originally posted at Men’s Health Lost in Lust by Steve Friedman The relationship began with a barroom caress (hers) and ended with some hard-won lessons (his) on wild sex and domesticated love “I have three rules,” she told me. We were standing outside, and a gentle mist surrounded us. I thought it was romantic....
Posted originally in the New York Times, October 31, 2004 Just Friends? Let Me Read Between the Lines by Steve Friedman SHE dumped me. What’s important are not the details but the pronoun placement, she preceding me. But there is no villain here. My therapist suggests I repeat this mantra to myself. So I...
By Walter Kirn, GQ May 2005 One night at dinner, a girl I used to date revealed to me that her father was a bigamist. He had two families, two sets of wives and children, one in the southern United States and one in Southeast Asia. His work for an international company allowed him...
http://www.womenshealthmag.com/sex-and-relationships/communication-advice Talk to Your Boyfriend So He’ll Listen: Communicate with your man with these expert tips and you’ll never–we repeat, never– get tuned out by him again. by Elise Nersesian Ever notice how even the nicest guy can act like an insensitive dolt when you’re trying to convey something important–your fear of being fired,...
http://www.womenshealthmag.com/sex-and-relationships/relationship-advice-3?cat=19900 He’s Not Rich? So What? by Elise Nersesian Release your dream of marrying a man with money. Scientists say guys with smaller paychecks are emotionally available, faithful, and better in bed. Why Not to Marry Rich Exotic vacations, fancy dinners, little boxes containing sparkly things…sure, dating a successful man has its perks. But...
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/06/04/opinion/04bair.html?src=me&ref=general The 40-Year Itch By DEIRDRE BAIR New Haven THERE’S an old French expression I found useful when I wrote a book about couples who divorced after long marriages: “I wasn’t holding the candle.” It means that I couldn’t know what happened between the two people in a marriage, so how could I possibly...
http://blogs.psychcentral.com/healing-together/2010/04/can-pets-improve-your-relationship/ Can Pets Improve Your Relationship? By Suzanne Phillips, Psy.D., ABPP We hardly need to look at the research to verify that pets do good things for people physically and emotionally. What is interesting in my work with couples is that although couples may vehemently disagree on most topics, they usually both soften in...
