by Deb Garraway
August 3, 2010
Raise your hand if you watched The Bachelorette finale last night. I was more interested in this version of the series, perhaps because Ali struck me as a bit more authentic than some of the previous women on the show. (I loved that she didn’t seem to care at all when her hair was soaking wet and she looked a bit like a drowned rat on that cold Cape Cod beach.) That Roberto would be in the finale seemed like a foregone conclusion, given their instant chemistry (which Ali acknowledged on the first episode by giving him her First Impression rose). (more…)
by Deb Garraway
July 28, 2010
We hear a lot about branding these days, primarily when talking about companies marketing products—Toyota, Kellogg’s, Verizon.
You recognize those names and have an idea of the kind of company, product quality and service standards, because they’ve created a brand. Simply put, the brand tells the consumer that what you see is what you get, and you can count on the product to do what they say it will do. And if it doesn’t, here’s how it will be resolved, and here’s why you should trust them. So have you ever thought of making yourself a brand? And what makes having a personal brand improve your awareness of how to attract men? (more…)
by Deb Garraway
May 12, 2010
We women often have hard time saying what we feel and what we want, but even worse, we struggle with saying what we don’t want.
My clients often ask me, “Why is it I can get a man’s attention, but when I realize there’s no chemistry or connection, I just can’t say no thanks?” These women find it uncomfortable to tell a man that he’s not her type and she doesn’t want to go out with him again. So, often she’ll avoid phone calls and ignore emails or make excuses about being busy or having gotten back together with her old boyfriend.
Women are naturally empathetic, and we tend not to want to say something that we wouldn’t want said to us.
Men will usually just not call and will come up with things like: I’ve been really busy at work, or I’ve got a lot on my mind and will leave it at that. Wouldn’t it make more sense just to say the truth politely?
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by Deb Garraway
May 8, 2010
For women wanting dating advice, I want to recommend checking out
www.datingwithoutdrama.com. Paige Parker is right on in her guidance about how to get a man without all the drama. In fact, she asserts that you can’t get a man and a fulfilling relationship WITH drama.
I signed up for her newsletter a couple of months ago and also listened to a CD in which Parker interviews five men about their perspectives on women and why men do some of the things they do. (more…)
by Deb Garraway
May 3, 2010
It bothers me whenever I hear or read something that tells women how to attract men.
It always gives the impression that women have to work at attracting men by making themselves more beautiful, alluring, or challenging with snappy repartee, false self-confidence, and ways of behaving that are not authentic. I’m one who continually works on self-improvement, but it has to be natural and true to me. (more…)