I Dumped the Love of My Life and Now She Doesn’t Trust Me

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A man asks Eli and Josie how to win back the trust of the woman he broke up with so that he could do some work on himself.

Should I Leave My Sexless Marriage?

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Advice from YourTango about what to do when the love is still there but the sex has left the building.

6 Reasons ‘Why Women Aren’t Crazy’ is Only Part of the Story

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How listening changes everything: Mark Greene seeks a non-gender binary discussion of gas lighting.

Hearts in the Trash

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I packed the car like a Tetris master for the move. What are these “feelings” you speak of?

The Counsel of Garlic

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“I’d been crushed, skinned, diced, seared, and salted. The Universe pointed and laughed; I laughed too.”

5 Reasons Being a Single Man is Kind of Overrated

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Damon Young lists the ways in which it sorta sucks to be single.

He Wants To See Other Girls, Is He Using Me?

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A woman wonders if the guy wants to see other women because he’s just not that into her.

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“when autumn fell I held my breath”

A Guide to Terrible First Dates

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Looking to have an enjoyable first date? Then go out of your way to NOT do anything that Oliver Lee Bateman recommends in this article.

World Peace, Part 1

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Some men know that a light touch of the tongue, running from a woman’s toes to her ears, lingering in the softest way possible in various places in between, given often enough and sincerely enough, would add immeasurably to world peace. ~~ Marianne Williamson

The Frequency

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“You know that ringing in your ears? That ‘eeeeeeeeee’? That’s the sound of the ear cells dying, like their swan song. Once it’s gone you’ll never hear that frequency again. Enjoy it while it lasts.” ~ Children of Men

7 Things I Find Attractive in a Woman Now That I Am 50

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James Elliot’s tastes have matured along with him. Here, he talks about what’s so sexy about women his own age.

Midnight in Mumbai

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Many miles from home, Atalwin Pilon recalls a teacher’s wisdom: Clean up the relationship with your parents and you can do the marriage with your left hand.

Another Impossibly Awkward Conversation

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In the follow-up to his original “Awkward Conversation,” Oliver Lee Bateman offers a disturbing example of a man who refuses to commit.

Men and Their Inner Goat

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Bettina Arndt discusses “the vexed business of accommodating male and female sexual needs.”

Can He Learn To Give Those Long Loving Stares?

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A shy man wonders how he can perfect the loving stares required in romantic love.