The First Step is admitting you have a problem. If you are one of the 45.3 million people who in any given month read The Daily Mail online, then I regret to inform you – you do. I am only casting stones in the smug knowledge that I have recently cleared the rubble from my own backyard. Read it? I actually downloaded the app. Of an evening, I would happily scroll my way past the bikini-clad soap MORE +
What’s Does Your ‘Deal-Breaker’ Say About You?
Deal Breakers - We all have them. The one, two or several thousand things that, when it comes to relationships, we literally can-not-deal-with. According to my research there is some basic, 101 stuff, that breaks the deal right from the get go - bad personal hygiene, smoker, married, tight arse. A lot of you have stuff around feet and teeth so you would be well advised to sort that sh*t out. But MORE +
With Friends Like These – Is It Time To Give Some Of Them The Push?
It is often said that ‘We are the Average of the 5 People we Spend the Most Time with’ – in which case I am a bit of a nutcase with a cracking sense of humour and a slight-to-moderate drinking problem. Thing is, it is -kinda- true. You don’t need to do deep therapy to know, that the people you choose to surround yourself with, are going to have a profound effect on the type of person you MORE +
Why Husbands Are Annoying (& What You Can Do About It) – Part 2
Firstly, I must congratulate husbands everywhere for creating the sheer volume of subject matter that is justifying a Part. 2 post. A sequel no less, in honour of the things (mostly unknowingly), that these fine men in our lives do that drives us nearly out of our mind with annoyance. In the interest of not dragging this series on ad infinutum I will do my best to keep the remainder of them brief. MORE +
5 Questions You Should Never Ask (because you are better than that).
What do you do? - Whilst seemingly the most innocuous question of all there is merit in not making this the first question you ask. In fact The Minimalists go so far as to label this as 'life's most dangerous question' reminding us that the 'majority of the answers are boring' - do you really care if they are 'director of operations' or 'regional manager' or 'the senior vice president MORE +
The (Actual) Equation of Love – No Maths Required.
A man far smarter than me (Ian Stewart - Mathematician) believes there are 17 equations that changed the world. He even wrote a book to prove it, which, let's be honest, I probably won't be buying. That said, when it comes to love I am pretty sure I have a handle on the whole x -2y = awesome. I was inspired - or sorta copied - the idea from one of Louis CK's stand up shows. Fresh off the back of MORE +
Important Love Lesson No 49 – Keep 7% of the Weird to Yourself
It is an incredible leap of faith to go out and actively seek to find a person who gets to find out how weird you really are. My advice? Keep 7% of that weird to yourself. You will, by accident mostly, reveal about 90% of your weird if you are in a relationship for long enough. In moments of deep trust (or if you are not paying sufficient attention) you may choose to reveal 1/2/3% more. I MORE +
MIND THE GAP – How Much of an Age-Gap Can Your Relationship Handle?
There is no denying it. When it comes to relationships, age-gaps do matter, but how much they matter can vary from couple to couple. Reason I mention it, is because I have just witnessed the third one of my friend's 20 yr age gap marriages bite the dust. It kind of sucks for both sides of the coin. For the husband who has been both father and provider, who is now turning 65 and was all set to put MORE +
Why People Cheat (and why Sex is rarely the reason).*
We have all been there. Either sordidly sneaking around behind someone’s back and then spending hours in the shame dungeon covered in the sticky residue of self-disgust. OR maybe we have been the one betrayed- choking on the foul stench of suspicion and having our heart crushed by lust’s greedy mitts. No question – Cheating Sucks and the Infidelity Fairy is not granting any good wishes when she is MORE +
Stop Complaining & Get On With It.
What's YOUR excuse? Too Tired to get up early? Too Cold to train before work? Too Busy? Too Stressed? Starting Tommorow? Or on Monday? Or someday Soon? Just waiting until you are more motivated? Or until you feel ready? My Advice? Stop Complaining & Get on With It. Go to bed earlier or splash a shed load of cold water on your face. Put on a jumper and run faster. Be MORE +
