Dr. Alduan Tartt describes how our brains can trick us into wanting relationships based on social comparison, lack of connection and/or patience. However, there are times when the pain is in tune with our actual need to be in relationships for our short and long-term happiness. If you've ever felt invisible during Valentine's Day, Christmas, or New Year's Eve while everyone else celebrated with someone special, you're not alone—and you're not broken. Holidays magnify what's missing in our...

Dr. Tartt provides three strategies for being more optimistic and positive in relationships and marriage. Choosing Hope: How Faith Changes Your Love Life In a world flooded with breakup stories, cynical dating advice, and constant disappointment, it's easy to lose faith in love. Maybe you've been burned before. Maybe you're watching good marriages around you crumble. Maybe you're tired of trying and wondering if healthy love is even possible anymore. But what if the problem isn't just about...

Single ladies, if you’re getting ghosted after a first date, it’s often not because you aren’t attractive—it’s because the date quietly slipped into interview mode  instead of connection mode . At all cost, avoid this question, "Tell me what you do for a living." For goodness sake, never ask about about how much money he makes, his credit score, what car he drives or even what part of town he lives in (if you are trying to assess his wealth). Men despise this question with a passion and will...