Career to Commitment

We took plenty of criticism from all these quiz-takers about the Alpha/Beta terminology we used in the book—ouch. But we’re tough, and we took it on the chin. However, something that Dr Rhodes and I noticed were the wide misinterpretations of what we define as the “Beta” male, the “nice guy” many of us love to hate.

We can initiate dates or group hangouts just as easily as men do. The dating world revolves around making the right proactive choices—and this means that if you’re ready for a monogamous relationship you have to be clear about your goals, both to yourself and prospective partners.

Sometimes, it seems as though being self-confident is the first step towards achieving (almost) anything you want. All you have to do is believe in yourself, we're told. With that said, most of us wish it were that simple.

One of our favorite stars (and an avowed bachelor) has finally met his match—and she turns out to be a dynamic Alpha Woman!

If you’re a woman with a strong, directive personality, you know how this feels: You’re out on a date with someone new or starting work on a project with a male colleague. Suddenly, you wonder: “Am I threatening to this guy? Am I ‘too much’? Should I dial it down down a little, just in case?”

When Brittany and Tom arrived in my office, things at first seemed straightforward. Married for three years, they were attractive, career-oriented and successful: she was a marketing director for a cosmetics company and he worked in finance.

You have probably heard by now that Emma Stone put her boyfriend, Andrew Garfield, on the spot for referring to sewing as a "feminine" activity in a publicity interview for their new movie The Amazing Spider-Man.

If he isn't a traditional Alpha and doesn't toss her on the bed and rip off her clothes on the first date, he must be gay, right?

Career

Affirmations for the Married Alpha

Sonya Rhodes Ph.D. on April 21, 2014

Congratulations! You should revel in your accomplishments and ignore certain vintage types who pop out of the woodwork every so often to claim that wives should make less money than their husbands. Please -- it's 2014

Congratulations! You should revel in your accomplishments and ignore certain vintage types who pop out of the woodwork every so often to claim that wives should make less money than their husbands. Please -- it's 2014

Today’s "Alpha woman" is everywhere. But who is she?