Being Human

Guys: Emotions Matter, Are Normal, and You’re Not a Weak Pussy for Having Them
Author’s Note: I think the #1 problem in the world is how poorly humans manage their relationships. Even if you…
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The Things We Don’t Teach Men (And How It Ruins Everything)
The world fails men. We fail everyone, but we fail men in particular. And that failure leads to a countless…
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I Figured Out Who To Blame For My Divorce
After an 18-month downward spiral of misery hallmarked by sexlessness, sleeping in separate bedrooms, and crying more than any middle-class…
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The Power of Understanding
Person #1: “I love the way the red pomegranates, orange oranges and yellow bananas pop in this photo.” Person #2:…
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How to Determine Your Worth as a Person
Let’s pretend I possess the world’s largest diamond collection. Because diamonds have high market value, I would be “worth” a…
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She Divorced Me Because I Was Nicer to Strangers Than I Was to Her
I was usually nicer to strangers than I was to my wife. People I didn’t know and would never see…
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On a Personal Note
Hey. I felt like writing to you, instead of another new version of the things I almost always write. I’m…
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We Can’t Always Get What We Want, But if We Try Sometimes…
You and outside forces are engaged in a never-ending dance—working in harmony, or against each other—to motivate your spouse or…
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The Strangers We Live With: Maybe Birth Control, Food & Aging Dooms Our Relationships
Even the most-honest people lie sometimes. When we love or even just like someone, the last thing we want to…
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What Screws Us Up Most in Life
There’s at least one missing child. A beautiful little thing I would love intensely. Maybe this would be the first…
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