Category Archives: Tips & Advice

20 Things I Wish I’d Known About Women Before Puberty Turned My Life Upside Down

Hind sight is twenty/​twenty, a bunch of wise peo­ple once said. Just ask Neville Cham­ber­lain or Mrs. Lin­coln. Women are still largely a mys­tery to me, but I’ve put many of the pieces together through the years. It’s helped me under­stand not only women bet­ter, but also myself. That said, I began think­ing of things that I wish I’d [...]
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He’s Just Not Your Type. And That’s A Good Thing (Give Away)

I’m jeal­ous of all of you. I truly am. We here at the The Urban Dater are giv­ing away a copy of Andrea Syrtash’s new book, “He’s Just Not Your Type (And That’s A Good Thing)” and because I work for The Urban Dater I’m not eli­gi­ble. Boo! So all of you lucky read­ers have the chance to score her [...]
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Andrea Syrtash’s Interview with The Urban Dater

I recently had the chance to ask Andrea Syr­tash, author of “He’s Just Not Your Type (And That’s a Good Thing)” for some dat­ing advice and tips. If you haven’t checked out her site already please do. http://​www​.andreasyr​tash​.com/ Pick up a copy of the book too!
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Group Post: Why Does He Just Want to be “Friends??”

"If he really cared about me, why can't he take it further than just friends? Does anyone know a guy's hang-ups that cause this?"
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Your Relationship Needs to Struggle to Survive.

Rela­tion­ships are a funny, won­der­ful, awful thing.  That is, they can be won­der­ful, spir­ti­tu­ally uplift­ing and great to be in. The flip side to that coin, of course they can be gut-​​wrenching, emotion-​​draining, heart slay­ers.  We know this and we under­stand it, most of us any­way.  The Sun and the Moon, good and evil, Coke and [...]
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