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Must Women Leave Men to Get Them to Change?
(Image/David Colarusso)
“Would you have changed if she had not left you?”
Within an hour of answering this exact question…
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Drifting Apart: How Bad Things Happen Even When it Feels Like Nothing Happened
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Only two kinds of people could help me feel better during my first year of coping with, adjusting to, and…
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Imagine a famous influencer—say, Oprah Winfrey—criticizing her audience and demanding that they do something she wanted them to do without…
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How well do you know your spouse or romantic partner? Your parents? Siblings? Best friends?
If you were to take…
Here’s How They Chop Hot Women in Half
Spoiler alert #1: When magicians perform the Saw-Woman-in-Half trick on stage, he or she is not actually sawing a human…
Love vs. Respect—Which is More Critical for Making Relationships Last?
I didn’t respect my wife even though I loved her a lot. And even though my wife loved me back,…
How Accidental Sexism Ruined My Marriage (and Might be Ruining Yours)
I did, said, and believed things throughout my youth and marriage that were totally sexist—even though I didn’t view them…
