There’s always chocolate, roses, and romantic dinners, but you’ll probably pay less for all of those after February 14th. So why not give your sweetheart a gift...
A few years ago when I was going through an amicable, uncontested divorce, my friends asked me why it was taking so long. Since we didn’t have children and were...
Since Martin Luther King’s birthday was this week, I decided this was the perfect time to address interracial dating. A few weeks ago I watched the documentary ...
The holidays can be a challenging time of year. When I was married, I loved Christmas, and threw myself into the busyness and the festivities of the season whol...
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Competing in spelling bees as a child may have been challenging, fun, and educational, but ‘titillating’ is certain...
Whatever happened to chivalry? Where did all the gentlemen go? Does anyone out there remember the word ‘dating’? Does anyone know what it means? In fact, whatev...
I recently read an article that asked the question “Why do so many pretty female comedians, pretend they’re ugly?” The article opened with this statement:
Phy...
I recently discovered that October was National Domestic Violence Awareness Month which inspired me to write about another form of abuse that is often overlooke...
Where did you get your sex education - from your friends, your parents, on the street, internet porn, rap lyrics? And where do you go when you want to learn new...
I still think Red Rocks is the best outdoor venue in the world to see a concert and, apparently, Peter Gabriel shares the feeling, since he opened the show with...
As a sexuality and relationship coach, I get this question from men a lot. When I reply with ‘yes, it does’, men are either shattered or react like they just sc...
The world has become a very small one indeed in this age of internet dating, cell phones, social media and Skype. When it has become so easy to bridge time zone...
Patti Sommer is a Relationship, Dating, and Sexual Empowerment Coach. She spent the first half of her life in a committed relationship that spanned nearly two decades. After reinventing herself, Patti found life as a single woman to be both exciting and challenging. Using what she learned from her own experience and research, she empowers both men and women through her personal coaching, workshops, radio appearances, and her freelance articles. Patti uses a holistic approach toward relationships and sex, working with clients from the inside out regarding self-image, outward projection and self-healing work. You can contact Patti for more info on her services at patti@empoweredsex.com. In her spare time, Patti also performs burlesque and standup comedy.