Tag Archives: Communication

The Danger of a Secret

The basis for a solid relationship is communication, trust, and respect. Focusing on communication, the there has to be no holding back. While there is a time to be reserved, for a couple that time doesn’t exist. Why do people choose to stay quite? In a previous relationship I felt that there were things that I couldn’t [...]

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Call Waiting

Over the weekend I was hanging with a friend and she mentioned that she recently read the my dating series. While she liked the topics, she felt like there was a subject I should have covered. So this installment goes out to her. To give some background to what I am talking about, last month [...]

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Make it Work

Anyone who has been in a relationship, either romantic or non-romantic, knows that it takes work for it to grow. One person can’t develop it by themselves, it takes both parties. Unfortunately, some people just don’t want to put forth the effort. In a previous post I spoke about my friend who is now in [...]

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Say Something Good

They say that it takes anywhere from five to seven seconds for someone to make good or bad first impression. Unfortunately, as soon as some people open their mouth they already blew it. When it comes to starting that first conversation it has to be something good. So many men believe that “spitting game” is the way [...]

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Break Away from Mom

Ladies, but there are places that mom belongs and doesn’t belong. So we need to learn that one of those places is in our relationships. We have to find the line when letting mom in can make a guy want to go. My friend is very close to her mom and they talk about everything, including her [...]

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The Social Network

I will admit that whenever I am on my computer that I’m on some social site doing stuff. I like the accessibility of being a part of a social site but at the same time there is something about it. So what is it about social networks that make them so attractive? I know that [...]

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Learning to Accept Rejection

This week I was hanging out with the guys and one of them received a message from a girl he has been talking to. He explained to use what is gong on with them, and then he asked for me for my opinion. Why is it hard for some women to accept rejection? The girl who is involved with my friend wants to move their [...]

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The Phone Game

When we were little we would play telephone with our friends. Then when we were teenagers we would call our them and talk hours.  Now here we are starting adulthood and the communication that we once had is gone. Why is it that as we get older we no longer want to play the phone [...]

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Second Chances

One thing that I find humorous about men and women is that men are typically more forgiving than women are. A guy has a disagreement with another guy, they get mad and two minutes later they are friends again. However, women will not talk to each other for years or ever again. This has made [...]

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Give and Take

In many relationship there is give and take. Sometimes one has to give for the other person and vice versa, but in the end it works out. In other cases one person is giving more just to make things work. So, when does the give and take become less giving and more of a sacrifice? [...]

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