Tag Archives: communication
Winter is here and even though I’m in California where I don’t experience a truly brutal winter, there’s something about the shorter days that give winter a real icky vibe. Even without blustery winds, there are so many days when I want to put my hair in a top knot (and not a cute Urban Outfitters catalog top knot, a totally gross one that’s flat and greasy, but still frizzy in a way that seems to defy science) and wear sweats all day. And when there are a lot of those days in a row, you can start to feel pretty gross about yourself. And when you’re feeling gross about yourself, it’s tough to get into the mood for sex. Read more
I want every woman to read this and every man to shake their head and go oh, man, I can't believe he’s going there.
Look, I know the majority of women out there would prefer a phone call over a text, to be able to hear somebody's voice, to be able to hear the sound of the voice and be able to connect to the voice.
But texting is kind of here to stay for the time being, and just wait until virtual reality. Then texting is gone. Read more
Portrait of a woman talking too much I’ve written a lot about how to deal with your man if he upsets you, but I actually haven’t written a ton about how to handle a situation when you do something wrong to your man. Believe me, it’s not because I’ve never made a mistake in a relationship. I have. A ton! But, I’ve learned from them. So, I thought maybe you’d like to learn from my mistakes, too. One thing I find myself in the doghouse for a lot is having a big mouth. I’m a private person about some things, but obviously not about others. I had a reality show for crying out loud! Read more
I got an email from Petra today.
She was curious about something, and I'm going to share it with you.
David, What's your advice for communicating online with guys who are very general with their conversations? For example, hi, how are you? How was your day? Etc.
When you make the effort to respond and be more inquisitive, they just answer your questions, but don't ask much about you or give you much to work with to keep the conversation going. Read more
Absolutely every single person has their battles. A battle that isn't talk about as much as it should be is anxiety. Diagnosed or not, many people suffer with various degrees of anxiety disorders and there’s a chance that someone you love could be dealing with one. When you're in a new relationship and you see something like anxiety rear its ugly head, it can be scary... especially if you've never encountered anxiety before. Here’s how to deal.
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Do you have interactions between you and your partner where you feel your partner is mean and even downright cruel, or vice versa? Do you feel like your partner is disgusted by you, or maybe you’re disgusted by your partner? If so, you’re in dangerous relationship territory.
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