Are You The Manipulator in Your Relationship?
— When manipulation is your primary relationship tool, your focus tends to be: How can I get this person to do, feel or be, as I wish them to, so I can feel safe? You may manipulate your significant...
View Article5 Stages of Relationships
— “We come to love not by finding a perfect person, but by learning to see an imperfect person perfectly”- Sam Keen Have you ever gotten tired of a relationship before? Have you ever looked at the...
View ArticleObsessions and Love Addiction
— When an obsession dominates us, it steals our will and saps all the pleasure out of life. We become numb to people and events, while our mind replays the same dialogue images, or words. In a...
View ArticlePeople Inspire You or They Drain You. Pick Them Wisely in 2019!
— “If they are not inspiring you, then they are helping you expire“-Gbenga Adebambo The people around you will either fuel you or drain you. So choose them wisely. I repeat, choose them wisely. In...
View ArticleRelationship Advice: How to Know When to Leave a Relationship
— If you’re fortunate, like I have been, you will get the chance to spend some of your time with some pretty amazing people. You’ll get to learn new jokes, see what someone else does in the bathroom,...
View ArticleThe Fear That Makes Us Overstay Dead Relationships
— Some relationships keep us for too long while bringing nothing but pain and dissatisfaction. Romantic relationships are just one type, we overstay in our friendships, professional and business...
View ArticleWhat My New Stepson has Taught Me About Toxic Masculinity
— My wife is a survivor from a long-term abusive marriage. Her ex was a violent alcoholic who succeeded in intimidating and manipulating her to the extent that she had pretty well given up on her life,...
View ArticleSuperiority Is Insecurity
— Feeling superior often comes from feeling inferior and afraid. We convince ourselves we are better than others when we fear we are not enough, or not okay. Bringing awareness to the ways we imagine...
View ArticleMen’s ‘Inner Eden’
— Any woman wanting to connect more deeply with her man – so he’ll want to make love with her and not just ‘have sex’ – needs to understand the hidden vulnerability which may well be lurking under his...
View ArticleAsk Dr. NerdLove: I Made A Mistake. Is It Too Late To Fix It?
— Greetings Doc, A small preface about me and my dating history: I am a 27-year-old male who has never been in a serious relationship, though have had a few flings last about a month. I am a reasonably...
View ArticleStop Obsessing About Yourself
How many times are you in a conversation with somebody and you start thinking these thoughts: Why are they asking me questions? Why should I answer their questions? Are they judging me? Who are they...
View ArticleThe Non-Stick Relationship
— First, let’s talk about what the “sticky” in a relationship is. Simply put, if I had to cut straight to the chase, it’s the dysfunction. But it doesn’t feel like dysfunction. It feels like a New York...
View ArticleMan up! Possibly the Worst 2 Words of Advice Ever Given to Men
— A short but pertinent message this week. So kick back, grab your cup of man tea and check this out. We’ve all heard this phrase: “Able to leap tall buildings in a single bound, faster than a speeding...
View ArticleGoing Gray
— I haven’t been “in the closet” for over two decades. I came out as gay when I was eighteen, and I’ve lived my adult life on the freer side of the closet door. And for most of that time, I’ve preached...
View ArticleHow to Get Attention Without Attention-Seeking [Video]
— It can be painfully scary to ask a partner if they still love us. So at points when we feel insecure, we may be tempted to go in for a very understandable but very counterproductive strategy:...
View ArticleChecking Your Spouse’s Phone: How Ethical Is It?
— “You must love in such a way that the person you love feels free”- Thich Nhat Hanh Do you look at the text messages on your partner’s phone? Do you ever wonder if you should and is your partner okay...
View ArticleParagraph 136 of the Beijing Platform for Action. Chapter IV: Strategic...
— Strategic objective D.3. Eliminate trafficking in women and assist victims of violence due to prostitution and trafficking Actions to be taken 136. Women and children constitute some 80 per cent of...
View ArticleBuying Too Much Stuff is Driven By Uncertainty
— “If you are invested in security and certainty, you are on the wrong planet.” ~Pema Chodron Eva and I and our two younger kids are in the process of moving back to California from Guam, where we’ve...
View ArticleLiving in the Gift
— Why does the sun shine? A random result of coalescing gases igniting nuclear fusion? Or is it in order to give its light and warmth to Life? Why does the rain fall? Is it the senseless product of...
View ArticleNever Plan a Future With People Who Don’t Have Future Plans
— “Don’t expect to see positive changes in your life if you surround yourself with negative people”-Anonymous Planning your future is pointless with people who don’t have a future plan. Never plan a...
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