Relationships

How Early Should You Get Married?

An interesting tweet about the differences in marriages came up on the timeline the other day: It’s a poignant observation, though it’s unclear exactly how historically accurate it is if you go way far back. In the 1950s sure, there was a lot of marriage taking place between men and women more or less at the same

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Marry Me Or Else

Got tagged in a man’s romantic dilemma on Twitter… a scenario which is not so uncommon: My thoughts? One thing that is extremely common — yet far more lame than most men realize — is the male inclination towards “stubbornness.” It’s a style of masculinity particularly found in hard populations that have sustained a lot

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Is Anger Bad?

Don’t need to tell you that if there is any emotion that is shamed and suppressed these days, it’s anger. Doesn’t matter whether it’s coming from mainstream propaganda, or your local new age spirituality group. Anger is an emotion of destruction. It’s entitled. And fundamentally, it’s dangerous. Men in particular who express anger are toxic, and a

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The 3 Stages of Relationship Health

Something I’ve mentioned before, but not directly on here, are the different dynamics you will see in your standard “post-honeymoon” relationship. Obviously the highest tier is the most healthy kind. This is the couple that is warm, affectionate, respectful, and who — if they even have issues — communicate through them relatively calmly, and allow

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Male Comfort Issues

Interesting exchange occurred the other day between the great Ben Foth and me over what a male comfort issue might look like: As you can see, I already gave my two cents. But I gave the response offhand, and it wasn’t adequate for the topic — so let’s consider it a bit more. Women want commitment on

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