Can men and women ever just be friends ‘with benefits’? In the movie starring Natalie Portman and Ashton Kutcher ‘No Strings Attached’ this is the exact question they plan to answer. For the sake of women’s brains not exploding, I’m pretty sure we find out that the answer is No, that the man inevitably falls madly in love with you and you live happily ever after on his finance, consultant, lawyer, pretentious job salary but I haven’t seen the movie so I could be wrong. I’m quite the fan of ‘benefits’. I’m sure we all have our own hang-ups, beliefs and...
Time To Break Bad Dating Habits, Stop Falling For The Same “Type”
How many times, if ever, have you said, “They’re not my type.” What was it about this person that didn’t jibe with all the others you’d dated and failed with? So often singles think they know when a person is right for them but if that were true, you probably wouldn’t be single. Just saying. When single men and women describe their “type” it’s typically the kind of person that they have an instant physical attraction to or connection with. All single people have two kinds of “types”; the kind that doesn’t want you and the kind that does you...
The Right Way To Complain About Your Dating Life And Why Sometimes It’s Good For You
I’ve been single for a long time. When I hear men and women complain about dating and how hard it is to find someone I can totally relate. What I learned about complaining, after reading Will Bowen’s “A complaint-free world,” is that it is an absolute waste of time. The funny thing is I didn’t need to read the book to know that and writing it in this post doesn’t make it suddenly true. It is true. What complaining does do is bring awareness and attention to certain situations that we just can’t stand and that get on our got...
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What Every Man Should Know When Approaching Women
When you’re single, you can easily waste time talking to people who aren’t interested in dating you. I sympathize with anyone who has the nerve to approach attractive strangers and risk getting brutally shot down. I know its especially hard on men because I’ve witnessed the worst of rejections. I’ve seen women berate men for mispronouncing words or tell a man he’s too short. Ouch. These attitudes might seem excessive but their possible existence conjures real fear in men. I can only imagine that most men’s inner voice tell them, “beware of talking to women, they will hurt your ego.”...