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Amy Waterman

Amy Waterman, M.A., is a Love Educator, Pleasure Revolutionary, and Author dedicated to helping women live their most brilliant life. Her work has appeared in over a dozen online courses, including The Pleasure Principle, Effortlessly Likable, Unleash Your Pleasure Power, and The Pleasure Diet.

There’s plenty of advice out there on how to drag a man across the Gap.

You have to inspire his devotion. You’ve got to enchant him.

What is the Gap?

It’s the dark, yawning space between the rush of new romance and the reality of building a life together.

It’s the chasm between fun and forever. Between dopamine and devotion.

As of 2025, you can no longer be sure he isn’t writing his texts without the help of AI. What does that mean for you?

It means you’ve got to adapt. Here are 3 good places to start. [Read more…] about How to Stay Smart (And Sane) When Texts Lie

A while back, a friend started texting me back differently.

Her replies to my texts didn’t sound like her. They were short and chipper—sometimes with emojis. She didn’t use emojis. What was going on? [Read more…] about Why You Might Never Trust a Love Text Again

When I first came on the scene 20 years ago, men were already teaching each other a clever way to attract women:

Just use psychology to tell her things about herself.

Surprise her with these pseudo “deep insights” that amaze her with their accuracy [Read more…] about Does He Know You Better Than You Know Yourself?

I caught up with the mother of one of my high school classmates the other day.

She told me that my friend was doing great. Still single! Had her own business. Did her own thing. Was fed up with men after a slew of bad dates. [Read more…] about Before You Offer Him A Shoulder To Cry On…

Tough Truth:
Hiding how you look won’t make him fall in love with you.
Lead with your beautiful body—let it filter out the wrong men.

Women who aren’t body confident often make one terrible mistake: [Read more…] about The Body Test

Tough truth:
Impressing him won’t make him love you.
Having fun together is what makes him want to see more of you.

The “catch” model of dating is outdated. [Read more…] about Stop Impressing Men

Tough truth:
We blame men for breaking our hearts.
But sometimes we break our own hearts.
We mistake the high for love.

In my last post, I shared why I’m a fan of the Slow Burn.

There’s something delicious about drawing out the romantic tension over weeks and months. [Read more…] about What if He’s Not Making A Move… On Purpose?

When a new relationship begins, there are two ways it can go.

The first is the fast path.

You meet someone. There’s instant chemistry. You fall into bed, and the sparks determine whether you keep seeing each other. [Read more…] about Fast Spark or Slow Burn? Here’s What Works