Listening to the lament of many a successful, single woman, one would think that the eligible male of the species has become extinct or gone to ground. Yet after talking over the years with many of the thousands of men who have come to Yvonne Allen and Associates, I know that not only do available good guys exist – but they too can find it hard to find a partner. Often potentially compatible guys and gals miss out on a relationship because of out-dated expectations they have about the desired mate.

We all know that over the past few decades there have been major changes in what we can expect of life and relationships. Yet the carry-over of expectations more appropriate to the past can now pose formidable challenges when it comes to dating and mating. For the single of today who wants to find ‘that special someone’ it is important to consider what we really need in a partner as opposed to what we think is socially desirable… what really matters most on our wish list. Continue reading →