Fishing in Shallow Water: Getting Warmer...Great Resources to Prepare for a Relationship

Sooo once you figure out dating and actually meet someone the real work begins! Are you ready? Are you compatible? How can you be your best self for your relationship? One of the first things I recommend to women is to start reading Cosmopolitan magazine...they always complain that all it contains is articles on how to look your best and have great sex...and my response to them is EXACTLY! Simple advice, because guess what, men are SIMPLE! If Cosmo is not your thing you may need to read the articles below.

Eight Signs you May Not be Ready for a Relationship

This article does a great job of explaining a lot of the things I saw in would-be relationship seekers.

http://www.eharmony.com/dating-advice/about-you/eight-signs-you-may-not-be-ready-for-a-relationship/

10 Ways to Know you Are Ready for a Relationship

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/james-michael-sama/10-ways-to-know-youre-rea_b_5316997.html

Great Article on Ghosting

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/soloish/wp/2016/04/11/hey-whered-you-go-5-reasons-people-ghost/

Why Ghosting Hurts so Much

https://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/living-forward/201511/is-why-ghosting-hurts-so-much

Dating PTSD

http://www.eharmony.com/dating-advice/about-you/do-you-have-dating-ptsd/

PTSD factsheet

http://www.svfreenyc.org/survivors_factsheet_107.html