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My New Book Gets Published Today and I Really Hope You’ll Buy a Copy
You know, I never imagined writing non-fiction. Certainly not about divorce and relationships, and certainly not about me, personally.
But…
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The Art of Getting to Tomorrow When Everything’s Wrong
It was exactly like those initial weeks after divorce.
I couldn’t describe what was wrong. None of my feelings made…
I Was Drugged, Robbed and Left for Dead in Las Vegas and I Didn’t Even Get the Stupid T-Shirt
I couldn’t open the door and I was getting pissed.
Metal handle. The horizontal kind you grab and pull down…
A Way to Protect Your Relationships from Political (and Other) Arguments
Donald Trump is President of the United States in 2019.
Even for non-Americans, that fact can elicit radically different reactions.…
How to Respond to Your Emotional Spouse Without Making Things Worse
More often than not, when my wife reacted emotionally to anything—something I said or did; something on TV; something that…
Must Women Leave Men to Get Them to Change?
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“Would you have changed if she had not left you?”
Within an hour of answering this exact question…
How to Change Your Shitty Husband
“I fucking hated you,” she said.
“I hated you because you’re the guy who made a damn name for himself…
The 2,000 Reasons I’m Glad I Didn’t Die Last Night
There haven’t been many days when I’ve wanted to die. Maybe zero.
I felt really bad for a long time…
Adding Spice to Your Love Life Through Routine and Predictability
Have you ever been an audience member during a speaking presentation or concert where the audience is asked to do…
Drifting Apart: How Bad Things Happen Even When it Feels Like Nothing Happened
I almost wrote something outrageous about how Galileo Galilei’s and Isaac Newton’s first law of motion was effing up relationships.…
‘We Regret to Inform You’: A Story About Marriage and Book-Publishing Failure
I felt that little jolt of hope and nervous excitement in my chest when I saw the unopened email and…
