As any avid reader of this site knows, I am a big advocate of keeping spontaneity and unpredictability as a staple of any successful relationship. The problem, of course, in this economy is how to keep things exciting with a lack of funds. The good news is that doing something special with your honey doesn’t [...]

I often get questions from readers about how to keep excitement burning in a long-term relationship that has gotten a little stale over the years. Each situation is different, but there are certain key reasons why all relationships can grow stale- predictability, routine, and sameness. And the only ways to combat these dire enemies of [...]

Q: Hi, thanks for your time. A girl I have been seeing for about three months now has all of a sudden decided that she wants to take a break from me. Here’s my story: I’ve known of this beautiful and intelligent girl for years but never made any attempt at meeting her. Three months [...]

Recently I’ve been watching an interesting new show on VH1 called “Sex Rehab“. I watch these online, like I do most shows, since that gives me the opportunity to watch on my own schedule. At any rate, this show has its pros and cons… it is modeled after “Celebrity Rehab”, except focuses on sex addiction [...]

Everyone in the world knows who Tiger Woods is, even people like myself who don’t know a single thing about golf can recognize Tiger Woods.  Of course, all we really know is the Disneyfied neutered representation of him made to appeal to a generic mass audience and used to pitch everything from razors to flavored [...]

I’m a huge fan of the Twilight movie series. Not because I’m a sucker for gooey teenage love romances or I think it’s particularly breathtaking movie making. No, I love these movies because it’s written by a woman for girls, and so gives a backstage look at women’s desires and fantasies. As I sit and [...]

There has been a lot of recent research concerning what makes a successful relationship work. In a previous article, I’ve brought up the work of Dr. Gottman, who stated he could predict with a high degree of accuracy which marriages would end up in divorce, merely by the ways in which the couple communicated with [...]

I often get questions on this site from people asking what to do or say in certain situations, usually when their partner has said or done something unpleasant. It may be the case that an insult or accusation is hurled their way or they are being asked uncomfortable and proving questions.  This is a tough [...]

I’ve been recently doing a lot of reading on psychology and personality. There are various ways of categorizing personality types and most studies show that there is a higher likelihood of relationship success if both individuals have similar personality types. Perhaps the most well-known and important test is the MBTI or Myers-Briggs Type Indicator. The [...]

Maintaining a good relationship is a constant balancing act- you have to constantly shift from being in the flow and enjoying your partner’s company to being able to step outside of the relationship and objectively evaluate it. Both are absolutely necessary. You cannot adequately be present for your partner unless you are able to live [...]