Dating Dave | Auckland Based Dating Coach

When Your Heart Changes Direction – Understanding Love Beyond Labels

July 1, 2025

It’s a strange thing when your heart surprises you. One day you’re sure of the type of person you’re into, the boxes you tick, the patterns you know… and the next, boom—someone comes along who doesn’t fit the mold. And despite your logic, your history, and your assumptions, you start to [...]

Swipe Smart: How to Use Social Media for Real Dating Success

June 29, 2025

Photo via Adobe Stock In the age of digital everything, social media isn’t just for memes, cat videos, or reconnecting with high school friends. It’s also become a savvy tool for finding meaningful connections—and even love. While dating apps are specifically built for romance, platforms like [...]

Why You Keep Falling for People Who Can’t Love You Back

June 26, 2025

Ever feel like you’ve got a magnet in your heart for people who are emotionally unavailable? You know the type—charming, mysterious, full of potential… but when it comes time to show up emotionally, they vanish like mist in the morning. You keep falling for them, and every time, it ends with [...]

Love Bombing: When It Starts Like a Fairytale But Ends Like a Firestorm

June 26, 2025

It begins like something out of a rom-com. They’re obsessed with you. They want to see you every day. They’re texting you good morning and good night, telling you you’re the most amazing person they’ve ever met, planning holidays after two dates, and saying they’ve “never felt this way [...]

Caught in a Situationship? Why Almost-Love Can Hurt More Than a Breakup

June 26, 2025

There’s nothing quite like the confusion of a situationship. One minute you’re laughing, texting, hooking up, maybe even holding hands at brunch. The next minute, they’re introducing you to someone as “a mate” and leaving you on read for two days straight. You’ve got the intimacy of a [...]

Breadcrumbing: When They Keep You Close But Never Commit

June 26, 2025

You know the type. They slide into your messages just when you’ve started to forget them. They leave a flirty comment, send a late-night “you up?” text, or drop a heart emoji on your story—only to vanish again before anything real happens. That, my friend, is breadcrumbing. And it’s one [...]

Still in Love with Their Ex? Here’s Why You’ll Always Come Second

June 26, 2025

Let’s talk about a hard truth that too many of us ignore when we start falling for someone new: if they’re not over their ex, they’re not ready for you—no matter how sweet, attractive, or convincing they seem. In the early stages of dating, it’s easy to overlook the warning signs. They [...]

Dating Burnout Is Real—Here’s How to Get Your Mojo Back

June 26, 2025

Let’s not sugar-coat it—modern dating can feel like a full-time job with no pay and terrible hours. Swipe, match, ghost, repeat. You invest time into someone who seems promising only to be met with mixed signals, short attention spans, or that all-too-familiar “Hey” followed by silence. [...]

When Drama Feels Like Love: Why We Confuse Toxic With Passion

June 26, 2025

Let’s get brutally honest, because this one’s personal for a lot of us—maybe even you, reading this right now. Ever found yourself in a relationship that was fireworks one minute and wreckage the next? The highs were unreal, but the lows left you feeling shattered. Yet for some reason, you [...]

Are You Their Back-Up Plan? Here’s How to Tell—and What to Do About It

June 26, 2025

Let’s talk straight, because I reckon someone out there needs to hear this loud and clear: if someone keeps you around but never fully commits, there’s a good chance you’re not their Plan A. You’re the safety net. The “just in case.” And mate, you’re worth a whole lot more than being [...]

What It Really Means When They Lose Interest Fast

June 26, 2025

It starts off hot. They text you good morning. They make plans. They flirt. They chase. Then suddenly… they don’t. You’re left checking your phone, wondering what changed, replaying every detail in your head like it’s the season finale of a mystery series. But the truth is, you [...]

Mixed Signals Are a Clear Signal

June 25, 2025

You’ve probably heard the phrase “mixed signals” so often it’s lost its meaning. One day they’re all over you—texts, compliments, attention. The next, they’re cold, distant, or just… gone. Then they pop up again like nothing happened. Rinse and repeat. But here’s what most people [...]

You Shouldn’t Have to Heal From the Person You’re Dating

June 25, 2025

We all come into relationships with a bit of baggage. A few scars. Some stories we don’t share on the first date. That’s normal. But here’s something we don’t talk about enough: you should never have to heal from the person you’re dating. Let that sink in. Love, in its healthiest form, [...]

If They Wanted To, They Would

June 25, 2025

This one’s going to sting a little—but it needs to be said:If they wanted to, they would. It’s one of the simplest truths in dating, and yet the hardest for people to accept. We make excuses for why they don’t call. Why they haven’t made plans. Why they’re inconsistent. We cling to [...]

They Love the Idea of You—But Not the Reality

June 25, 2025

In the early stages of dating, everything feels electric. You’re funny, exciting, and full of possibility to them. They tell you how amazing you are, how different you feel from anyone else they’ve met. They might even hint at a future. It all seems too good to be true—and sometimes, it is. [...]

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