Posted by Susan Walsh on Oct 28, 2009 in
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Hooking Up Realities Dear Susan,
Now that midterms are over, I’m starting to think about going home for Thanksgiving. I’m worried about making the wrong choices. Actually, I’m worried I’ll make the same wrong choice several times over in the four days that I’m home. Last summer I had a thing with a guy. [...]
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Posted by Susan Walsh on Oct 12, 2009 in
Hooking Up Realities,
Relationship Strategies The Concept of Fast, Good or Cheap?
Psychologist Linda Young has written an article at Psychology Today that caught the attention of the largely dormant MBA part of my brain. She takes a Project Management construct and applies it to dating. It’s called Fast, Good or Cheap, and I think it works.
The concept refers to the [...]
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Wouldn’t it be great if you could take one look at someone’s face and know if they were relationship material? It turns out that people are remarkably accurate at predicting just that. A study at Durham University in England showed that Boyfriends look significantly different than Players. Check out this example:
At first I thought these [...]
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Posted by Susan Walsh on Apr 30, 2009 in
Relationship Strategies Before you go getting all hot and bothered about a guy, it pays to stop and think about what you want from him. And whether or not he’s good enough for you. The best way to avoid regret is to avoid impulsiveness. That’s not to say you shouldn’t be spontaneous. When you see an opportunity [...]
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Posted by Susan Walsh on Mar 4, 2009 in
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Relationship Strategies
Now that Zagat’s has announced new Dating (and Dumping) Guides for New York and LA, I’m bracing myself for some nasty stories. Zagat’s selected their dumping grounds based on the number of exits and proximity to transportation (so you can get the hell outta there), as well as the attractiveness of the clientele, so that [...]
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