They always say that when negotiating, you should never take the first offer. As Roger Dawson, Founder of the Power Negotiating Institute explains, “Never say Yes to the first offer or counter-offer from the other side. It automatically triggers two thoughts: I could have done better and something must be wrong.” Turns out, this tactic is equally applicable to dating….
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Last Saturday I went to see the Bruno Mars in concert in Las Vegas. Upon entry, the venue locked everyone’s phones into neoprene pouches for the duration of the show. After the unsettling 30 seconds of anxiety I felt knowing that I couldn’t access my phone for a few hours, I realized a few major things: 1. How rare it…
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It’s two days before my 32nd birthday and I’m sitting in bed doing what I can only assume most people do around their birthdays after the age of 30. I’m thinking about the past year and about life in general and deciding if where I’m at is good enough for my age. I go through a checklist of items –…
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I’ve always looked at my younger girlfriends with envy, wishing I could rewind back to their age and make different choices, not date certain men, give energy to different people, and just generally reroute the course of my love life and social life. That’s not at all to say that I regret the path I’ve taken or where I’ve ended…
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On New Year’s Day I ventured out into the world at approximately 1:45pm to obtain an egg, bacon, and cheese bagel to fill my empty day-after-drinking stomach. I was famished and had nothing edible in the house besides frozen turkey patties and a can of lima beans. I grabbed $8 cash, my phone, and my keys and hopped in the…
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