Love

Few of us really know the impact we are having on others — I t was a bone cold night in January, four hours after my wife and kids had gone to bed and I was sitting alone in my man cave with nothing but a laptop and the painful recognition that even though I had written five books, created a successful company…

Toxic traits, disguised as love. — Being manipulated is a tough thing for people to admit. It can bring a sense of shame, embarrassment, or guilt. We ask ourselves why we didn’t see the signs sooner, or why we chose to ignore them when they became apparent. I’m here to tell you that the only shame…

“We’ve made love too small,” she said, “ruined it with impulsiveness jumped from thing to thing and bed to bed never stopping to think what repercussions might be had when the emptiness sets in and all we have to hold are our facades that we wear like armor when secretly they are butterfly wings every hidden motivation an attack on our artistry wounding our…

The benefits of a May-December romance — I recently went on a first date with a 40-year-old man who was surprised when he learned my age. Halfway through the date, he said, “I usually don’t date women as old as you.” I responded, “Same here! I never date men as old as you, either. This should be…