Got a Man

Are Men Able to Give to You?

Women, all to often, get in the way of men being able to give to them - without even knowing it! Check out this quick video to see if this is true about you, and how to get out of your own way.  

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How to Change a Man

Are you in a relationship with a man who needs to change in order for you to be happy/ier? This week's video tip is for you!  

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How to Handle When He Hurt Your Feelings

Are you able to remain vulnerable, or do you go into anger (and even attack) mode when something your man did (or didn't do) has hurt your feelings? Today's video offers something to help you get closer to your guy, rather than creating more distance between you....

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How to Get Back to the Loving Feelings

Dear Karen, I saw your video this week – the one about what dogs can teach us about how to greet our men, and, although it made sense on one level, what if you’re really angry with your husband, and it would just be too hard to be happy to see him when he comes home?...

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How To Boost Your Self-Esteem

Do you find yourself thinking you're not "enough" of something (thin, pretty, smart, successful, young, old, etc.) to have what you really want in your life? What if the biggest obstacle you're dealing with is just the thought of that, which is what's creating the...

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What Are You Focusing On?

Hi Karen, I have an online dating pet peeve: men who send an email that simply says "how are you?" and nothing else.  Or men who clearly don't read your profile and what you're looking for and write to you anyway even though the deal-breakers are obvious (such as...

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Having Happy Holidays

This can be such a challenging time of year for people, partly because our expectations of experiencing all this joy, fun, love and happiness (that’s supposed to be abundant in our lives through the holidays) may not actually be happening. In fact, quite the opposite...

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You, Your Man, and Money

Do you and your guy talk about money well?  Do you trust each other about your values - and your plans? It's so important to get on the same page before moving forward.  

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Intimacy is Vitally Important to Your Relationship

Dear Karen, I hate to say this – I feel really embarrassed about it – but I have gotten to a place where I wouldn’t care if my husband and I never had s*e*x again (Note to reader: I have masked words that would set off spam filters so this newsletter can get to you). ...

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You Can't "Complete" Each Other

That line in the movie Jerry Maguire sent legions of women swooning. But what if waiting for a man to "complete you", or being with a man who is waiting for you to "complete him", is actually a bad plan?  

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Enjoy Your Life – It’s Very Attractive!

Dear Karen, There are so many things I’d love to be doing, but I don’t want to get involved with things and miss a chance to find someone to be in a relationship with.  I’m scared to be single for the rest of my life, and getting into things before I’ve met someone...

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He Cannot Read Your Mind

Dear Karen, I’m really getting back out there and dating, after a painful breakup.  I have a question about something that comes up for me quite a bit; I believe that if a man really cares about you, he should intuitively know what you need.  Do you agree with me on...

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Why Can’t Men Handle This?

Dear Karen, I've started dating online again and I am astonished at literally the countless number of men's profiles who say "no drama please".  What exactly do they mean by this?  I feel as though either they are unrealistic about relationships or they don't...

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What Is He Thinking?

Dear Karen, I’ve just started dating a man I’m very excited about.  We don’t live near each other – we met skiing, and see each other when we’re both there on the weekends.  We are getting pretty serious (at least, it feels like it, and I sure hope so!).  Here’s my...

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Let’s Talk About Money

Hello, Karen, My husband and I are pretty good about dealing with most of the issues that come up in our marriage, but one that is just a disaster, and something we just have not found a way to navigate well, is money.  What can you suggest I do, so that it works...

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