Contact with others is part of how we regulate our physiology.
Believe It or Not, It’s Still Possible for a Woman to Be Too Capable to Be Considered a Good Mate. WTF!
The problem is, we’re still stuck with our grandparents’ sensibilities about how romantic relationships are supposed to work.
The problem is, we’re still stuck with our grandparents’ sensibilities about how romantic relationships are supposed to work.
Being Monogamous With a Non-Monogamous Partner
It isn't a rule that couples have to have the same set of rules for each other. Here's an example of why, and how, it can work.
It isn’t a rule that couples have to have the same set of rules for each other. Here’s an example of why, and how, it can work.
Confidence as a Relationship Superpower
12 ways confidence gave me a much-needed ego… and greater confidence let me set my ego aside.
12 ways confidence gave me a much-needed ego… and greater confidence let me set my ego aside.
Don’t ‘Compromise’ in Your Relationship. Do This Instead.
The opposite of lone-rangering isn’t compromise, it’s co-creation.
The opposite of lone-rangering isn’t compromise, it’s co-creation.
A Grown Man’s Guide to Becoming a More Confident Lover and Partner
It starts with taking positive steps for oneself.
It starts with taking positive steps for oneself.
Your Prospects for a Great Love Life With Your Long-Term Partner
“When you have the best and tastiest ingredients, you can cook very simply and the food will be extraordinary because it tastes like what it is.” -Alice Waters, founder of Chez Panisse restaurant.
“When you have the best and tastiest ingredients, you can cook very simply and the food will be extraordinary because it tastes like what it is.” -Alice Waters, founder of Chez Panisse restaurant.
Your Refusal to Be Self-Sufficient Is Not the Same as Wanting a Relationship
How long can someone remain unhappily single before they admit that it’s more than just a searching problem?
How long can someone remain unhappily single before they admit that it’s more than just a searching problem?
My Graduation From Nice Guy Misogyny
My changing definition of respecting women.
My changing definition of respecting women.
Self-Judgment as a Kind of Motion Sickness
If growth is movement, then self-judgment is just motion sickness during the turbulent part.
If growth is movement, then self-judgment is just motion sickness during the turbulent part.
Breaking Ranks: What Happens When We Resent Obligations?
Some part of you is insistently drawn toward something better. So give your internal compass a chance to demonstrate its rightness.
Some part of you is insistently drawn toward something better. So give your internal compass a chance to demonstrate its rightness.
Can Jealousy Just Be Too Much of a Good Thing?
I’m inviting you to consider the possibility that jealousy isn’t so much about bad things, as it is about good things with the intensity knob set too high.
I’m inviting you to consider the possibility that jealousy isn’t so much about bad things, as it is about good things with the intensity knob set too high.
Surprising Insights About Jealousy and Possession / Ownership
It’s pretty common for possessive jealousy to send a couple into a clingy / aloof dynamic.
It’s pretty common for possessive jealousy to send a couple into a clingy / aloof dynamic.
Is Your Jealousy Really Just Your Own Insecurity in Disguise?
People who are confident, who like themselves, and who feel good about how they treat their partner tend to be less jealous.
People who are confident, who like themselves, and who feel good about how they treat their partner tend to be less jealous.
Envy, Desire and Jealousy
When someone’s relationship is through the roof fantastic, they’re less apt to be tight around what their partner does outside the relationship.
When someone’s relationship is through the roof fantastic, they’re less apt to be tight around what their partner does outside the relationship.
Jealousy: The Rational vs. the Emotional
Jealousy is a two-headed, green-eyed monster. It’s got an intellectual side and an emotional side.
Jealousy is a two-headed, green-eyed monster. It’s got an intellectual side and an emotional side.