About Zack Taylor
I'm a 30 year old software engineer who has always been interested in social interaction. As a former actor, I spent a lot of time trying to understand where people are coming from and what causes them to act in certain ways. My dating life has consisted mostly of serious relationships, as I find the challenge of finding a companion much more interesting than the challenge of finding a date. I'm often found giving dating advice to friends and family as well as reading up on social interaction, psychology, and spirituality.
Posts From Zack Taylor:
How to stop missing someone
It tears at you, day and night. You hate being single. It’s that horrible feeling in your gut. It just won’t go away. You sometimes touch your stomach to make sure everything is still there. Physically, the pieces are in place, but that feeling makes it seem not to be true. It feels like…a hole. [...]
Feeling helpless
“The Patriots suck!”
I turned around from the bar to see this attractive brunette with blue eyes shooting daggers at me. I have no idea who this girl is and she smiles as she walks away.
“Hey,” I yell after her, “who the hell are you?”
She smiles and continues to meet her friends in the lounge. It [...]
Pursuit theory: The girl’s role
It’s been a little while since I introduced pursuit theory, my theory for how dating will ideally work. I then went on to explain the guy’s role in pursuit theory, being the pursuer and making overt actions to declare your intent for a girl. The other half of the puzzle is explaining the girl’s role [...]
Should I tell her how I feel?
Picture this: you’re going about your business one day when a stranger approaches you. He seems nice enough, average-looking at best, and smiles.
“I’m sorry to bother you,” he says, “but I just need to tell you how wonderful I think you are. You’re absolutely stunning and I love your style. Seriously, every day I see [...]
Making a game of the goal
When you’re single, dating seems like a game with a single goal: to find a partner. And when you focus on that single goal, it seems rather daunting. What if you had some other goals to focus on instead? Here’s a few ideas for switching up your dating regime:
Create a “yes” time. A “yes” time [...]
The heartbreak routine
We all have one. That thing we do when our hearts are aching. Everyone’s is different and by the time you get to your mid-20s/early-30s, you’ve pretty much got it down. Inject some heartache into your life and you instantly, subconsciously begin your heartbreak routine. The routine may actually help you feel better, it may [...]
Dating failure feedback
Have you ever been turned down by someone and just wished that you could do a post-talk review to get feedback on what went wrong? If you’ve ever asked yourself why things didn’t work out, then you’ve probably had this thought. If only there were a way to understand what the other person thought, maybe [...]
What should I do?
Typically my posts are all about giving advice and insights, so I thought it would be interesting to turn things around and ask you, dear readers, for advice. You may recall my mentioning of a certain someone who occupies my thoughts way more than I would like. The short story is that I finally got [...]
Why can’t we commit?
It seems like a bad time to want a monogamous relationship. With about half of all marriages ending in divorce, the dream of falling in love, marrying, and living happily ever after might be more of a pipe dream. So what exactly is the problem? Why is it that centuries of monogamy has degraded to [...]
I don’t even know you
Relationships are filled with ups and downs. Some say that breaking up is the most difficult part of any relationship, but I disagree. There are several moments that are more difficult than breaking up, and perhaps the most gut-wrenching is when you realize that the person you’re with isn’t quite who you thought he or [...]
