My dentist has a poster on the ceiling at his office. He put it there so his patients would have something to look at while they’re in the chair. I think about it sometimes because it reminds me of myself. It’s a picture of a tiny kitten looking up helplessly from the bottom of large…
Read MoreMonth: July 2012
My Sabbatical (sort of)
This Wednesday is August 1st, and my sabbatical begins – sort of. I’ll still be in the office and still be conducting free seminars for women about the Psychology of Men and Relationships. However, I will be cutting back on blogging in favor of hanging out in the literal (and metaphorical) “coolness” of my favorite…
Read MoreWho is Fred Judkins?
Several of you met Fred at our First Annual Victorian Valentines Dance last February. And there is no doubt that his easy-going, fun-loving personality will again quickly put everyone at ease this September at our Dance With Me Couples Workshop at Vanguard University in Costa Mesa! But did you know that our “Fearless Leader in…
Read MoreDo Single Men Puzzle You?
Do men behave in ways you don’t understand? One question comes up repeatedly among unmarried women: We were getting along so well! Why did he disappear? Did I do something wrong? It seems that single men tend to move forward in a relationship, then back up – which can be a frustrating twist on the…
Read MoreAre Women More Complicated Than Men?
So many couples who are experiencing relationship problems seem to need an interpreter. In fact, what I mostly do during a couple’s counseling session is to to translate “what he just said” into words that she can understand, and then translate “what she just said” into words that he can understand. So on the surface,…
Read MoreMen Are Complicated
Women don’t understand how a man thinks, what he feels, and why he behaves the way he does. Men are complicated because there is no explanation for them … at least not one that he can offer. In other words, women are confused about men. Men are confused about themselves … sometimes. But mostly, they…
Read MoreNot Married, But Living Together? Get the Stats …
Cohabitation Reduces Relationship Quality for Dating and Engaged Couples by Peter J. Larson & David H. Olson A sample of 35,684 premarital couples who took the PREPARE/ENRICH Customized Version in 2010 was selected and put into the following four groups: dating cohabiting, dating living apart, engaged cohabiting and engaged living apart. These couples came from…
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