Chad David:    Therapist, Officiant, & Really Cool Guy
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Chad David

Learning to ? dumb people

The 5 Categories of Men (Pt 2: A Common Problem for Couples)

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Last week I broke down guys into five basic modes: Playful, Middle Ground, Serious, Upset, and Explosive.  In general, people want to feel understood, which means misinterpreting what category a guy is in leads to us moving down to a worse category.  For instance, if you’re Serious and you’re … [Read more...]

A Common Problem for Couples (Pt1: How guys work)

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I realized this week a simple pattern with a lot of couples.  And how did I figure this out? Because I fit into the same pattern.  How I learn is pretty simple – life happens and I reflect on it to find understanding.  Here’s what I realized: I give my wife too much credit while she gives me too … [Read more...]

The Lost Art of Gentleness

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Last week when I was at Marineland with my family for the fifth time this year (my two daughters are obsessed with the dolphins, belugas, and penguins), I was pushing my two year old in a plastic car and accidentally bumped into the person’s heals in front of me.  My knee-jerk reaction was to … [Read more...]

A Major Reason Our Society Terrifies Me (how to reduce others fighting)

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At what point did it become mandatory to have to like everyone and accept their ways of living? Over my career, I’ve met lots of people who don’t like me and that’s fine.  You’re allowed to not like me.  I think you’re making a mistake because (written playfully) I think I’m great, but I’m clearly … [Read more...]

Masturbation (here’s a topic you don’t hear preached in church)

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Please Note: One of the benefits of not working for a church is I can write about topics like this and not get in trouble by my congregation because... well, I don’t have one. Married men, please stop masturbating so much.  I keep meeting couples where the wife is complaining there isn’t enough … [Read more...]

Beware of the “Screw You!”

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I grew up in a house where my parents never got mad at each other.  Some parents save their fights for after the kids go to bed, but my parents never actually fought – never.  They were both passive, which is the anger category where you avoid conflict at all costs no matter how much it hurts you.  … [Read more...]

Marriage, Divorce, and Best Friends

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Because I do weddings, I meet a lot of young couples who say their fiancé is their best friend… and I try not to laugh at them.  You don’t marry your best friend.  Your best friend is the person standing beside you at the altar, the one you go to in order to complain about the person across from you … [Read more...]

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