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Question from Stephanie K.: My boyfriend dated his high school sweetheart throughout college and they broke up two years before he met me. I just realized he’s tagged in pictures with her from college. Is it wrong of me to be jealous about that? How do I ask him to remove those pictures?
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Question from Colin B.: I’m very territorial about my property and am very particular about the fact that no one looks at texts and e-mails on my phone, including my girlfriend. She and I just got into a fight over this issue, and she’s calling me paranoid. Am I taking my privacy too far?
Check out our executive editor and founder, Lori Bizzoco‘s, video interview with Suzanne Oshima, matchmaker and dating coach at Dream Bachelor & Bachelorette and the founder of Single in Stilettos. Lori candidly shares her story, from a broken engagement five months before the wedding to a whirlwind romance with her now-husband. Through it all, she discovered how to brush herself off and find the positive in every situation, whether it’s in your personal or professional life.
For more videos from CupidsPulse.com, check out our YouTube channel.
Single in Stilettos founder Suzanne Oshima developed a 14-video series called How to Meet, Attract and Keep the Right Man to help viewers navigate the dating world. The videos feature 15 top relationship experts including CupidsPulse.com founder and executive editor Lori Bizzoco, dating coach Hunt Ethridge, founder of The Wing Girl Method Marni Kinrys, sexpert Yolanda Shoshana and founder of The Professional Wingman Thomas Edwards. The videos, which are broken up into three series (How to Meet Men, What Attracts a Man and What Keeps a Man), will teach you where to go to meet men, how to get more men to approach you and ask you out, what you’re doing to make men disappear, what makes a man think you’re marriage material and more.
For more information on the videos or to purchase the series, click here.
Question from Kendall M.: I’ve been seeing this guy for a few months, and things have been really good. I’ve stayed over a couple times and even met his parents, but he hasn’t sent me a relationship request on Facebook. I’m too nervous to do it myself. Should I be worried that he hasn’t posted our relationship on Facebook yet?
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Question from Candace M.: My boyfriend and I are both traveling for work on Valentine’s Day, but we don’t want to miss out on celebrating the romantic holiday. How can we share our love for each other in a unique and special way even though we’re miles apart?
Question from Ashley G.: My boyfriend and I live about 100 miles apart. We’re both really busy people, so most days, the most we talk is just a text saying “Hi, I love you and hope you had a good day.” My roommate thinks this is ridiculous and says we’re not in a real relationship. Is it okay if my boyfriend and I only text each other instead of calling?
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Question from Sarah J.: I’ve been really annoyed by the amount of relationship pictures showing up on my News Feed – all I see are photos of couples kissing or cuddling! Where does social media draw the line on public displays of affection (PDA)? How much relationship sharing is too much?
Question from Tara M.: I just moved a couple states away from my boyfriend for a new job. We’re having trouble adjusting to the distance and need some new ways to keep in touch and keep our relationship strong. How can social media help my long-distance relationship?
Question from Kirsten B.: My boyfriend always logs into my Gmail account to get access to YouTube, but lately, he’s been asking for my Facebook and Twitter passwords too. I’m just not comfortable letting him have access to those accounts. Am I being too untrusting?
Question from Lauren A.: I was dating a guy for a month when he broke up with me via text. I thought this was extremely impersonal and I deserved at least a phone call, but my guy friends said that because we were only dating for a short length of time, breaking up with a text message is fine. What are your thoughts? Is there a certain length of time you have to be dating someone to receive a more intimate break-up?
Have you been dating your guy for a few months, but he still hasn’t changed his Facebook status to “in a relationship”? Or, does the new man your dating text you saying he misses you and then you don’t hear from him for days? These are common scenarios in our new technology-driven dating world. If you are challenged with how to navigate all of this, don’t despair.
On Thursday, August 2nd, CupidsPulse.com will be launching a new advice column focused on this very issue. From texting to emailing to Twitter and Facebook, each month we will highlight a social media scenario and engage three experts (all from different areas of the country and different stages of life) to provide their perspective on how best to handle the situation.
Our advice column experts will include Paige Wyatt, the reality star of Discovery Channel’s ‘American Gun’s’; Tristan Coopersmith, a “love stylist” working on her degree to become a psychotherapist; and Suzanne Oshima, a matchmaker and dating coach. Dating in the digital world is difficult – let us make it a bit easier for you!
If you have any questions you would like answered by our experts, please send them to cupid@cupidspulse.com.
On Saturday, April 28, 2012, CupidsPulse.com founder and executive editor Lori Bizzoco spoke at the second Single in Stilettos event in New York City. Her presentation, titled Finding the Value in Celebrity Gossip: Love Lessons Learned from Hollywood, focused on the impact that gossip consumption has on our everyday interpretations of love and relationships. Lori demonstrated that, with each sensationalized story, there are valuable lessons that can help us during our search for love.
Additionally, Lori looked at reality television, including the Bachelor franchise, and shed light on what really happens behind-the-scenes. As a surprise to the audience, Lori dialed in ABC’s The Bachelorette season four winner, Jesse Csincsak, to talk to the women about finding love on reality television.
Other speakers at the event included Suzanne Oshima, matchmaker and founder of Single in Stilettos; Marni Kinrys, founder of The Wing Girl Method; Marni Battista, founder of Dating with Dignity; Laurie Davis, author and eFlirt expert; and Thomas Edwards, founder of The Professional Wingman.