Are you ‘dating down’?
You’ve heard about it before right? The “creepiness rule” – as long as she’s older than half your age plus 7, she’s not too young – and you’re not a creep. So although you tend…
What does ’emotionally unavailable’ mean?
Have you ever had a relationship with someone where you felt like you were on pins and needles? Maybe like you never really knew where you stood with them? Or maybe you have someone in…
Say “No” without the guilt hangover.
Picture this: The phone rings, you see the caller ID and immediately avert your eyes, pretending you didn’t see the call come in. Why? Because if you answered you know you’d be roped into doing…
You’ll never find your ride-or-die if you keep self-abandoning.
It’s time to stop self-abandoning and start showing up for yourself. A while back, I was in a situation where I had to choose. I had to choose ME, and that also meant choosing “not-you”……
The truth about being a ‘nice guy’.
Aren’t you tired of it yet? Tired of feeling taken for granted, dismissed, and tolerated? What about the chronic cynicism and animosity you try so hard to cover-up and pretend isn’t there? You know, telling…
How to deal with emotionally unavailable relationships.
Unhealthy patterns, like those in emotionally unavailable relationships, cause a lot of pain and emotional turmoil for those involved. Whether it’s in the middle or at the inevitable end of the relationship, no one escapes…
How to tell if someone is emotionally unavailable.
Emotional unavailability refers to those who create barriers and/or obstacles between themselves and others in an effort to avoid emotional intimacy. In this three part series we’re doing a deep dive into emotional unavailability, what…
What if you actually are being dramatic?
Have you ever noticed that when you’re not getting the results you want in life, there is often a serious amount of drama happening at the same time? You’re upset, over thinking, over analyzing, strategizing, feeling…
Are you tired of fighting and never getting anywhere?
You know that feeling where you’re having a heated discussion with your partner and turns into a fight? Then it dawns on you that you’re not sure what you’re fighting about anymore? You think you’re…
How to deal with a passive-aggressive partner.
“I’m fine.” ……You know what that means when someone says it to you right? Everything is NOT fine. In fact, most of the time it means something like: Everything is definitely not fine I’m upset…