“She’s amazing. I feel so alive when I’m with her. And the sex is great,” he says. Someone listening might think, That’s great. So what’s the problem? But I know Johnathan’s story. He was married for many years. He fears giving himself away like he did with his ex-wife. He wants to be in a relationship but he fears how […]
Written for men… with value for women. I sit. And sit. And sit some more. All weekend. Sitting. I’m at Buddhist boot camp. A silent Zen meditation retreat. There are fourteen of us in the room. We move like one entity. We chant together. We sit together. We bow together. We eat together. And yet not a word is spoken. […]
Ladies, the number one way to make your man happy is… well, you know…. Give it to him. Lots of it. And often. Number two is…. Wait a minute. STOP! What was number one? Give him lots of what? Well, uh, you know, sex. Are you serious? Do you think I’m a candy store? Open my legs to make you happy? […]
She looks over him at the kitchen table. He is home after a long day at work, eating a snack, reading a text on his phone. She says something, then something else. He’s not sure what. Her tone says all he needs to know. Oh shit. Now what? He thinks. He looks up from his phone, reluctantly. All he wants is […]
“Who would I be if I wasn’t hustling to make some other person, real or imagined, fall in love with me?”* See me. Hear me. Show me that I matter. Touch me. Feel me. Tell me that I am not invisible. Hold me. Make me safe. Don’t let me go. I will use all my charms to woo you. My […]
You love her. You care for her. And… you fear losing her. You fear losing her precisely because… … you love her. … and you care for her. Whatever the reasons are, one thing is clear. You’re not free, in fear. No man is. And typically you don’t even know that you’re not free. But you feel it. Through an […]
Note: These tips apply to women, as well, taught from childhood to be the “nice girl.” If that’s you, flip she to he, her to him. This blog is a continuation from last week. Last week’s gist was… “Nice guy” behavior has its roots in momma-pleasing behavior from childhood. And as a result, she resents you for it. – So […]
Sounds horrible. Why would a woman hate you for being nice? Because you’re not just being nice. You’re also being dishonest. “He’s so good to me,” she says. “And yet, something is off.” What she’s not saying is, “There’s something I don’t trust in him.” What is it, that something? Rewind. It all started as a little boy. You’re three years […]
Guys, have you ever found yourself saying, “I can’t make her happy”? Men say this all the time. Married men. Single men. Smart men. Not so smart men. “I feel like I’m always trying with her. But I just can’t get it right.” Where’d we get the idea, as guys, that we have to make her happy? Why do we […]
One swings. One observes. One attacks. One dissolves. One chases. One sits. Who are you? The boxer or the meditator? Are you neither? Or are you both? The boxer steps into the ring. He faces a clear opponent. He protects and attacks. He dodges and jabs. All his powers are focused on self-preservation. He fights to win. The meditator sits […]
