Helping Singles to DateWell
DateWell, your go-to source for valuable knowledge and credible insight on dating. We lead the way with innovative concepts to guide you and everyone involved - on your journey towards marriage.
A glimpse at some of the resources on this site
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I’m not feeling it: how to build a Connection.
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Is it true that opposites attract?
A glimpse at some of the resources on this site
Video
I’m not feeling it: how to build a Connection.
Article
Is it true that opposites attract?
Whatever the challenge, whatever the issue…
We’ve got content for you
Presented in Various Ways
Visuals
Quotes
Articles
Lists
Video
Audio
Accompanying you on your dating journey
Lots of resources to help you at every point
Acquaint
Get to Know Each Other
Bond
Develop the Relationship
Commit
Commit to Marriage
+Navigate
Manage the Shidduch Process
Navigate Manage The Shidduch Process
Get yourself dating-ready with insight into what marriage is, guidance on creating your profile, networking for shidduch suggestions, conducting research on potential dates, and how best to prepare yourself for dating.
Our “Navigate” materials will help you to:
- Define your priorities for dating
- Create a profile that reflects your true self
- Plan how to address sensitive topics like physical or mental illness
- Engage with shadchanim and mentors effectively
- Tools and mindsets for enjoyable and effective dates
- Identify when and how to seek outside assistance
- Handle surprising information
Acquaint Get to Know Each Other
The first dates are about exploring compatibility and the shared values that might result in a lasting relationship.
Read about whether to trust your instinct, what to reveal during the first dates, how to handle surprising information, how to spot red flags, how to understand personality types, and what to do if the first dates didn’t go well. Learn how to approach dating with confidence, along with mindset tips and insights to date effectively and intentionally.
Our “Acquaint” materials will help you to:
- Identify whether there is initial compatibility
- Know when to share personal information
- Understand different personality types
- Address anxieties related to dating
- Recognize red flags
- Decide what to do if a date doesn’t go well
Bond Deepen The Relationship
If the first dates went well, you enter the longest phase of dating — bonding. Here, you allow yourself enough time to build a connection, explore things more deeply, and see if there’s potential for a future together.
Our “Bond” materials will help you to:
- Get to know each other on a deeper level
- Establish whether there is a sufficient level of compatibility
- Foster an emotional connection
- Communicate around any concerns and deal with red flags
- Figure out whether to continue if something bothers you
Commit Committing To Marriage
You’re on the brink of deciding on your life partner. You want to make sure that you are clear and ready. It might be exciting, overwhelming, even frightening as you consider marriage and try to dispel remaining doubts and fears.
Our “Commit” materials will help you to:
- Make sure this person is your soulmate
- Know what to discuss before making a life-long commitment
- Deal with any remaining niggling doubts
- Address and learn to manage fears of commitment
- Decide when it’s time to propose
Accompanying you on your dating journey
Lots of resources to help you at every point
Acquaint
Get to Know Each Other
Acquaint Get to Know Each Other
The first dates are about exploring compatibility and the shared values that might result in a lasting relationship.
Read about whether to trust your instinct, what to reveal during the first dates, how to handle surprising information, how to spot red flags, how to understand personality types, and what to do if the first dates didn’t go well.
Our “Acquaint” materials will help you to:
- Identify whether there is initial compatibility
- Know when to share personal information
- Understand different personality types
- Address anxieties related to dating
- Recognize red flags
- Decide what to do if a date doesn’t go well
Bond
Develop the Relationship
Bond Deepen The Relationship
If the first dates went well, you enter the longest phase of dating — bonding. Here, you allow yourself enough time to build a connection, explore things more deeply, and see if there’s potential for a future together.
Our “Bond” materials will help you to:
- Get to know each other on a deeper level
- Establish whether there is a sufficient level of compatibility
- Foster an emotional connection
- Communicate around any concerns and deal with red flags
- Figure out whether to continue if something bothers you
Commit
Commit to Marriage
Commit Committing To Marriage
You’re on the brink of deciding on your life partner. You want to make sure that you are clear and ready. It might be exciting, overwhelming, even frightening as you consider marriage and try to dispel remaining doubts and fears.
Our “Commit” materials will help you to:
- Make sure this person is your soulmate
- Know what to discuss before making a life-long commitment
- Deal with any remaining niggling doubts
- Address and learn to manage fears of commitment
- Decide when it’s time to propose
+Navigate
Manage the Shidduch Process
Navigate Manage The Shidduch Process
Get yourself dating-ready with insight into what marriage is, guidance on creating your profile, networking for shidduch suggestions, conducting research on potential dates, and how best to prepare yourself for dating.
Our “Navigate” materials will help you to:
- Define your priorities for dating
- Create a profile that reflects your true self
- Plan how to address sensitive topics like physical or mental illness
- Engage with shadchanim and mentors effectively
- Tools and mindsets for enjoyable and effective dates
- Identify when and how to seek outside assistance
- Handle surprising information
Dating feeling like a struggle and not sure why?
We’ve got a fun, simple way to uncover what’s really going on beneath the surface of your dating life.
Check out our Dating Types and if you think “That’s so me!” dive deeper for more insight!
Identify your type. Get insight. Date wiser.
DateWell’s Projects
Content in Multiple Formats
We share extensive free educational resources in a variety of formats.
Individual Coaching
We provide opportunities for individual coaching sessions with Rabbi Dr. Yossi Ives.
Foundational Shidduch Book
We published “Shidduch Success”, our comprehensive book to guide people through the dating process.
Be In The Know
We send weekly impactful content via Whatsapp, along with updates about our exciting events.
Rabbi Dr. Yossi Ives
Dating Psychologist
and Founder of Datewell
DateWell Founder
I founded DateWell because I felt a sense of urgency to help singles see success in their dating. Too many singles are struggling, despite putting in so much time, effort, and money. There have been all kinds of initiatives to deal with the “singles crisis,” but little has been done to address the primary issue: people are getting stuck.
To overcome this, we need to equip singles (and all others involved) with the necessary insight and awareness. I, like you, am passionate about helping singles succeed.
Dating Coach
Guided thousands of individuals toward marriage.
Academic
Ph.D. in coaching psychology and MA in the social sciences.
Author & Speaker
Wrote several books and featured on numerous podcasts.
Master Coach
Trains shadchanim and dating coaches around the world.
Rabbi
Held several rabbinic positions, now in Pomona, NY.
Humanitarian
Runs an international development organization that ran 30+ humanitarian projects in 12 countries.
Family Man
Happily married; father and grandfather.
Shidduch Success: a Groundbreaking Dating Book By Rabbi Dr. Yossi Ives
This book (320 pages), published by DateWell, provides clarity, self-awareness, and empowerment to those navigating the challenges of Shidduch dating.
It covers:
Core concepts:
Grasp the core principles and psychological notions behind shidduch dating.
Making wise choices:
Learn how to select who to date and decide whom to marry.
Handling dating struggles:
Identify your internal barriers and learn strategies to overcome them.
Practical advice:
Gain skills and guidance to improve your effective and experience.