Today the Dads welcome Keriann Long, Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist and Coach, to discuss dating and relationships. What does compatibility mean in dating, and how does being a father change how one seeks a compatible partner? We discuss the importance of expressing your wants and needs in dating, the timing of expressing them, and what those needs and wants could look like. Communicating our needs instead of avoiding them over concerns we might have is essential early on, because those concerns won’t go away. We even ask the question, can we work through incompatibility?

Keriann talks with us about the importance of getting uncomfortable, vulnerable, and being honest. She helps us dive into attachment styles and boundaries, and how even an anxious attachment style can successfully pair with an avoidant style (hint: communicate those needs, folks!).

Keriann Long is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist and dating coach, and considers herself “modern therapist,” believing that her patients are the experts of their own lives. She uses her knowledge to help guide her patients to their own answers in an informal, down-to-earth, and relatable way. She has a Master of Science in Counseling Psychology degree, and after grad school, she became certified in EMDR. She works with adults, teens, families, and parents of young children. You can find her at the following:

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