DeAnna in Pacific Magazine’s Valentines Issue!
DeAnna was among a few select Dating Experts in California that was asked to be featured in Pacific San Diego Magazine’s special February Valentine’s issue and cover story, What is Love, along with Dr. Drew and Tough Love’s Host Steven Ward.Check out the feature story they wrote on her Date Coaching & Matchmaking expertise in the exclusive interview!Pick up a copy at newsstands all over San Diego county.
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DeAnna Decodes Men & Women’s Secret VALENTINES Language!
Join the forum discussion on this post! - (1) Posts12 Hidden Truths about Valentine’s Day EXPOSED: Mens VS. Womens Valentine’s Experience!
By Dating Coach DeAnna Lorraine
Valentine’s Day is right around the corner. Want to know what women and men are REALLY thinking, wishing and wanting when it comes to the big day?? Since I “hear it all” from BOTH sexes, I’ve put together a handy survival guide that decodes common Valentine’s Day phrases and behaviors from girls and guys so you can really know what’s up this year and pass any hidden traps your with flying colors!
#1. It’s known to women as the ‘barometer’ of the relationship. Anything you do and say is a TEST and will reveal how you really feel about her and the relationship. Proceed cautiously and beware of danger traps!
#2. She’s secretly hoping that this is the time you will “prove” your true feelings to her. (Through grandiose romantic overtures, small black boxes with sparkly things inside, serenades and ridiculous displays of red roses.)
#3. It’s a major unspoken competition among women and their friends since the beginning of time – over who’s got the biggest rock, the prettiest roses, the most glamorous dinner, and most romantic (i.e. ‘generous’) boyfriend or husband. You’d better out-do Tony and Joe and make sure she WINS! If your girlfriend loses, YOU lose. And onto the sofa-bed you go.
(Side-note: She says, “Omigosh Sweetie, did you hear what Jessica’s boyfriend got her for Valentine’s?? How sweet!” = This is Code for: “Omigosh Sweetie, Did you see what you now have to do/buy for me so that I can do better than Jessica?? Listen up!”
#4. She’s looking at how you sign the card – “From?” “Love” or “Best”? “Yours Truly?” She IS waiting to rip the card open! Write wisely.
#5. She says, “Oh honey, whatever we do is fine. I’ll be happy with anything.” = A Trap! Don’t fall prey to this, oh naïve men.
Interpret as, “You’d better know me well enough to know exactly what I want and plan the most elaborate dinner and Valentine’s evening every or ELSE….” (“or else” = ‘rewards’ taken away.)
#6. All girls secretly want jewelry on Valentine’s Day– period.
All men secretly want sex on Valentine’s Day – period.
#7. Most women will hold off on dumping a guy till after Valentine’s Day so they can see can see what kind of a gift and dinner they get.
Most guys will dump a girl before Valentine’s Day so they won’t have to get them dinner or a gift.
#8. Sorry, Ladies. Your man isn’t making a mad dash to the flower shop to show you how much he cares. The real reason he just dropped $400 on a dozen roses is because he enjoys the comfort of his bed and has no desire to sleep on the couch. They do it because they’re SCARED of what’s going to happen to them if they DON’T.
#9. Woman receiving Jewelry = “He loves me. He cares!”
Man giving Jewelry = “I’m hoping I’ll get a 3-way tonight.”
#10. The more expensive and ridiculous the display of roses, teddy bears, or flowers, and the more people are around to see it, the happier she’ll be. She wants to show off the biggest thing possible to as many people as possible.
#11. Post-Valentine’s Day, Woman’s thoughts: “I wish Valentines Day was every day…”
Post-Valentine’s Day, Man’s thoughts: “I emptied my bank account on Valentine’s Day, and all I got was this lousy stuffed animal.”
And Truth #12… If you FORGET the V-day = Forget the V-Jay-Jay.
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Join the Valentines “Blog Crawl,” Feb. 8th – 14th!
Join the forum discussion on this post! - (1) PostsJoin me & other Dating Experts on a Valentine’s Day “Blog Crawl” Starting Monday, February 8th
Discover How to Celebrate Valentine’s Day Single-Style and Dating Tips to Find Love!
(February 6, 2010) Better than a bar crawl, the first ever Valentine’s Day “Blog Crawl” raises awareness (instead of money) for the positive aspects of celebrating Valentine’s Day as a single adult. While this holiday often causes single women everywhere to cringe, the Blog Crawl has been created to shift that reaction to a more upbeat outlook.
Beginning Monday, February 8th, guest bloggers from some of the Internet’s most popular sites, will be sharing their insights to help single women enjoy a day that is traditionally for couples, and offer advice for finding the love they want.
