by Anita Chlipala, LMFT | May 14, 2015 | Blog
As first posted in Time Out Chicago: “You can’t find love during summer in Chicago. People just want to hook up.” Have you ever heard this, or perhaps even said these words yourself? As a dating coach, I frequently hear this from my clients as summer approaches. In...
by Anita Chlipala, LMFT | May 5, 2015 | Blog
Dear Anita, I was dating this guy for almost a year and he just dumped me. It took me by surprise and now I’m struggling. I think my friends are tired of hearing about him. It’s been three months since the breakup but I can’t get over it. Can you give me some tips to...
by Anita Chlipala, LMFT | Apr 9, 2015 | Blog
A blog about why marriages don’t work by Anthony D’Ambrosio has been popping up in my social media news feed over the last couple of days. You can read it here. His stance is that nowadays people are not equipped to handle marriages. While that may be true for some...
by Anita Chlipala, LMFT | Mar 9, 2015 | Blog
I know, I know…some of you are rolling your eyes at the title of my blog. Seriously, what can The Bachelor teach us about love? When the first season aired in 2002, I too thought, What are these women thinking? Where’s their self-respect? But when I watched this...
by Anita Chlipala, LMFT | Feb 4, 2015 | Blog
I received a question from a reader: Dear Anita, I’m always single. I read advice online and my friends try to help me. What advice would you give me? I’d like to find love in 2015. – Single in San Antonio Dear Single, I frequently get asked about my top...
by Anita Chlipala, LMFT | Nov 20, 2014 | Blog
One evening my boyfriend came over, and stopped at Chipotle on his way to bring me some dinner. He texted me to see what I wanted. My brief responses of “chicken taco” and “you know what I want” apparently didn’t help him too much, because he didn’t get my order...
