Author: Bruce Bryans

Lesson 29 Dating at any age is difficult, but those of you over the age of forty-five, etc., know that dating can sometimes be even more difficult at times. This series will focus mainly on women within this demographic, as I’ve received many emails from women who wanted some insight on how finding a mate changes for women at these… Read more →

Lesson 28 Generally, women in their late forties and older are likely to be more socioeconomically successful than their younger counterparts. Due to their cumulative education and experience, they have higher paying jobs, successful businesses, and have built up social networks that grant them access to more work-related opportunities. Many women in this age group also bring a lot more… Read more →

Lesson 27 Never hide the fact that you want to be in a committed relationship. Doing so is a terrible strategy for keeping a man interested in you. Many women neglect to tell men what they want in a relationship usually out of fear. The fear of scaring a potentially great guy away causes them to keep quiet about their… Read more →

Lesson 26 Eye contact is the single most effective way for encouraging a man to approach you. It’s not as passive of a tactic as smiling, which means that as a woman, you take on a bit more risk when applying it. That being said, the benefit of making eye contact with a man is that it is a clear… Read more →

Lesson 25 According to the research done by Rachel Greenwald, author of the book, Have Him at Hello: Confessions from 1,000 Guys About What Makes Them Fall in Love…Or Never Call Back, the number one reason why the men she interviewed said that they didn’t call a woman back for another date was simply because she was too “bossy.” After… Read more →

Lesson 24 For the guy who’s pulling away from you, assuming he has a high level of class, actually cares about you, and wants to let you down easy, one thing I can admit is that the less petty, superficial, niggling, “sexist”, or embarrassing a deal breaker or turn off is for him, the more likely he is to inform… Read more →

Lesson 23 Men pull away and suddenly lose interest in the women they date. It happens. And although women tend to do it to men as well, it’s something that women are more likely to struggle with due to the fact that men are the gatekeepers of commitment. This is the reality, and a more sobering reality is that men… Read more →

Lesson 22 One of the most powerful communication techniques I’ve ever come across is called active listening. I first heard about it in a phenomenal book by best-selling author, the late Stephen Covey called, The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People. Applied to communicating with a man, the skill of active listening is all about empathizing with your man and… Read more →

Lesson 21 If you’ve already had a heart-to-heart conversation with your guy about your needs and it still hasn’t led to a commitment from him, it’s time to modify your behavior. If he still seems “on the fence” about you and acts as if he really wants you but doesn’t want to commit to something serious just yet (if ever),… Read more →

Lesson 20 Honestly, there’s nothing wrong with initiating things with a guy so long as you can do so with class and feminine subtlety. However, once you’ve done the subtle initiating, it’s usually in a woman’s best interest to take her foot off the pedal and let a man prove his interest through his leadership. Unfortunately, my observations have led… Read more →