Unite with countless single readers to take in this virtual tour of the web’s best dating experts. Featured guest bloggers include:
Monday, 2/8: The Dating Goddess (www.DatingGoddess.com) who has one of the top-ranked dating advice sites and has published more than a dozen books about dating in the Adventures of Delicious Dating after 40 book series.
Tuesday, 2/9: Alyssa Johnson, MSW, LCSW, of www.RemarriageSuccess.com helps divorced parents move into new relationships and successful step families, and is the author of over 250 published articles and 4 books, with an active counseling practice.
Wednesday, 2/10: Laurie Davis is the founder of eFlirt Expert and co-host of the weekly web show, LoveNation. She helps singles market themselves to become successful daters, is the current NY Tech Dating Examiner and a contributing writer for The Guyds.
Thursday, 2/11: SingleMomSeeking.com is one of the best dating bloggers specializes in being a parent while looking for love (about.com Guide to Dating) and author of Single Mom Seeking: Play Dates, Blind Dates, and Other Dispatches from the Dating World.
Friday, 2/12: Terry Hernon MacDonald, expert dating blogger at www.HappyGirlMusing.com is the author of the hot selling ebook, How to Attract and Marry the Man of Your Dreams.
Saturday, 2/13: DeAnna Lorraine, innovative Dating and Relationship Coach and NLP Practitioner, helps clients transform their love life to succeed with the opposite sex at www.DeAnnaLorraine.com
Sunday, 2/14: Ronnie Ann Ryan, MBA, CCC, The Dating Coach has helped over 2,000 singles to successfully jump start or accelerate their search for love. She is also a speaker, workshop leader, author of MANifesting Mr. Right and founder of www.NeverTooLate.biz.
Guest bloggers have been selected for their specific expertise to inform, inspire, and motivate singles to enjoy what is normally the most dreaded retail holiday of the year. In addition, single women, whether divorced, widowed or never married can learn from the sage dating wisdom these experts share.
Ronnie Ann Ryan, creator of the Valentine’s Day Blog-a-thon said, “This is a ground-breaking opportunity for single women to rethink their reaction to Valentine’s Day and transform the holiday experience into something enjoyable and positive.”
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Valentines Day: Pro or Anti? Share YOUR Views!
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So Valentines Day is right around the corner and fast approaching…Obviously. “Love” is in the air… What are the general sentiments of everyone? Of course I’m doing lots of promotional stuff for Valentines Day, and there’s cards and teddy bears and enormous red heart-shaped boxes of chocolates and roses everywhere you look, but what’s the real meaning behind Valentines Day?
Is it just an excuse for Hallmark and other card and teddy bear distributors to make a crap-load of money and buy themselves new houses and vacations once a year? Is it really a holiday that brings two people closer, or does it actually create lots of unrealistically high expectations and disappointed girlfriends across the nation?
And what about single people, are they just supposed to be excluded from the whole holiday and made to feel depressed because they are spending it alone? Is Valentines Day out-dated on the whole? Well my thoughts are that Valentines Day is, for the most part, an out-dated Holiday that puts a lot of pressure on the person you are dating – but really, its mostly the guy with all the pressure, with women usually having all these preconceived all high hopes and expectations in her head of what she hopes her guy does, that he needs to live up to (yet he doesn’t even know what they are! And if he falls short, or his surprises were off-base, or if God forbid one of her girlfriends gets an even BETTER Valentines celebration from her man, then it all goes down the tubes and both parties are left disappointing, not closer.
On another note, there shouldn’t be just ONE day of the year where you appreciate and romance your partner – romance and appreciation should come every day of the year! And how much more exciting are roses or a surprise gift when you get them on a random day in the year, not just on the one day of the year that everyone is ’supposed’ to get them?
But on the other hand, if we were to do away with Valentines Day altogether… I might be a bit sad in all honesty. If the man I was dating told me he didn’t want to celebrate Valentines Day, I think I might miss those singing candy grams and chocolates and all that red and pink love-dovey stuff…. What do you think?
Ok, your turn: I want to hear YOUR thoughts, opinions, rants and/or Raves one way or the other of Valentines Day. And strong opinions always encouraged! 
And if you’re a total ‘Romance Rebel,’ tell me why. Also, anyone who does alternatives to Valentines Day, or celebrates it in a unique OR rebellious way, whether you’re single or in a relationship, share with us! Let’s get the discussion going!
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DeAnna on “LifeGasms” Radio Show’s Love Panel Feb. 2!
DeAnna will be on the Talk Radio Show LifeGasms for a very special Valentine’s love episode, on Tuesday, February 2nd at 9am PST, 12pm EST! DeAnna will be part of the ‘Love Panel,’ along with several other nationally-known industry experts, discussing lots of different hot topics relating to love, dating, sex, romance and more. Tune in for this entertaining and very informative show!
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