February used to be my busiest month of the year. Including Valentine’s Day and New Year’s resolutions this is high season for people to focus on their love lives.

You see, I’ve been an educator all my life but there was also a ten-year stretch when I was a relationship coach and professional matchmaker. I still consult with single and coupled adults on dating and relationship issues and I’ve lately been doing some advising on a few book projects.

There’s more overlap between the fields of education and relationship dynamics than you might imagine, and I see plenty of room under my blog title Always Learning to talk about the lessons of love. February feels like the perfect month to venture down this path connecting the head and the heart.

Besides, there’s nothing about which people are more eager to learn. Love makes us human and bonds us all…we all want to understand ourselves better and understand our loved ones better. Learning about relationships is learning at its most fundamental and practical. The better Love works, the better Life is.

Here are some of my favorite questions:

• What effects do past relationships have on present ones?
• What is single life like for adults who are past the child-rearing years?
• What happens if you or your partner has a personality disorder?
• Why do people so often not choose matches that seem so right for them?
• Why do people stay in odd or harmful relationships?
• Do our emotions have important things to tell us? Or are they just mysterious feelings with no logic behind them?
• What can we learn about ourselves and others as we talk about love?

This month I hope to explore these topics and more!

What would you like to hear about? Please do send me your questions and thoughts and we’ll make this an interactive discussion.

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