Archive for December, 2011

Finding Success

Tuesday, December 20th, 2011

We all want to be successful, don’t we?  We wantr to be good at our work, and get paid for doing it well.  We want to be successful in friendships, in games and sports, in our hobbies, in our relationships and marriages.  So HOW do we do it? We are each unique, even identical twins [...]

What’s in the Book, Make Relationships Last: A Man’s View?

Monday, December 19th, 2011

In the book are chapters on Chemistry, Soul Mates and Attraction. How do we happen to hook up with people and which ones will be long term connections? Is intimacy the same as sex? If it isn’t, how is that related to lasting relationships? Some relationships end, even very good ones. Why? What can we [...]

Can we learn from The Bachelorette?

Tuesday, December 13th, 2011

If you watch The Bachelorette, you know that Jillian is now down to the last four guys after sorting through allegations of lies and the return of a guy who quit earlier because of his job. How many of us ever have anything like having to pick one potential mate out of 30? You can’t [...]

Fear of relationship?

Friday, December 2nd, 2011

My latest thinking on relationships is about fears. I found myself at an event and having an encouraging conversation with a very attractive lady. The event was over at a reasonably early time, and it looked like maybe she and some of her friends would want to go out after the event, but by then [...]