It’s a great month for The Dating Optimist, the blog I run to provide small doses of love and life positivity when you really need it. Pick up the Jan/Feb 2011 issue of Health magazine, and you’ll see that my blog was named a “Blog We Adore” for the issue, and featured a quote from […]
I had the hilarious pleasure of talking to one of my favorite stars of one of my favorite TV shows recently: Ty Burrell of Modern Family. He plays the Dad of three, Phil Dunphy. And he had some wise, warm and funny things to say about his marriage and new baby. You can check out […]
I had a great chat the other day with the dating folks at It’s Just Lunch (thanks Simone!) and wanted to share our conversation with you. It went up on their sight today. Check out the It’s Just Lunch “Singles Scene“ to find out my “dating philosophy” and my advice for a first date! (You […]
If you haven’t yet snagged your copy of the Women’s Health September 2010 issue, I’ll help guide you to the best story in it. Which, oh look, just happens to be mine! Well, I think it’s pretty good anyway. My story, “The Attitude That Attracts Love” is an important reminder for singles that nothing is more important […]
It’s always good to talk to someone who shares my optimistic viewpoint on life and love and everything in between. I found that when I spoke with Star Trek and House star, Jennifer Morrison for the July/August cover of Health magazine. Here’s page one, for a taste of the article. You can read the whole […]
That’s how I felt after getting some sit-down time with Sam Rockwell to interview him for the cover of Manhattan magazine—the still-new New York City outpost from Modern Luxury magazines. It was great to see a sneak peek of his film Moon and get to talk to him about it. My verdict: Even though sci-fi films […]
Oh, mon dieu, you didn’t know the French had so much to teach us about love and dating? (I mean other than the pickup line Voulez vous coucher avec moi, ce soir?) Well, it’s true. In fact, my next Axe-sponsored article for AskMen.com, Love Lessons From France, is up on the site and full of […]
A couple of months ago, I interviewed Bones star Emily Deschanel for the cover of Health magazine. The “Absolutely Organic” interview appeared in the April 2009 issue. I was very impressed with how planet-conscious Emily is—she’s someone who hates to order takeout because the food comes in plastic containers. As if I didn’t feel guilty […]
This article was originally published by Amy Spencer on Match.com’s Happen magazine The Dater’s Conundrum: What Should I Say? Tongue-tied over how to say, “How do you feel about kids?” or “Let’s see each other exclusively”? Read on for the right words. By Amy Spencer Thought asking your date out in the first place was hard? […]
I recently provided some advice for AOL’s Digital City about some of The Do’s and Don’ts of Making a Move at the Gym—you know, where you’re usually more focused on making muscles. It’s been a while since I’ve hit on (or been hit on by) someone in a place so sweaty, but thinking about it for […]