The Susan Winter Show

Single doesn't mean unwanted. Single doesn't mean lonely. Being single is a complete category with full status and merit that needs no justification or excuse to be made. Here's how to know your rights and your worth if you find yourself judged by the ignorant.

Is someone you're dating holding you in place, but not letting you advance? Becoming the “place card” is for their convenience, and rarely means your moving closer to partnership. Learn who plays this game, and how to handle them and yourself.

No matter how bad your break up, resist the urge to air your grievances on social media. Whatever you write or say will come back to haunt you.  Here's the safe (and classy) way to handle your social media PR after a breakup and retain your dignity and power.

Many an older woman has voiced her fear of ruining her younger man's life. This form of projection is based on what society has said is the ‘normal transit of one's life.' However, age-gap love breaks all barriers to be united with the prefect match (regardless of convention).

Current dating trends are moving beyond hookups and inching their way toward more rewarding formats. Sexual exclusivity (without the relationship title) is answering the STD dilemma, and serves as a gateway option to counterbalance the emotional fallout of our previous dating models.

Red flags are markers we need to heed in dating. Sometimes we ‘imagine' we see red flags in an effort to protect ourselves. Here's how to know if what you saw was an off-colored green flag that signaled a partner how deserves a second chance.

Questioning how to handle a dating situation? How do you know what behavior is correct? The best way is to check in with your ‘sandbox rules' to see what's right and wrong — you'll get the correct answer every time.

Duty dating is a way to kick-start your love life by expanding your options and pushing past your comfort zone. Whether you've been too lazy or too fearful, a couple of practice rounds will loosen you up while showing you what you like and want.

Here are the signs that tell you whether someone has the ability to care (but is hesitant), as opposed to someone who's unable to care and unwilling to be a true partner.

The first step to getting off the game board is to realize you're on it. Freedom to be yourself can never be had while someone else is pulling the strings. No meaningful relationship can be formed with ‘game' as its foundation. Learn how to set yourself free and turn the tables toward love.