What We Can Learn about Our Love Intuition from Investigation Discovery’s “He Lied About Everything” about Benita Alexander and Paolo Macchiarini

Emmy-award winning NBC investigative producer Benita Alexander became the subject of her own investigation when she discovered that her fiancé, the internationally respected transplant physician Paolo Macchiarini , was not what he seemed.  With the help of Discovery Investigation she learned the truth about his lies. She was also a single mother of a young daughter, and at the time that she met with the famous and very handsome Paolo … [Read more...]

Unhealthy Relationship Signs: How to Increase Your Awareness.

Part 3 in a Series on unhealthy relationships. When you tell your trusted friends, family members or therapist about your unhappiness in your relationship, they might give you wise advice, but you probably still have a sentence or two going round in your head that sounds something like this: “Yes, but…you don’t really know him. He’s a good guy…” You could even nod your head or say, “I know, I know…” They mean well, you tell yourself, … [Read more...]

Unhealthy Relationship Signs: Developing a Perspective on Your Partner’s Behavior.

Part 2 in a Series on unhealthy relationships. I don’t know the origin of this quote, but use it to help you develop a perspective and gauge of any unhealthy behavior of your partner: “One is a chance, two is a coincidence, and three is a pattern or habit.” In my research of over 1,200 women about women in love for my self-help book, “Smart Relationships: How Successful Women Can Find True Love,” I realized quickly that too often women … [Read more...]

Unhealthy Relationship Signs – Checklist and Reminders

Part 1 in a Series on unhealthy relationships. Does your relationship feel like an empty basket? It’s a horrible feeling. Your hopes were up, you thought this man was a good—or even good enough—mate for you. Just like the cart in the picture, your love had wheels, and you were ready to move forward. And maybe you did for a while, but then… Well, something made those wheels stop and that cart feel empty. Even though previously, I’ve written … [Read more...]