When Should You Become Exclusive?
Not a set number of dates. A conversation you have when clarity has arrived and you are ready to name it out loud.
The Weekly Column is Match Me Canada’s premium editorial publication on modern relationships, dating psychology, and the inner work of meeting someone real. Written by Rebecca Cooper-Traynor.
How Much Should You Text Between Dates?
The honest answer is not a number. It is a question about connection, anxiety, and what your texting habits are really telling you.
Reader Mailbag: Your Dating Questions, Answered
A Toronto matchmaker answers reader questions on butterflies vs anxiety, never arguing, chemistry on paper, and comparing dates to an ex.
When Your Life Looks Full and Still Feels Empty
The quiet loneliness of successful people who have built everything except the one connection they most want.
Why Companionship Matters More Than Chemistry As We Age
Chemistry gets the headlines, but companionship builds the life. Dating in your 50s, 60s and beyond.
How Soon Is Too Soon to Date After Divorce?
There is no universal timeline. What readiness to date after divorce actually looks like, and how to know you are there.
Why Do I Keep Attracting Emotionally Unavailable People?
It is rarely bad luck. The pattern beneath the pattern, why unavailable can feel like chemistry, and how to break it.
The Hidden Loneliness of Modern Dating
You can be dating constantly and still feel deeply alone. An essay on the quiet loneliness of modern dating, and what actually eases it.
Why Do Some People Lose Interest When Things Get Real?
Fear of intimacy does not always look like fear. Why some people withdraw just as a relationship deepens, from both sides of the pattern.
Why Do I Keep Choosing Potential Over Reality?
Dating a future version of someone keeps you attached to a forecast. How to tell the difference and choose the real person instead.