Dear ODS: Can I Love and Club?

Dear ODS,

Hello, I am a 24 year old real estate agent getting close to falling in love with a man I recently met. He is wonderful but he is 29 and 4 years in recovery for drugs and alcohol.

Breaking Up is Hard to Do – Part 2

In Part 1 of Breaking Up is Hard to Do we looked at where any successful break-up has to come from. In Part 2, we’ll look at one of the hardest part of breaking up – telling the other person.

The Cart Before the Horse

The seeds for your failure existed even in your happiest successes.

The course of any relationship is tough to predict. Some of the most well-matched couples you ever meet end up broken up in a matter of two years while some of the oddest arrangements you’ve ever come across end up standing the test of time.

Breaking Up is Hard to Do – Part 1

Your memories are a part of you.

Just as your physical body, your desires and your knowledge are actual parts of you, so too are your memories. And the last thing you want to do is falsify memories to your own self.

Love Clichés Undone – Part 6

In the first five parts of Love Clichés Undone, we rebuked, rebuffed and re-interpreted every great love phrase from “It’s all about communication” to “All is fair in love and war.” In the sixth installment, we will continue with “the thin line between love and hate.”

Dear ODS: I’m Taken for Granted

Dear ODS,

This is certainly my fault in the end first of all. I am forever the listener of people’s problems and accessory and third/fifth wheel.

Love Clichés Undone – Part 5

In the first four installments of Love Clichés Undone, we went through everything from “Love conquers all” to “Once you go Black, you never go back.” In this episode, we’ll continue with a closer look at “All’s fair in love and war.”

The Ground Rules

You’ve got to know the rules.

If you two are going to work out long-term, then you’ve got to understand the rules of your relationship. After all, the limits of your behavior in the eyes of your partner (and yourself) will ultimately shape the course of your relationship as much or more than just about anything else.

Love Clichés Undone Part – 4

In Parts 1, 2 and 3 of Love Clichés Undone we looked at the truth behind such romantic axioms as “Size doesn’t matter” and “Once a cheater, always a cheater.” In Part 4, we’ll continue with more favorites.

Love Clichés Undone – Part 3

In Parts 1 and 2 of Love Clichés Undone, we took a look at the truth behind phrases like “Always let them win” and “Once a cheater, always a cheater.” In Part 3, we’ll continue with an all-time favorite, “Size does/doesn’t matter.”