I know some people are very sensitive to the word whore (and not just because there’s a silent “w” at the beginning of the word that doesn’t make any sense), so I want to be clear about my use of it. I grew up reading this word in the Bible, which has left me okay with it. Of course, the use of … [Read more...]
Pro or Anti Abortion, We’re Missing the Root
In the early 90s, abortion was a hot topic and led to stories like a Christian fanatic killing an abortion doctor; you know, the thing you expect of a “spiritual” person who is against murder (some people really are special). For some reason abortion has once again become a hot topic (there must … [Read more...]
Men aren’t as dumb as their wives think… sometimes
My underlying fear, that under-the-surface-pops-his-head-up-every-once-in-awhile-to-throw-me-off fear is that I’m stupid. At least I’ve had this fear for the past fourteen years since being with my wife. Before that, I can’t remember if that was as much of a problem. Is that a sign of my … [Read more...]
10 Things to Know About Emotional Abuse
I am writing about what it means to be emotionally abused because I was recently emotionally abused... that’s not bragging. It definitely wasn’t on my bucket list. Most of my learning comes from firsthand experience, which is great because experience is the best teacher for engraining the lesson … [Read more...]
Delay Living Together as Long as You Can
Please note: There is no judgement on my part for people who live counter to what I’m proposing. And I assume there’ll be some judgement from others to me, but not from you because if you’re reading this you’re clearly a wonderful person who would never do that. One of the biggest mistakes … [Read more...]
Dealing with Victim Mentalities (which sucks)
Here’s the question I keep being faced with the last couple weeks: Are they being the victim or playing the victim? In my book Emotional Sex: Making good relationships great, I point out that we want to be the victor and not the victim, we want to do what we can to help ourselves and not just act … [Read more...]
It’s Not You; It’s Him
I recently had a friend tell me that she went out with a guy a few months ago, but she wasn’t interested enough for a second date. Despite her disinterest, he continued asking her out and whether it was more his persistence or her just feeling particularly lonely, she gave it another try. On the … [Read more...]
A Communication Exercise to Help Your Relationships (& a Bonus Exercise)
Several years ago I wrote a post talking about the seven types of words that help a relationship... well, it’s changed. The good news is this is proof that I do my best to adapt and grow my ideas just as I encourage others to do. Since I did that post I’ve been using it with clients in … [Read more...]
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