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The Best Relationship Advice I Know: Give More Than You Take
There are three common reactions to my ‘An Open Letter to Shitty Husbands’ series, and I hate two of them.…
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Why Marriage Counseling is a Bad Idea, Vol. 2
I’ve been to marriage counseling twice.
By that I mean, in two separate instances during my marriage, I agreed to…
Why Marriage Counseling is a Bad Idea, Vol. 1
A wife asked her husband to read my ‘Shitty Husbands’ posts, which happens more than I’d like. (Because passive-aggressively telling…
When a Partner Grieves: The Moment of Truth
“Your life is about to fall apart, you’re going to get divorced, and things will never be the same,” is…
Do People’s Feelings Matter? That Depends.
I once wrote that feelings are bullshit.
Except I wrote it more dramatically: “Feelings. Are. Bullshit.”
That probably seems rich…
Do You Want to Know the Secret, Too?
Everyone wants to know the secret.
But it seems like no one knows it, and if they do, no one’s …
The Magical Power of Writing for Two Years (and a Bit About Marriage)
The date came and went without me noticing.
June 21 was the two-year anniversary of my first post here. You…
Staying Together For the Kids is a Good Enough Reason For Me
It was like I couldn’t catch my breath. I was afraid.
I’d never felt anything like this before. I stood…
Our Souvenirs
The little bedroom down the hall from ours was a nice yellow. We didn’t know whether we were having a…
An Open Letter to Shitty Husbands, Vol. 12
Sometimes you hear about some married guy banging his coworker or one of his wife’s friends or one of his…
