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“I don’t know why this keeps happening. Here, look,” my friend, Mark, proceeds to thrust his phone into my hand.

I read the offending text which Mark had received from the latest girl he was seeing. It read remarkably like the text he had shown me from the last girl. The text ended with, “I’m sorry. I don’t really feel like I’m ready to be in a relationship.”

“Why the hell did they swipe my profile then? It clearly states that I’m looking for a relationship. That’s what her profile said as well. I need your dating whisperer skills. …

I stopped speaking when I realized someone else was listening. I looked up at his face. He wasn’t creepy at all. In fact, his facial expression displayed a genuine curiosity.

“I’m sorry,” he smiled sheepishly when he realized he had been caught. “But I am really interested in hearing about the rest of your idea.”

“Really?!” I couldn’t hide my surprise. I was in a rock climbing gym explaining the idea behind my first ever article to a friend. Of course, there was a healthy dose of self-doubt peppered in.

Would anyone really want to read my writing? Sure, I…

DEAR MEN

As I was re-reading the sub-heading of this title, it immediately hit me that it felt judgmental. I could hear the voice of my friend, Ian (who has been friend-zoned his entire life) say, “Maybe I’m just really ugly and nobody wants to date me.”

So, I thought about it. Was he right? Was it something he was doing (and therefore a completely avoidable situation?) or was it simply that he was unattractive (and there was nothing he could change about it)?

Ian’s close relationships consist of a lot of women who love him — just “not that way.” I…

“The biggest misconception about sex is that using sex to feel better is unhealthy” — Dr. Nicole Prause.

At the end of 2020, the global pharmaceutical industry was worth over 1.27 trillion dollars. In June 2021, it was reported that 53% of American adults take prescription drugs. Of these people, 79% say that the cost of prescription medicines is unaffordable.

So, I would say that it’s probably pretty likely that you — my dear reader — are also on prescription medication of some kind. What if someone told you that instead of popping expensive pills that give you nasty side…

I changed my mind at least a dozen times. Do I want to see him or do I not? What would I even want him to say? I knew our relationship was over and with the amount of hurt that had built up, there was really no point in seeing him again. What exactly was I hoping for from this meeting that I knew would be painful?

“Is there a scenario where this meeting would make you feel good?” I asked myself.

The answer was no. There was nothing from this meeting that would change the outcome and I knew…

Something that surprises literally everyone I meet is the fact that I used to be painfully shy. The most common response I get when I share this fact about myself is, “But making friends is your superpower!”

What people don’t realize is that this superpower came from years of experimentation — including lots of awkward and uncomfortable encounters. …

When I was 18 and first started going out to clubs with friends and drinking alcohol, my brother made me an offer that taught me a lot about what it means to really show up for someone.

He made me an unconditional offer.

“I don’t care what time it is or how far away you are. If the person driving you has been drinking, you call me. I’ll be there. I promise I won’t ask any questions.”

To this day it reminds me of what unconditional actually means — no judgment, no shame, no strings attached.

Every day, we say…