Jeffrey Platts

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Are You An Appreciation Junkie?

Written by on November 20, 2011

For years, I put women on a pedestal. Then I started realizing I’m pretty cool. So many times I thought the woman was awesome, which often times was true. (Other times, I quickly learned it was a total projection.) I would get

Wanna Find Love? Let Go Of The Banana

Written by on September 13, 2010

Are you keeping a few friends or acquaintances on your radar as potential hookups or relationship material? Is your ex on your backup list? Are you still pining over your college crush? Well, if you want a new relationship, you’ve

You Are A Flavor

Written by on August 12, 2010

You are a flavor. Some people will find you absolutely delicious and others will find you totally repugnant. And that is a GOOD thing. You want people to like you for the flavor that you are.  And you want people

Dating In 3 Simple Steps

Written by on July 20, 2010

I get overwhelmed easily.  All my life I’ve constantly sought out information and then broken it down into simpler, easy to digest chunks.  So I wondered if the same could be applied to dating.  There are a lot of great tips

Taking Off My Social Media Mask

Written by on June 24, 2010

Take a look at your Twitter or Facebook streams and you might think all of your friends are elephant riding in Thailand or getting back from kick-ass workouts with their personal trainers. Blogs and social media sites can sometimes give

Are You Living In A Prison Of Shoulds?

Written by on June 7, 2010

Are you God?  A fortune teller?  Can you predict the future? Personally, I can’t predict the future. But my mind thinks it can. Or at least it thinks it can predict what the future (and my life) should look like.  It even passes

Why do Guys Always Think The Grass Is Greener With Other Women?

Written by on April 28, 2010

“You don’t know what you’ve got until it’s gone.” Cliche but very true. I’m sure every person has had that experience of ending a relationship or being dumped, only to wonder afterwards why we weren’t appreciative of the person when

Can NOT Dating Improve Your Dating?

Written by on April 13, 2010

Spring is here. Nine of your friends are getting married in June. You’ve had way too many first dates pick their nose and/or fart in the past two months. Your last five online dates have simply fizzled for no apparent

Does Your Jealousy Keep You Single?

Written by on March 25, 2010

“He doesn’t deserve to be dating a hot woman like that. She’s way out of his league.” “Ugh, just look at them, laughing and holding hands.  Get a room, you two!” Jealous:  adj. painfully desirous of another’s advantages Ever experienced