Sabrina Bendory
Sabrina Bendory is a writer and entrepreneur. She is the author of You’re Overthinking It, a definitive book on dating and self-love.
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10 Mindgames Confident People Refuse To Play
Confident people don’t play hard to get—they are hard to get, but not because they’re strategically plotting ways to appear unavailable or mysterious. It’s simply because their lives are genuinely full, purposeful, and fulfilling—and their tolerance for BS is incredibly low. When you know your worth, you don’t need to play games to try and…
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And Just Like That… Nothing Happened (AGAIN)
Who could’ve seen this coming? Oh right—literally everyone. In the latest episode of And Just Like That, Carrie finally sleeps with her aggressively pleasant downstairs neighbor, Duncan—a man who went from cranky loner to golden retriever in record time. And while the show tried to serve it up like a surprise twist, it landed more…
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Carrie and Aidan: A 25-Year Push-Pull Disaster (and a Masterclass in Disorganized Attachment)
Carrie and Aidan’s relationship spans from the original Sex and the City series to the abomination known as And Just Like That…—and yet, absolutely nothing has changed in 25 years. Their dynamic is classic push-pull: Carrie only ever wants Aidan when she can’t have him, and at no other point does she actually want him.…
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And Just Like That… the Whiny Man-Child Is Gone. Hallelujah!
We did it, girls. We endured nine episodes of emotional constipation and flannel-clad sulking, but finally, the man-baby has exited the building. Aidan is GONE. May he retreat to his farmhouse in peace and never bring his needy, passive-aggressive energy back to Manhattan again. But let’s talk about how we got here… because this breakup…
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A Relationship Expert Breaks Down The Coldplay Concert Corporate Affair
By now, you’ve probably seen the headlines, the TikToks, the memes—Andy Byron, a married CEO, and Kristin Cabot, the head of HR (yes, HR) at Astronomer, were caught having an affair at a Coldplay concert. Because nothing says “company culture” like dry humping your coworker on the Jumbotron. First—a little learning moment. If you’re ever caught…
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If I Were In The Writers Room: How ‘And Just Like That’ Could’ve Honored ‘Sex and the City’
I spend a lot of time ranting about And Just Like That and the lazy, soulless, tone-deaf mess it has become. And while dragging the show has become a personal sport of mine (and, frankly, a public service), it’s only fair that I offer up some alternatives for what they could have done instead. Because…
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‘And Just Like That’ Ruined ‘Sex and The City’, And No One’s Talking About It Enough
When I first heard there would be a Sex and the City reboot, I was skeptical. Of course I was going to tune in, but let’s be real: the second movie was trash. Kim Cattrall wasn’t returning to reprise her iconic role as Samantha. And I just didn’t see how they could possibly recreate the…
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Blake Lively’s Cancellation And The Human Lessons We Can’t Ignore
Blake Lively is experiencing both highs and lows with her latest project. The good news? Her new movie “It Ends With Us” has been a significant hit at the box office. However, the marketing strategy for the film has stirred up considerable controversy. Additionally, there seems to be some tension between her and her co-star/director,…
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8 Tough Dating Lessons Everyone Learns Sooner Or Later
I’ve been a relationship writer and coach for over 15 years and the precursor to my career was being an absolute and utter dating disaster. Dating is tough and if you don’t properly tend to the relationship you have with yourself, you will get pummeled and feel hopeless, and frustrated. You may even adopt the…
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Read This if Anxiety Is Sabotaging Your Relationship
Anxiety is a pervasive problem in general, and of course, it’s going to come out in relationships because relationships hit every emotional sore spot inside of us and there is a lot at stake. Your intentions are good, you want the relationship to last and you want to avoid being hurt, but the way it…
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5 Signs You’re Emotionally Blocked
When it comes to relationships, many of us have patterns and habits that can keep us from fully opening up to the love we crave. Often, we are our own worst enemies, and what’s standing in the way of finding lasting love is ourselves. Emotional blockages, often stemming from past experiences, can prevent us from…
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10 Signs He’s Losing Interest In You
You know the feeling … it’s that palpable shift that you can’t quite put your finger on, it just hangs in the air sending waves of panic throughout your being. Sometimes you think you’re imagining things… that your insecurities and fears are acting up, and things go back to business as usual. And just as…
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12 Red Flags He Doesn’t Want To Commit To You
While we all know some men are only interested in hooking up, it’s not always as clear which men those are! Some guys are super upfront about what they want. Others either accidentally or purposefully send mixed messages. Regardless of how he goes about expressing it, some guys are just not ready for a relationship.…
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11 Toxic Red Flags To Run From
Bad relationships happen to the best of us. We don’t mean to get into these toxic situations, it’s just hard to see beyond the blinding lights of lust and what we mistake as love. When you meet a guy and feel that ever-evasive click, it’s really hard to tear yourself away no matter how loud…
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13 Ways To Charm Someone & Improve Your Dating Life
“It is absurd to divide people into good and bad. People are either charming or tedious.” – Oscar Wilde Everybody wants to be charming. When you see someone who seems to easily captivate the attention of anyone in a room, it’s natural to want to emulate that. While it can seem like something that you…
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6 Signs It’s Time To Break It Off
There’s a saying that goes, you can never recycle wasted time, and oh how true that is. No one intends to get into a dead-end relationship. Most of us want that real, true, long-lasting love and our quest for it can sometimes lead us to stay in situations that are the opposite of what we…
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12 Subtle Signs You’re In A Toxic and Emotionally Abusive Relationship
The signs of physical abuse are pretty cut and dried because they always involve unwanted bodily contact or physical force of some kind that’s meant to harm or intimidate. If he touches you physically in any way that harms or traumatizes you, it’s physical abuse. The most obvious example of physical abuse is hitting, but…