Dating

Should We Be Making Out?

by Yvonne Chase

Headed To The Altar Over the weekend while relaxing at the beach, I pulled out one of my many relationship books.  The reader in me always has a couple of books in my bag.  This one was written by a Christian author and his wife for engaged Christian couples headed to the altar.  As I [...]

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Women Were Not Created for Hooking Up and Neither Were Men

by Yvonne Chase

Stop Hooking Up Earlier today I participated in a Twitter chat about hooking up.  One of the questions was, “Is hooking up a way out of commitment?” My answer is yes.  Here’s the thing, women complain about non-committal men yet they don’t realize hooking up creates non-commitment.  Women can’t complain about men behaving badly if [...]

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What’s Good for Men Is Not Good for Women

by Yvonne Chase

Men, Marriage and Relationships A couple years ago my parents came to visit for Christmas and we got into a great conversation about men, marriage and relationships.  In that conversation, my father said he told all of his sons in different ways and at different times that, “If you spend your youth running around with [...]

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Mingling on ChristianMingle Doesn’t Mean He’s a Christian

by Yvonne Chase

Bad Man – Good Site? Earlier today while surfing the net, I ran across a story about a bad man on a “Good” Internet dating site.  According to the NY Daily News, Sean Patrick Banks, an unemployed 37-year-old from Del Mar, allegedly used the website ChristianMingle.com to meet a woman in November police say he [...]

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Did Eddie Murphy Have the Right Idea?

by Yvonne Chase

If Seek and you will find.  Matthew 7:7 Crystal Clear In my last post, Courtship and Dating – What’s the Difference, I referenced Eddie Murphy in the movie Coming to America.  In this post, I’d like to take that conversation a little deeper – here we go.  When Eddie Murphy (Prince Akeem) came to America, [...]

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Courtship and Dating – What’s the Difference?

by Yvonne Chase

Arranged Marriages The other day on Twitter, I participated in a #courtship2013 conversation that was all about clarifying the difference between courtship and dating.  Then over the weekend I watched the movie Coming to America.   Back in the day, parents arranged marriages for their children and presented the intended to their child on his/her 21st [...]

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I Don’t Believe in Dating

by Yvonne Chase

Going on a Date Yes I know I’m a dating coach however, I don’t believe in dating.  What society today calls dating doesn’t work.  I believe in going on a date.  That is what I teach my clients.  I believe in having conversations.  Many people today turn a first date or first few dates into [...]

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Do You Have A First Date Hit List?

by Yvonne Chase

The Hit List Marriage.  Money. Debt.  Divorce.  Salary.  Sex. Careers.  Children.  Yesterday on Twitter, one of my followers asked if those things can be discussed on the first date.  He wanted to know if those topics were too heavy for a first date.  I chimed into his timeline and said those things should absolutely be [...]

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Buy Your Own Drink!

by Yvonne Chase

Fun, Food, Festivities Yesterday I went to a Super Bowl 2013 party at one of my favorite lounges and had a blast.  While I care nothing about football, I went for the fun, food and festivities.  I went to meet people and have great conversations.  Didn’t expect to pull out my coaching hat but I [...]

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Courtship Is Not Dead…

by Yvonne Chase

Standards Are Dead Just watched a clip from The Today show that asked the question, is courtship dead in the digital age.  Apparently texting, emailing and social media are interfering with good old fashioned dating.  Courtship is not dead.  Standards are dead.  Watch the clip and we’ll talk after. Courage, Planning and Investment of Ego According [...]

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