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Category Archives: Marriage
Men And Women From Broken Homes
I’ve never forgotten when pick-up artist Neil Strauss told me he wouldn’t date women from broken homes. They had too much psychological baggage. I was struck by that and thought back over my relationships and I remembered all the turbulence … Continue reading
Posted in Dating, Marriage, Personal
Tagged admission officer, Dennis Prager, Neil Strauss, shiksas, talk show host, turbulent society
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How Many Years Of Your Marriage Were Good?
When I ask divorced people this question, I notice a big male/female difference in the answers. The women invariably say none of the marriage was good and the men as often as not, say most of it was good. I … Continue reading
I’m A Very Private Person
Dennis Prager H2 today: Why do couples have trouble opening up about marital issues to their couple friends? If they did, they would probably discover that their friends have some of the same issues they do. Dennis: Couples should open … Continue reading
Posted in Dennis Prager, Happiness, Marriage
Tagged couple friends, Dennis Prager, intimate conversation, intimate friendship, marital issues, private person
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Anything Wrong With A Girl Going For Drinks With A Married Guy?
Men and women who spend a lot of time alone together (or just having private conversations on Facebook or at a bar or a restaurant) are likely to cross the line from just being friends to more. Therefore, in my … Continue reading
Posted in Marriage, Sex
Tagged business deal, Facebook, female friend, male friends, private conversations, private time
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Do Open Relationships Work?
Rabbi Shmuley Boteach writes: Indeed, the argument for open relationships goes back to the beginning of time, its most famous modern advocate being the celebrated British philosopher Bertrand Russell who wrote long letters to his wife about his consensual infidelities. … Continue reading
Posted in Marriage, Shmuley Boteach
Tagged breaking new ground, british philosopher bertrand, john bayley, philosopher bertrand russell, rabbi shmuley boteach, strange marriage
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Tears Of Failure
Romance and relationships take up way too much space in my mind when I don’t have my life in order. Since coming down with CFS in 1988, I’ve been limited in my abilities to conquer the outside world. I can’t … Continue reading
Posted in Marriage, Personal
Tagged 12 step programs, emasculation, frustrations, inevitable problems, pretext, ups and downs
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45 Reasons Luke Ford Is Not Married At Age 45
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45 Reasons I’ve Yet To Marry At Age 45
This is going to be my most painful blog post ever. I believe that the primary reason I’m not married is because of flaws in my character. * My lack of regard for others. I’m so intent on doing my … Continue reading
Posted in Marriage, Personal
Tagged bloody river, chronic depression, chronic fatigue syndrome, doing my own thing, emotional maturity, fair dinkum, gavin brown, orthodox judaism, son andy
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Anorexia And The Dating Culture
Rabbi Shmuley Boteach writes: Being overweight is not healthy. But women who focus only on their bodies to the exclusion of their souls are equally unhealthy. And men who have practiced Judaism their entire lives but are blind to a … Continue reading
Posted in Dating, Marriage, Orthodoxy, Shmuley Boteach
Tagged eishes chayil, formative experiences, orthodox jews, orthodox seminaries, rabbi shmuley boteach, torah observance
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Dark Secrets Of The Opposite Sex
A caller to Dennis Prager’s radio show today, Michael, says: “Even though a wife will swear and claim she won’t do it, a wife will put the below adulthood children’s welfare above yours. Even though they may rationally know that … Continue reading
Posted in Dennis Prager, Marriage, Sex
Tagged best solution, cross dresser, Dennis Prager, estrin, helicopter parents, radio show
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