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BREAKING: Someone Called Me ‘Jesus-Like,’ My Mother’s Head Explodes
“I’ve got nothing against God. It’s his fan club I can’t stand.”  — Unknown athiest … I was having a…
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Why People Divorce and Miss the Misery
During the 18 months I was sleeping in the guest room, I felt like a lonely stranger uncomfortable in his…
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How to be Less of an Asshole in Life and Relationships
Sometimes I’d walk into the living room to find my wife watching 16 and Pregnant or some other TV show…
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Why Divorce Hurts Men More Than Women
First things first: DOES divorce actually hurt men more than women? I think there’s plenty of researched and anecdotal evidence…
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Why I Support My Friend Who Won’t Change for His Girlfriend
So, I’ve got a friend who appears unwilling to change certain behaviors or sacrifice some of his life preferences for…
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Hey, Can We Talk About a Few Things?
The irony has never been lost on me. Some divorced guy who shortchanged his marriage offering something that looks and…
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My Story is Your Story—Even When it’s Not
Imagine this: A magical alternative universe where total strangers randomly being in your house isn’t as scary or bizarre as…
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Are You Paying Attention?
I think about how we treat the people and things that matter most. The way we “Maybe later, kiddo” our…
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Diagnosing Relationship Failure is Not for the Self-Assured
The white hair and calloused hands with a couple of missing fingertips darkened by sun, dirt and every type of…
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It’s Not About Us
I’ve asked myself the question a bunch of times: How does some random guy in Ohio writing first-person stories about…
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