A selection of original articles written by Wes Colton and Regina Hopkins for Introvert Unbound.
DATING
If Online Dating Were Real Life
What if the dynamics of online dating happened in person?
What’s Your Dating Trajectory?
How is your dating life today compared to a year ago? That’s your dating trajectory.
Why You Shouldn’t Take Rejection Seriously
The best way to do away with the misery of rejection is to stop taking it so seriously.
4 Things My Successful Coaching Clients Have in Common
If you’re looking to improve your own social life, here are four qualities cultivated by those who have done just that.
When Should You Give Up On Dating?
As a dating coach I can tell you the vast majority of men who have abandoned dating have done so too soon.
As a dating coach, few things bother me more than bad advice from other coaches.
5 Signs It’s Time to Hire a Dating Coach
Not sure if the image you’re projecting is going to entice potential dates? Here are 5 signs you could use some help from the pros.
The Case Against Online Dating
While there’s no question online dating can enhance many people’s dating lives, I’m going to explain why, as a dating coach, I don’t often recommend it to my clients.
Introverts & Dating Apps: 5 Tips to Help You Stay Sane
Even with their dark side, dating apps do have a place in the dating world in terms of functionality and usefulness.
Weathering Breakups as an Introvert
Find out why breakups are typically worse for introverts than extroverts and what you can do about it.
Five Introvert Dating Advantages
There are several ways in which we introverts have a leg up on extroverts when it comes to dating.
Basically, if you’re a guy who’s not where he wants to be dating-wise and you keep telling yourself that the problem will fix itself—you’re in dating denial.
Qualifying and Screening a Date
Qualifying is nothing more than asking a woman questions about herself so you can figure out if she’s the type of woman you want to date.
9 Reasons You’re Not Getting Dates
If you’re not getting regular dates, I can almost guarantee that at least one—and likely more than one—of these reasons applies to you
The Most Common (and Fixable) Habit Keeping You From Attracting Women
It might not sound like much, but proximity is often the difference between a woman perceiving you as a potential sexual partner or just a friend/harmless rando.
For those who don’t know, ghosting is when someone stops texting you without any explanation why. We’ve all had it done to us. But why does it hurt so much?
Though it may sound counterintuitive, the more successful you get with women, the more rejections you’ll be experiencing.
PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT
Myers-Briggs vs. Big Five: Which is More Useful for Introverts
Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI)® and the Big Five are two popular personality assessment tools that can help you better understand what it means to be an introvert.
Facing Your Fears as an Introvert
Fear is one of the biggest obstacles we introverts face on the path to transforming our social, dating, and work lives.
Leveraging Your Introvert Strengths
One of the simplest ways to figure out where you naturally shine as an introvert is through the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator® (MBTI) personality assessment.
The Paradox of Self Love and Self Help
Can you embrace the paradox of self love and self help?
Laziness is the main obstacle keeping you from the life you want.
Mini-disasters are some of the best things that can happen to you.
No question being born a man has its advantages. But you don’t need me to tell you it also comes with its share of obstacles.
Skipping a Level Isn’t the Same as Beating It
The true path to mastery is completing every stage from beginner, to intermediate, to advanced.
Why Most Advice for Introverts is Dead Wrong
Either implicitly or explicitly, the message is all too often that because you’re an introvert it’s okay to avoid socializing.
Sorry to break it to you, but being an introvert isn’t an excuse for sucking at conversation.
An Introvert’s Secret to Extending Your Social Battery
Over the years, I started to accept the fact that my aversion to socializing might be keeping me from living the life I wanted.
The reason small talk seems so superficial is because it is.
FRIENDS
The Introvert Guy’s Guide to Making Friends
Let’s face it: as an introvert guy it can be tough to make friends. In many ways it’s easier to go out and find women to date than it is to meet a dude friend to hang out with.
WORK
The 10 Commandments of Working From Home
Here are the Ten Commandments I follow that have allowed me to successfully work from home for almost a decade.