Is there enough love and respect in your intimate relationship? Do you and your partner show each other empathy, support, care, affection, friendship, sympathy and love? How do you express such emotions, how is that expression received by your partner, and where could you improve in the ways that you express love and respect? Take […]
Been looking for love in all the wrong places? Have you been having trouble meeting people that interest and attract you romantically? If so, you and (along tens of millions of other people) may decide to try your luck at one of the on-line dating services, even as you catch yourself telling people that you’re […]
Dear Neil: I am living with a wonderful man who is 16 years older than me, and I can safely say “he’s the one.” My son recently got his driver’s license and, with my permission, uses my car from time to time. He often does jobs for me in exchange for the use of the […]
Dear Neil: I am a 41-year-old woman. A year ago I met a man of 51 who has never been married. We have a lot of common interests and enjoy being with each other. But things have happened that have set off warning bells for me. First, he told me he has enough money to […]
A Valentine’s Exercise Have you ever wondered how people deepen the intimacy and closeness in their relationships? Try this Valentine’s exercise, which will allow you to “interview” your intimate partner—and hopefully assist you in gaining a greater depth of understanding and closeness in your relationship. If you’d like to find out more information about any […]
Needs Stong Wife Who Forces Change Dear Neil: My husband of three years was verbally abusive. I sugar-coated things, instead of telling him what I was feeling, because I was afraid he would yell and curse at me. I got sick of telling him to calm down and stop yelling, so I left him. After […]
Note: This is the second of a two-part series. The irony of power is that both genders see themselves as powerless in exactly the area in which the other gender sees them as powerful. A woman sees the inadequacy of her breasts next to “ideal” breasts. Advertisements bombarding her with the ideal weight, derriere, hair […]
Note: This is the first of a two-part series. Dear Neil: I am an attractive, successful, affluent woman in my forties, and I am having a hard time finding men who I might consider marrying. Why is there such a Great Man Shortage? Where are all the good men? Puzzled in Estes Park, Colorado Dear […]
Have you ever wondered how some people seem to effortlessly connect with others, even strangers, and are seemingly able to easily create closeness with people? Ever wondered why you have trouble doing the same thing? Perhaps you can do it after all. Connecting with others and establishing a shared feeling of mutual closeness consists of […]
Dear Neil: I am 28 years-old, and my two-year relationship with my boyfriend is the first serious relationship I have been in. Our first six months together were amazing and totally blissful. I was the first to say “I love you.” After six months, I got extremely anxious and scared because I didn’t know how […]