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Post written by Rick Doyle and Dave Coleman (See Relationships page for author information) Relationship Addiction vs Love Date Smart! Chapter 3.4 In theory, a person needs to balance at least six primary relationships (at any given time) to achieve a stable lifestyle. Combing this information with the information you have gained from the Date [...]

Post written by Rick Doyle and Dave Coleman (See Relationships page for author information) Code Red Characteristics of an Abusive Person, CRC’s Date Smart! Chapter 3.3 (This chapter picks up the analysis from your results of the exercise you took in Date Smart! Chapter 3.2.  Click here to read that chapter and complete the Relationship [...]

Post written by Rick Doyle and Dave Coleman (See Relationships page for author information) IDENTIFYING A BROKEN PICKER Date Smart! Chapter 3.2 Is it Love or Addiction, The Relationship Addiction Check List, Exercise (Please read “A word of caution” at the bottom of this page before continuing) As your new navigators, we have great news! [...]

Post written by Rick Doyle and Dave Coleman (See Relationships page for author information) Lets Fix What is Broken Date Smart! Chapter 3.1   Precision Tools to Identify a Terminal Date (or Lost Cause) All 225 passengers aboard were settled comfortably for their two-hour flight. After a smooth take-off, the aircraft ascended to its cruising [...]

Post written by Rick Doyle and Dave Coleman (See Relationships page for author information) 50 Common Broken Pickers Date Smart! Chapter 2.6 Below is a list of 50 Common ‘Broken Pickers’. Don’t be surprised to find you’ve dated more than one category type. It’s important to understand that while each broken picker is unique, many [...]

Post written by Rick Doyle and Dave Coleman (See Relationships page for author information) The Relationship Readiness Questionnaire Date Smart! Chapter 2.5   The Relationship Readiness Questionnaire The purpose of this questionnaire is to determine to what extent you are experiencing and practicing a loving, meaningful involvement with others. The questions are multiple choice. Please [...]

Post written by Rick Doyle and Dave Coleman (See Relationships page for author information) *Special thank you to Tom W. Lecture Colorado I.C.Y.P.A.A. 1995. Sunday Morning Spirituality Lead The Five Rules of the World Date Smart! Chapter 2.4 When you avoid dating for personal or social reasons, you may end up dealing with overwhelming feelings [...]

Post written by Rick Doyle and Dave Coleman (See Relationships page for author information) Common Excuses Used to Avoid Dating Date Smart! Chapter 2.3 If you decide to abstain from dating, you’ll come up with excuses to justify it. Below are several of the most common ones we’ve heard from people nationwide. Are any of [...]

Post written by Rick Doyle and Dave Coleman (See Relationships page for author information) What Shape Are You In? The Exercise Date Smart! Chapter 2.2 Just a note that this post Date Smart! Chapter 2.2 has our first exercise from the book Date Smart! Chapter 2.1.  If you are reading The Exercise and feel like [...]

Post written by Rick Doyle and Dave Coleman (See Relationships page for author information)   What Shape Are You In? Date Smart! Chapter 2.1   Dating began back with the tablets. You know, the ones Moses brought down from Mount Sinai. From that point on, the rules for relationships were clearly defined and left little [...]