With relationships failing and adults later dating and re-mating, children frequently become an issue. Parenting has both it’s challenges and blessings, but what do you do when parenting problems spill into your relationship? S.A. writes “…we’re very happy with the exception of my boyfriend not liking my daughter. It wasn’t this way in the beginning, […]
Parents understandably worry about their teens and pre-teens rushing into adult choices. You know the risks, the dangers waiting. You’ve been their age and you’d probably do a few things differently yourself. One reader writes asking for advice about “…what to do with my daughter. She’s 16 years old and I’ve caught her on more […]
Why give yourself the grief of one more failed relationship? Why not opt out on the whole thing and embrace personal isolationism? Dump the significant other search, let your kids(if you have any) go to the devil and live all alone? It sounds like a relief, if you’ve been beating your head against relationship walls. […]
Looking at strangers doing sex acts can have an odd sense of intimacy to it. You’re watching erotic images which triggers your own arousal. It’s not exactly auto-eroticism because you’re not completely by yourself. You can get into lots of variations from just looking at images on your monitor or in magazines from having sexual […]
You’re starting to think about her calling without wanting to throw your cell phone out the window and the blow-up has blown over. Now, what? While it’s very tempting to snuggle up to your squeeze and pretend the whole thing never happened, this would be a mistake. The problem with letting bygones be bygones is […]
Your kids may actually want you to get a divorce, particularly if you and your mate are fighting a lot or if your fights are ugly. Don’t think your children don’t know when the two of you are arguing. They may be plugged into their MP3 players and texting on their cell phones while playing […]
Hard is no fun, but taking the easy road will buy you some ugly consequences. Whether we’re talking relationships or jobs, be suspicious of those that don’t require anything from you. Nothing that comes cheap is worth much. This isn’t to say you should climb Everest or look for impossible suitors. Just know that easy […]
Divorce is tough on kids, but parents who are divorcing get a real shock, too. While you might not think about this while you’re dealing with property settlements and child support, you need to realize that co-parenting with a divorced parent isn’t the same as co-parenting with a mate with whom you’re still involved. The […]
If you want to kill your relationship, never resolve conflicts. When you argue, make sure you repeat your points over and over and never listen to his. When he’s talking, be thinking about what you have to say next. Get mad when he yells, and make sure you don’t hear what he’s trying to say. […]
The womb was comfortable for your child, but he had to leave it eventually. He had to be born, to separate himself from you and to be his own person. He had to grow up. As a parent, you’ve put big effort into taking care of him. You spent a fortune on his athletic shoes […]