Will Curtis

1 day ago | yourtango.com | Will Curtis

All of the ingredients are there: the shared smile, the brief accidental brush of skin upon skin. Next thing you know, a romance begins. While this idyllic image is how we imagine relationships beginning, for many people, the simple and pale-lit romance scenario is a myth. A lot of us go into romance on the defensive, ready to avoid anything negative or the least bit awkward. But will the effort to appear perfect really pay off when you're looking for real love? Absolutely not.

2 days ago | yourtango.com | Will Curtis

A simple lesson repeated will resonate far into the future. Even after a parent has long since shuffled off life's stage, the lessons they repeatedly role modeled linger on as inherent parts of our being. One morning, you look into your mirror and see your parents. Not in the eye color or shape, not because you look anything like them.

4 days ago | yourtango.com | Will Curtis

Gen-X, a generation with so many nicknames, you could write an article just using them. Latch-key, forgotten, nothing, the middle kid. Gen-X knows the labels well, just as well as they sense the not-so-subtle hints of negging wrapped up in labels when conversations steer toward generational differences. All these generational conversations can make a Gen-Xer pause and wonder why we continue to adhere to labeling by generation.

5 days ago | yourtango.com | Will Curtis

Social rules and norms drift and morph as humans adapt to environmental change and the unending stream of new technologies. Over the years, a new set of unwritten rules has quietly taken over how we act, text, post, or even make eye contact. As astute observers of human behavior, relationship experts can recognize changing social rules through their clients' communication and experiences.

6 days ago | yourtango.com | Will Curtis

Why does it feel like you keep meeting and dating the same type of person? Whether swiping on apps or meeting in person, it feels like Groundhog Day: every date, a new problem. It's like trying to find a new job, you send out a pile of inquiries and receive no follow-up from all but one or two. These are all signs it's time to start following the "chicken nugget rule".