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A book, a forum … and here comes the bride

A book, a forum … and here comes the bride

Meet Clarissa and Grant – two singles who met on Shaunti’s teen forums and … well, let them tell you their story Boy Meets Girl Grant:  After reading FYMO (For Young Men Only) as recommended by a friend, and several failed attempts at relationships over the years, I joined the FYMO/FYWO (For Young Women Only) forums, learned a lot, and…read more →

The Foreign Culture of Men’s Minds

The Foreign Culture of Men’s Minds

Did you ever have to enter an unknown culture for your work?  Did it make you uneasy?  Did you prepare?    Did you read up on the geography, language, rituals, and nuances so that you would be successful? What does this have to do with opposite genders working together?  As noted in my book, For Women Only: What You Need to…read more →

A Mother’s Day Encouragement – You’ll See Great Things In Time

A Mother’s Day Encouragement – You’ll See Great Things In Time

I’m not a big gardener, but I grew up watching a vital truth unfold as my mother poured effort into her garden day after day, seeing no visible results at first, but knowing the results would come.  I would get impatient staring at bare soil after hours spent tilling and planting and weeding, but she’d say, “Just wait.  Keep going. …read more →

Know Your Audience

Know Your Audience

In graduate school, one of my favorite classes was Harvard Law School’s renowned Negotiations course.  The professors – the co-authors of Getting to Yes – demonstrated that THE  key to negotiation is to thoroughly understand the other party and their interests.  Know your audience, get inside their head, understand both their interest and their perceptions – including of you –…read more →

What Men Need Most From the Woman They Love

What Men Need Most From the Woman They Love

While we women enjoy hearing our man tell us “I love you” often to reassure us of his love, men are not affected by hearing us say, “Honey, I respect you” but they do love to hear things like “I’m so proud of you” and “I trust you.”  But signaling respect to our man goes far beyond those few words. …read more →

Q & A You are Beautiful!

A few pointers on how to let a woman know that you find her beautiful. Don’t just assume she knows!

Parents: A Word abount Instagram

Parents: A Word abount Instagram

This is an amazing article on Instagram that every parent of a middle schooler (or even high schooler) has to read.  When Lysa TerKeurst and I wrote Made to Crave for Young Women, I began thinking a lot about what social media does to how kids think about themselves.  This article nails it, and opens our eyes to just how…read more →