This is the warm-up stretch of our marital training.
About Charlie Koop
Cringeworthy Pics, Dinner Photos, and Trading a Live Chicken for a Happy Meal
And women, for their part, often don’t fare much better.
And women, for their part, often don’t fare much better.
How ‘I’m Only Hurting Myself’ Becomes a Mantra
Anger at others feels too dangerous; anger at ourselves feels like home.
Anger at others feels too dangerous; anger at ourselves feels like home.
Former Docent at the Museum of Missed Opportunities
Unfortunately, a genuine connection does not work like that.
Unfortunately, a genuine connection does not work like that.
7 Strange Joys of Pretending to Ourselves
There are marvelous fictions we spin for ourselves.
There are marvelous fictions we spin for ourselves.
Am I a Creep?
It’s not just any insecurity.
It’s not just any insecurity.
The Funky Psychology of Breaking Up and Moving On
Of course, sensible arguments rarely have much impact.
Of course, sensible arguments rarely have much impact.
The Theologically Coded Vocabulary of a Wounded Heart
And so, the “sins” are not poisons in the blood, but bruises on the heart.
And so, the “sins” are not poisons in the blood, but bruises on the heart.
How Swiping for Love Is Like Bobbing for Apples
Here we are, face-first in the barrel, biting into one, spitting it out, and biting into another.
Here we are, face-first in the barrel, biting into one, spitting it out, and biting into another.
Bleached Leopards and Frozen Chameleons
Because we’re loyal
Because we’re loyal
9 Better Ways to Think About Their Dying
Our grief is not a computer glitch to be debugged, it is the natural invoice traded to us in exchange for the audacity of having loved.
Our grief is not a computer glitch to be debugged, it is the natural invoice traded to us in exchange for the audacity of having loved.
9 Mistakes That Guarantee We End Up With the Wrong Person
Is their lateness tolerable?
Is their lateness tolerable?
Emotional Music Appreciation for the Blues
Project positive vibes only.
Project positive vibes only.
Multiple Marshmallows and the Genius of Flesh Contracts
The Marshmallow Test.
The Marshmallow Test.
How to Douse an Eternal Flame
The soul, after all, travels at the pace of a camel.
The soul, after all, travels at the pace of a camel.
Love Is Knowing a Toddler Can’t Chew Gum
Love begins at the point where we abandon our righteous certainty in favor of imaginative charity.
Love begins at the point where we abandon our righteous certainty in favor of imaginative charity.