Archive for the ‘Relationships and Love’ Category
Monday, August 22nd, 2011
What do you do when you’re a single parent and you get asked out by someone who doesn’t want to get married and have more kids like you do?
Well, if you’re Christine Coppa, who wrote about her recent dating experience in a new post for Parenting.com, you tell him you’re not interested. What do I think of her move? Find out:
Read her story, a shout-out for Meeting Your Half-Orange and my expert take on it all as a relationship optimist!
—Amy
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Friday, June 24th, 2011
Sometimes it’s hard to know when technology is helping our relationships (“Let’s meet 4 coffee in 15. C U soon!”) or hurting them (“Uh, sweetie? Can you put the iPhone down and come to bed?”). So, in the interest of making sure you use your tech with love and for love, I wrote this piece in this month’s Self magazine. The best part? It’s a quiz! (Take the quiz on Self.com now and find out where you stand—or sit—while you type.)
Enjoy and treat your friends and favorite gadgets well,
—Amy
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Tuesday, March 29th, 2011
My latest cover is out now: My interview with Grammy-winning country singer Miranda Lambert for the cover of Redbook magazine.
Miranda and I met in Las Vegas during the cover shoot, while she was getting dolled up. My verdict after hanging out with her? Absolutely adorable. Not to mention driven and talented and optimistic. Here’s a quick taste of the story. Read the full story on Redbookmag.com here: Miranda Lambert in Redbook.
Be inspired. Be very inspired.
—Amy
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Friday, February 18th, 2011
I loved this recent mention of Meeting Your Half-Orange in Natural Health magazine. In the story below, “Health nut seeks same” by Maureen Healy, I offered my advice on why finding someone with similar interests can enhance your relationship from the inside-out—the piece then shares suggestions of some online dating sites that cater to particular lifestyles.
Here’s to a naturally healthy half-orange love life!
—Amy
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Wednesday, February 16th, 2011
Recently, I contributed to a story in The Denver Post called New Year, New Love: The Time is Right for Dating, by Sheba R. Wheeler. In it, I gave her some of my thoughts on how to keep your eyes looking more positively on the prize of love at the start of a new year.
One of my contributions included this:
“Take a break. If you’ve been dating full throttle without success, it can begin to feel like work and become a source of frustration and pressure. “Now suddenly you are going out into the world with all this energy that says you are tired, you are over it, but do you still want to date me?” says Spencer. “Who wants to date that?” Take a break to reconnect with yourself and remember what’s good and lovable about you.”
If you liked that, go to the New Year, New Love article in The Denver Post, or click on the image below.
—Amy
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Tuesday, February 15th, 2011
What a great honor this month:
A fabulous journalist named Suzy Greaves wrote about the concept of dating optimism in a three-page feature called “The Optimist’s Guide to Dating” in the most recent issue of Psychologies magazine—which is like England’s version of America’s Psychology Today.
And my book Meeting Your Half-Orange—with it’s science-based focus on the neuropsychology of thinking positively and the benefits of being optimistic about love—fit right in.
Also fun: One of my positive comments about how I believe you should be picky in love was featured as the story’s pull quote, a great reminder when it comes to what you’re looking for: “You have my full permission to stop dating men you don’t find smart, interesting or physically attractive.” For more positive doses of dating advice, check out my blog, TheDatingOptimist.com.
Pick up the copy of the latest issue of Psychologies if you’re in the U.K. or check out the piece here:
—Amy
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Monday, February 14th, 2011
It’s that time of year! My positive dating advice is featured in a fun new story this month in Seventeen magazine (note my admirable position as the “17 Expert” for the piece!)
In the story “Spring Clean Your Love Life,” writer Elisa Benson featured some of our fun and purely positive tips on how to dump your bad memories and bummer attitude and embrace a happier, healthier, lov-ier you in your dating life.
Pick up the new March 2011 issue of Seventeen to see the whole story. And for more advice like this, for singles from seventeen to ninety-seven, just order the brand spankin’ new paperback edition from Amazon.com of Meeting Your Half-Orange.
—Amy
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Sunday, February 13th, 2011
As a dating and relationship expert, I’ve always been so intrigued by Valentine’s Day. When I was single, I dreaded it. And it took me years to figure out how to enjoy being single on Valentine’s Day without wanting to kick slush in the face of all those happy couples.
If you’re single and you want to know how to have a fab, fun Valentine’s Day solo? Here are my four big ways on How to Be Single on Valentine’s Day on my dating blog, TheDatingOptimist.com.
If you’re already in a couple, check out my brand new story on Match.com’s Happen Magazine called How to Have a Long-Distance Valentine’s Day, featuring 10 Ways to help long-distance daters share the love. Even if you live in the same house, you can still try some of these tricks or techniques for showing some love when you’re not just a few feet apart.
So whether you have love or want it, I have you covered for this year’s February 14. And if you want more positive pushes in love, check out my book Meeting Your Half-Orange: An Utterly Upbeat Guide to Using Dating Optimism to Find Your Perfect Match. Hope it helps!
—Amy
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Tuesday, January 11th, 2011
It’s a special week for half-oranges and anyone looking for one. Because today marks the launch of my new paperback of Meeting Your Half-Orange, which I’m celebrating by doing a FABULOUS GIVEAWAY at TheDatingOptimist.com!
Entering is super easy and super fun: Comment on the giveaway post at The Dating Optimist and tell us one thing you love about yourself and your life…that’s it! Just spread the optimism and you’ll be entered to win a brand new paperback copy of MEETING YOUR HALF-ORANGE: An Utterly Upbeat Guide to Using Dating Optimism to Find Your Perfect Match, and a hot Bikini. To be more specific, this hot “Milla” Kushcush bikini:
Okay, now head to the giveaway and good luck!
—Amy
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Monday, January 10th, 2011
I have the best agent in the world: Laurie Abkemeier, a literary agent with DeFiore and Company who also reps Marley & Me’s John Grogan. A former editor with Simon & Schuster and now an agent for over seven years, Laurie has wisdom from all sides of the writing fence. Also fun? Laurie’s new Tumblr blog, which now features an entertaining section called Inside the Author’s Studio.
This month, to celebrate the launch of the new paperback edition of Meeting Your Half-Orange, she featured me! Here are my answers (based on James Lipton’s Questionnaire which was based on the Proust questionnaire): Inside the Author’s Studio with Amy Spencer .
And if you’re a writer or want to be? Then you must download Laurie’s FREE “Agent Obvious” iPhone App which is jam-packed with her “Agent Obvious” insights about all things book publishing: query letters, proposals, editing, writing, contracts, marketing and more.
Now, I hope I didn’t embarrass myself with my choice of superpower or favorite sitcom…
—Amy
Tags: husband, Meeting Your Half-Orange, paperback
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