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Wanting What You Can’t Have
Maybe we’re all doomed.
More than half of our marriages fail already. Some of the ones still intact are brimming…
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This Isn’t Advice, and You Shouldn’t Take It
I do not write an advice column.
I don’t want to be a life coach, I don’t think I’m smart…
The Level Playing Field
I will never be able to run faster than Usain Bolt or swim faster than Michael Phelps.
I will never…
The Number 333, Vol. 2
“3:33,” the digital clock likes to tell me.
“Oh, here he goes again! Matt thinks he’s a numerologist!”
Believe what…
The Science of the Heart is Sometimes Lost on Me
I used to make my wife cry because I treated her like her feelings weren’t important.
“Just because you feel…
Now I Can Die in Peace
I root for professional sports teams in a city famous for not winning a championship in 50 years.
It’s almost…
The Belt Notches
I was dressing for work the other day when it happened. While buckling my belt, I noticed it needed to…
You’re Not Supposed to Laugh at That
I was the only adult in the introductory Cub Scouts meeting without a child present.
“Which one is your son?”…
Lift Him Up
Maybe I was wrong.
When I said that men have the most power to save their marriages or long-term relationships.…
Here I Am
We never turn it off.
Ever.
Our minds, like a humming hard drive, always buzz, buzz, buzzing, jumping from one…
