The biological imperative is stasis, while the spiritual imperative is change.
About Ken Blackman
Here’s How You Change When You Choose Someone
How is life partnership different from a relationship?
How is life partnership different from a relationship?
‘Loving Yourself First’ Might Be Easier
I found outsourcing my self-worth to be pretty hit and miss.
I found outsourcing my self-worth to be pretty hit and miss.
A Short Man’s Take on the 80/20 Rule
I ranked low on (men’s perceived) dating criteria. So what about in real life?
I ranked low on (men’s perceived) dating criteria. So what about in real life?
What Neopatriarchy Would Need to Address
Are we going to flat-out deny the reasons we rebelled against traditional gender roles?
Are we going to flat-out deny the reasons we rebelled against traditional gender roles?
Resolution Does Not Mean Staying Together
Ever break up with someone, only to have the spark suddenly return?
Ever break up with someone, only to have the spark suddenly return?
Resolved vs. Unresolved Breakups
Breaking up does not mean resolution.
Breaking up does not mean resolution.
Relationship Problems Don’t Cause Breakups
Couples tend to break up when the good is no longer good enough to be worth it.
Couples tend to break up when the good is no longer good enough to be worth it.
Breaking Up Doesn’t Terminate the Relationship
It’s actually just a better relationship.
It’s actually just a better relationship.
What a Breakup Can Sound and Feel Like
Not all breakups are ugly.
Not all breakups are ugly.
I Got Married at 57
I’m kind of shocked at how much I love being a husband.
I’m kind of shocked at how much I love being a husband.
What Is a Great Relationship Like?
Here’s what comes to mind.
Here’s what comes to mind.
Love Heals, but…Not the Kind That Seeks to Get One’s Needs Met.
It’s why so many empaths end up getting scorched by narcissists.
It’s why so many empaths end up getting scorched by narcissists.
The Best Bands Aren’t Cover Bands so Stop Trying to Turn Your Relationship Into One
"Sometimes you have to play a long time to be able to play like yourself." ~Miles Davis
“Sometimes you have to play a long time to be able to play like yourself.” ~Miles Davis
The Energy Accounting of Intimate Relationship
Here’s what makes a long-term relationship “worth it.”
Here’s what makes a long-term relationship “worth it.”
Reframing ‘Masculine’ and ‘Feminine’
“masculine” and “feminine” are buckets into which people categorize a variety of healthy human traits, most of which EVERYONE needs in order to be happy, high functioning, full fledged, well rounded human beings.
“Masculine” and “feminine” are buckets into which people categorize a variety of healthy human traits, most of which EVERYONE needs in order to be happy, high functioning, full fledged, well rounded human beings.