Last week I discussed a situation that arose between my wife and I in order to teach eight lessons I use for communication. Considering the title of the post was “The 4 Types of Loneliness” it didn’t really make a lot of sense – you’re welcome. It’s now time to get more specifically into the … [Read more...]
Guys & Girls Can’t be Friends… Most of the Time (7 Types of relationships for guys & girls not dating)
I have made many young people angry over the years with my claim that guys and girls can almost never be friends. If they are adamant that I’m wrong, what I sometimes add next is almost guaranteed to make them angry… which I’ll share shortly. A million years ago when I was a teenager, I worked at … [Read more...]
Fun Questions You can Ask Your Friends
Over the past few months I’ve made a post on ‘questions you should ask when you date’ and ‘fun questions to ask your spouse’. Today’s post continues this series with fun questions you can ask your friends. The goal of these questions is to help build connection without being as deep or personal as … [Read more...]
How to Make Friends &/or the Sale
Making friends and sales are pretty much the same thing. Why asks the person still interested enough to keep reading? Because, to make a friend, you essentially need to sell yourself. As a therapist I’m in sales because I constantly need to sell myself and the goal of growing to clients who come … [Read more...]
Meddling: My Great Battle
At my almost middle age (33 is only a few years shy of half the average age for men in Canada), I’ve learned that friends tend to be for a season, especially when we’re out of high school and people start to move, get married and have kids. Even best friends come and go depending on both of your … [Read more...]