine! I mean, he or she seemed nice… Not the type to disappear. What happened??? …They could’ve said something. The sad truth is this is all too common in the 21st century as technology becomes more commonplace. Online dating service Loveawake released a shocking survey highlighting the millennial’s struggle with ghosting. Of 800 single users aged 18-33, 78 percent reported they were a ghosting victim at least on...

You get home from a lovely night out, and you smile as you recall the night’s events. Maybe, just maybe, you found someone who could end up being the One. A few days later, you send a text so he or she knows you were thinking of them. “Hey, you. I had a great time the other night. Would you like to go out again sometime?” Simple, right? No strings attached. No expectations . Just an innocent desire to connect to another soul. Anyone in a getting-to-know-each-other or dating relationship is familiar with this message. But it goes unanswered. What the heck?! Everything went fine! I mean, he or she seemed nice… Not the type to disappear. What happened??? …They could’ve said something. The sad truth is this is all too common in the 21st century as technology becomes more commonplace. Online dating service Loveawake released a shocking survey highlighting the millennial’s struggle with ghosting. Of 800 single users aged 18-33, 78 percent reported they were a ghosting victim at least on...