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My belief is that many relationship issues or breakups are often caused by either lack of communication, or doing it ineffectively. Men and women communicate differently, and we are not often taught how the opposite sex communicates with us or how to better communicate with them. This, as one can…

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When people think of being romantic, they usually think of the iconic John Cusack boombox scene in ‘Say Anything’ or Ryan Gosling being effortlessly charming in The Notebook. And while grand romantic gestures are great and have their place, the every day hustle and bustle of life doesn’t always open…

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So as a woman, you are consistently told that you shouldn’t show too much interest in a man. That you should play hard to get. Make him work for it. While this is sound advice in the respect that you should of course never lower your standards and accept advances…

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It may be surprising to some of you to hear me say that monogamy is not natural, considering I talk about building healthy relationships with one person and not running around picking up women at bars, or something. Well, it’s not natural. In many ways it’s quite unnatural for us, actually. On a biological and…

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Wait…what? Did you read that right? I thought I was the guy who was always supposed to be advocating for equality and fairness, particularly between genders and in relationships. Well, I still am, but the reality is that your relationship will never be truly equal. And on top of that…

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While I do believe that we should see each relationship we have as a learning experience that brings lessons to us whether they do or don’t work out in the long run, it does not negate the concept that time can be wasted with people who are not right for…