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Why Couples Always Have the Same Fight
There are always exceptions to the rule. People who never smoke sometimes die of lung cancer, and some smokers live…
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Why Online Dating Might Not Be For You
Maybe I was just doing it wrong. Totally possible. I’m good at several things, but there’s no reason to believe…
‘I’ve Ruined My Marriage and My Wife Hates Me’
She liked to shower at night.
The downstairs bathroom, just down the hall from the guest room I was sleeping…
Try Something Else
I was 15 minutes early for the church thing.
My ex-wife lives close so I expected her and our son…
Maybe Pain and Misery is the Only Way
I was drinking a lot of vodka to numb the pain.
Not scary amounts. Nothing dangerous. But I was using…
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.…
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…