Posts Tagged ‘family’
Insights From a Bachelor Turned Stepdad at 35
“I never thought I’d call you and hear a baby in the background.” It’s 6:00 AM. In a previous life this would mean I’d have another hour or so before rolling out of bed, grabbing something highly caffeinated, and sitting down to write, or scroll, or just chill for a bit. Today, the house is full…
Read More10 Questions Every Man Needs to Ask Himself Before Dating a Mom
You’re committing to a lot more than being a standard “boyfriend.” Taking on the responsibility of dating a woman who has children is not for the faint of heart. Below, we’ll discuss some questions every man should ask himself before making this very real commitment. 1. Am I secure enough to take a back seat…
Read MoreThe Greatest Wealth Is Time With Those We Love
Don’t get so busy making a living that you forget to create a life. Priorities shift over the years. The older we get, the more we understand the real value of time and the freedom to spend it with those we love the most. Family, friends, significant others. In the times of Covid, we have…
Read MoreHappiness cannot exist when commercialism replaces community
Let me first squash the cries of hypocrisy by saying that I enjoy the finer things in life just as much (perhaps more) than the next person. Give me the suits, the watches, the cars… But when I decided to move to Los Angeles in May of 2017, I was willing to give all of…
Read MoreThe real reason most people are unhappy in their lives
I have always been fascinated by psychology. For the past decade I have taken classes on the subject, had thousands of conversations with people (literally) about their relationships and what makes them tick, read as many books as I could find, and even wrote a book on finding love within yourself. In more recent years…
Read MoreI Gave Up Everything to Chase my Dreams, and You Should, Too
What did you want to be when you were a kid? How did you envision your life unfolding? Maybe you wanted to be an astronaut, or a firefighter, or a professional wrestler or…whatever. Me? I wanted to be a race car driver, and an actor. A-la Patrick Dempsey. But alas, there is only one…
Read MoreGrandparents Give Relationship Advice on 64th Anniversary
To celebrate my grandparents’ 64th wedding anniversary, we got together at my parents’ house (which is an every-Sunday-tradition for us, anyway). After dinner, I sat down with the happy newlyweds and asked my 90 year old grandfather, Silvio, what the secrets were for a happy, long-lasting marriage. His answer: https://www.facebook.com/plugins/video.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2FJamesMSama%2Fvideos%2F1307751329244245%2F&show_text=1&width=560 What have YOU found to…
Read MoreThe Importance Of Surrounding Yourself With The Right People
One of the things that makes life so fulfilling is the people we encounter and build relationships with along the way. Any sort of relationship, from a simple chat with our daily mail carrier – to the first meeting of our future spouse, can give us either a moment or a lifetime of happiness. It…
Read More10 Promises You Need To Make To Your Future Spouse
Sadly, marriage has lost much of its meaning in today’s society. Growing up in a household where my parents have been together for nearly 40 years and my grandparents were for over 60 years, I was always under the impression that marriage meant forever. It is a pledge, a promise, a commitment to another human being to…
Read MoreThe Truth: Do All Men Cheat?
The argument has been made that biologically, humans are not hardwired to be monogamous. We are simply evolved primates whose natural drive is to reproduce, and we all know it takes work to reproduce – the stork doesn’t just show up carrying a baby. This primal urge does overcome some people (this goes for men…
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