He’s someone I work with. I didn’t think much of him at first. We talked a little but mostly just went out for lunch with other coworkers. After awhile we broke off from the group and the two of us starting going out to lunch together. Then we started talking outside of work, mostly just text and email. He was a good listener and I could tell him anything. I didn’t think anything of it, he was just a friend.
As a relationship coach and therapist, I regularly help couples who are dealing with issues of infidelity. The workplace is one of the top places where cheating happens, and the above scenario is one I repeatedly hear. This type of affair is the sexless affair, also known as the emotional affair. The boundaries between it and a friendship can be blurry, so how do you know the difference?
Read more
I understand your frustration ladies. All you want is an honest, loyal, loving, and fun guy to share your life with. We’re all here on this earth to find and share love with each other, so why does finding a good man feel like looking for a needle in a giant haystack?
I must be told a dozen or more times every week that, “There are no good men out there anymore David. All men are liars and cheats. I’ll never find a decent man. All the good men are taken!”
Read more
Men make mistakes. I mean, we all do. But, let’s get real, men especially. Being in a relationship means that you’re going to have to forgive some mistakes, though. No one’s perfect and as long as your man apologizes and you forgive him, you two can get through anything. That’s the question though, should you forgive him? Here are some other questions to help you decide.
Read more
What do men really want in bed?
How do you keep a man so sexually addicted to you he’ll never stray?
How can you keep the passion alive in the bedroom, even after you’ve been together a while?
Read more
Does this just happen in the LA area or are networks marketing for their new fall line up like crazy everywhere right now? I’m seeing trailers, posters and billboards for the new shows on Fox, ABC, NBC and CBS everywhere and I’m getting pretty freaking excited! I’m a TV junkie and the new shows every fall are so fun! Here’s one thing that bugs me about new shows, though—single female characters seem to always announce that they’re taking a break from dating in the first season of show. That sounds so strange to me. Do people really do that? Like, just full on say that they’re single and wouldn’t open the door if love came a knockin’? It’s not realistic, right? Generally, I say never stop dating and always be on the hunt when you’re single. However, there are a few times when it’s OK to take a break from dating.
Read more
Last week, I had a Dear David email that kind of worried me. What worried me the most about it, is that I’ve had similar emails from other women. What is it about these emails that bothered me so much? Well, they come from women who are already married or at least in some kind of long term relationship.
The trouble is the relationship has hit problems. For whatever reason, the couple isn’t connecting anymore, and things look like they could collapse at any moment. So these women are now desperate to save their relationship and keep things together. These women are so desperate to turn things around that they want to know, “Will having another child save my relationship?”
Read more
