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Dallas native Leah Shafer has been navigating the world of relationships for more than two years as a dating columnist and has been a professional writer for nine. She's a well-versed ink slinger and podcaster who freelances for newspapers, magazines, and websites. Leah's work has earned her several awards, and has appeared in O at Home, American Way, Modern Bride, Dallas Morning News, AAA Texas Magazine, and an unwieldy pile of other publications she stores in a box in her closet. She spent years as a semi-pro dater and always has a back-up plan on blind dates.

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5 ways to get more dates

If there's one question a dating columnist gets more than any other, it's "How do I meet someone new?" So I've put together this list of...
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Bring yourself to love

You’re dating a wonderful person! Oh, love! Oh, happiness!But something changes over time. There are fights. There is irritation. There is...
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Make your first date great

Having gone on somewhere between 50 and a hundred first dates in my Singledom career, I have learned a trick or two for making the good ones...
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Getting dumped, maintaining dignity is tall order

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Once upon a time, I fell in love with a boy. He was tall. He was mysterious. And he dumped me over the phone as I waited to change planes at Miami...
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Finding the right date takes core values

What makes a person attractive? And why are we attracted to the people that we are? Is it looks, humor, intellect, integrity? There are generally two...
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Save the Date: The Ten Commandments of Dating

Lots of dating books aim to alleviate the frustration of singletons by offering up unusual advice. This book falls into that category, offering advice...
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Save the Date: Are you too boring?

Being a boring conversationalist is the kiss of death on a date. Learning how to use your kisser to intrigue your date is a top priority. Psychiatrist...
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Save the Date: Reasons to hope

Pardon my French, but dating can be a real bitch.So many of my friends are single and frustrated and I get asked fairly regularly, “How do I...
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