finding a relationship

THE SWIPE! How Online Dating is Numbing Us Down

Post author:John McElhenney
Post published:January 21, 2025
Post category:Dating Joy Relationships sexual chemistry

I learn something new and vital each time I'm in a long-term relationship.

The Hierarchy of Relationship Needs: Four Levels of Attraction

Hierarchy of Relationship Needs - McElhenney

Post author:John McElhenney
Post published:December 2, 2024
Post category:Dating Health and Fitness Joy Love Relationships Self-care Sex Single-Dad Spirituality

I will not settle for average and I hope you will not either. Average will get you down the road a bit, but it's not the lasting relationship you are looking for. That's one of the reasons dating can be difficult. We don't want to be alone so we might go on a lot of average dates.

Getting Started Again with Online Dating: So, You’ve Broken Up…

Post author:John McElhenney
Post published:July 6, 2023
Post category:Dating humans of divorce Relationships Sex Single-Dad

Keep sex out of the game until you are sure you want to give this relationship a long-term shot. Sex clouds everything. Sex blinds us to the red flags that could be burning right before our eyes. When the sex hormones kick in we are no longer capable of making rational decisions.

Evolved Dating: Driven in the Non-linear World of Relationships

Post author:John McElhenney
Post published:April 3, 2022
Post category:Dating Health and Fitness Joy Love Relationships Self-care Sex Single-Dad

What is working and what is broken in the modern maelstrom of online dating apps and sites. We need an evolutionary approach to finding and building a relationship.