Hello, fellow single parents and seekers of love! I’m Melissa Porter, author of ‘Mastering the Single Parent Game: The Ultimate Rule Book,’ and I’m thrilled to share my wisdom with you. As a single parent myself for almost a decade, I know first hand the challenges and joys of navigating the dating world while…
We are so lucky that our London office looks onto the beautiful St James’s Park. We can see the changing seasons and the beautiful colours from our office window! Right now it feels like spring is in the air! And with the longer, warmer days comes renewed energy and hope and excitement for the…
It’s Valentine’s Day this month; a time for celebrating love in all its forms. Why not mark the day by celebrating with self-love? You could begin by saying ‘thank you’ to your body with mindful movement, such as dressing in cosy warm clothing and going for a walk and observing Mother Nature. Notice the…
So January is almost FINALLY over! The first month of the year often feels like the longest, doesn’t it? How are you getting on with your New Year’s Resolutions? Are you still going to the gym, eating a vegan diet and avoiding alcohol? A huge well done if you are. We all know that most…
Christmas is for kids, or so they say. Christmas seen through the eyes of children is a time of wonder and delight. And whilst it’s not the case for everyone, for many of us, our own childhood Christmases can seem so wonderfully idyllic when we look back. Life was so much simpler then. No…
Dr Gary Chapman first talked about the “Five Love Languages” over thirty years ago when he described how each of us like to give and receive love in different ways. Learning how your partner likes to receive love could make your festive present-buying so much easier! Touch – does your partner like to hold…
Loving someone wholeheartedly and unconditionally and being loved equally in return is a dream we’ve all indulged in. You may feel that sounds a bit cynical, but if we are honest, the version we tend to favour is the one in which all our wishes are realised, with no barriers, no heartache and no…
It’s a fact that good conversations build trust and understanding in relationships of all kinds. There is a natural pattern of give and take (if there isn’t, then it is not the good kind) that can be a precursor to enhanced communication. However, as we are building our understanding of another person and no matter…
In a nutshell, mindful dating is where you listen actively, don’t let your mind wander or jump to conclusions too early. It’s dating with pauses…for time to work out what is happening. Sounds old fashioned but it is definitely worth trying if your current approach is not making you happy. Unlike the ghoster, who will…
You may be starting to feel Blog fatigue. You know how it goes – starting with the best of intentions (yours), looking for something – anything – that resonates with how you are feeling, to throw a chink of light on what a true and meaningful romantic relationship might actually look like, you are bombarded…
When you say you are dating, what is your goal? Are you hoping to find love and commitment or are you just hoping for fun? If we assume that other people’s intentions are similar to our own, you may be disappointed sometimes – we’re not all at the same stage in our dating journeys. Courage,…
If you only feel that you can be drawn towards the most attractive people, then you should be aware that beautiful people are only beautiful until you get to know them and understand their characters – after that they are just human like the rest of us. If you are not succeeding in finding a…
If, as statistics tell us, first messages to potential online dates rise by a third in Spring, it is surely the ideal time to look around for love in the real world. Spring is all about new beginnings and there is generally a more light hearted feeling. Both in nature and personally it is…
If your intention is to find the right partner for a committed relationship this year and you have achieved financial independence and career success, then you could make this the year for you. There are lots of single men and women over 50 who would love to find a new partner to share…
The better you understand yourself, the more likely you will be to achieve your New Year resolutions. Past failures, of all sorts, will help you understand decisions you have made that were wrong for you. Consider not only at what brought you to make them, but also where they led you. Past successes…
Intimacy in relationships is a worthy topic, because the capacity for intimacy is the key to long term commitment. It concerns the closeness of two individuals. To achieve it, you will need to be willing to trust each other, be open and vulnerable. There are four common types of intimacy: Emotional – sharing and…
If you are not currently in a relationship but would like to be, whether or not you envisage having children, there are certain things you can do to increase the chance of that relationship lasting. My advice applies equally to men and women, in all types of romantic relationships. If this is of…
Mature women are quite something aren’t they? They have their own opinions, values and beliefs and they are confident and comfortable with who they are. Men looking to date can find them intimidating, but it need not be so if you consider this advice: What women at this stage are seeking is someone…
I recently discovered how long it takes to form a friendship on average and I was surprised. 40-80 hours for an acquaintance 80 – 100 hours for a casual friendship 200+ hours for a close friendship Wow – who knew? Friendship is defined as caring for another for the sake of that person and…
It can be hard to be sure that the person you have fallen for is a ‘keeper’, especially if, despite your feelings, something holds you back. It could be that you have only ever dated one type and even though the one under consideration ticks all your boxes, you know that in the past…
It is an interesting exercise to consider how certain hobbies reveal particular traits in participants – if you look at someone sporty as a potential romantic partner for instance, this is what you might find: 1 Good timekeeping – you can neither be late for a round of golf, a tennis match nor…
