Posts Tagged ‘love’
Here’s What Real Confidence Actually Looks Like
I used to believe that confidence was something simply bestowed on a lucky few upon birth. Some people just had it, while others were left wishing for it. In my mind during this phase of life, I was always in the “other” category. The ones who were passed over in the genetic lottery when confidence…
Read More20 Things You Deserve in Your Love Life
It’s hard to define what you deserve in life and in love. It requires a strong sense of self-worth, high standards, and solid boundaries. Those might be difficult for you to get clear on if you’ve not really dug into your wants, needs, desires, and identity. What is it that you really deserve from a…
Read MoreModern Chivalry: Dating Rules of High-Status Men
Times change, and along with them: Social norms change. Technology changes. Acceptable behavior changes (sometimes for better, sometimes for worse), and basically, well, everything changes. We’ve rightfully left behind a lot from our past as our society has evolved and become more conscious about our actions…but the past wasn’t all bad. There are still lessons…
Read MoreHow to Tell if Someone Truly Deserves Your Love
The truth of life and love is that many people along the way will desire you. They’ll desire to be in your presence, desire to get to know you, desire you based on physical attraction, and desire your affection in return. They won’t, all, however…deserve you. Before we dive into this discussion, I need to…
Read MoreThese 15 Conversations Will Decide Your Future as a Couple
I’ve noticed a trend lately in conversations with my private clients, their relationships split apart because they overlooked or ignored red flags or incompatibilities early on in their relationships. I have long made the point that the small things we overlook in the beginning of a relationship are very often the exact things that come…
Read More15 Duties of All Good Men in Relationships
If there’s one thing that guys usually hate, it’s being told what to do. Many will resist and rebel just for the sake of pushing back against authority, even if that “authority” is their own personal decisions. What I mean by this : Sometimes, you make a choice that comes along with a set of guidelines,…
Read MoreYour Relationship Should Meet These 15 Needs
There is a big difference between “wants” and “needs” that often go overlooked when determining what is best for us in a relationship. A ‘want’ is something that, well…we want. There is, however, a deeper and more fundamental need that we are seeking to have filled by that “want.” In other words: The want is…
Read More12 Things You Deserve in Your Relationship
How deeply do you believe that you truly deserve the love, intimacy, and treatment that you desire in a relationship? It’s one thing to want it, but it’s a whole other to really believe that you deserve it. The challenge lies in that no amount of wanting will replace the knowledge of deserving. Only when you understand what you deserve, will you change your…
Read MoreYou Need More Than Love: 12 Signs of Real Compatibility
What is it that makes two good people good for each other? The idea of compatibility is, for some strange reason, often overlooked when it comes to choosing a romantic partner. I believe we easily get caught up in the excitement of adventure, or the emotional rush of being with a new person, or the…
Read MoreHere’s How Men Can Find Their Way Again
I’ve never fit in. Starting from childhood and my first years in school, I experienced bullying, challenges making friends, and as I got older…had absolutely zero success with dating and relationships. The irony of now being a top love and relationship writer, and building a 10+ year career as a private advisor in these areas,…
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