Category: Self
Falling Out of Love Feels Good
It’s funny. Ironic. How things pan out. Questions spiral in your mind. And the thoughts. The feelings. They crash into you and then they flee. Ghosts. Fragments. Pieces of what was. Pieces of what could never longer be. I’m talking about...
Triangular Theory of Love: Passion, Intimacy, and Commitment
The “Triangle of Courtesy” Hiking Sign Has a New Friend Yale psychologist Robert Sternberg described consummate love or “true love” as a perfect triad of the following three components- passion, intimacy, and commitment. And any partial components result in different...
The Art of Rebounding: Warm-ups, Skills, and Moves.
Like any sport, rebounding requires warm-ups, skills, and moves. Here I will highlight one example of a routine with the wins, mishaps, and the machinery involved. Intro Understand the basic terminology: Merriam Webster- to spring back on or as if...
How To Be Single And Loving It For Valentine’s Day
Valentine's Day is coming, just like Winter was coming. Ned Stark was right and so is Cupid. If you're single, the day may bum you out a little. However, you shouldn't get all “sad faced” over the singular prospects of...
I Believe…
I'm Alex and this is what I believe… I believe that you are what you eat. Therefore I am a pussy. I believe that the sub-mariner stylings of Dan Quisenberry were brilliantly weird. I believe that people know within a few seconds...
What if I Die Alone?
Unless your end comes in the form of being with a lot of living people who all suddenly die at the same time, or within several hours of your death, you are going to die alone. Let's get that out...
Saving it up for the ring, Doesn’t guarantee a thing
Dating is a crazy complicated game, that not even the savviest of daters completely understand. And when you add the lifestyle of celibacy into the equation, it can become even more convoluted. However, the benefits outweigh the complications and the...
Male Privilege in Dating
Male privilege is a term for social, economic, and political advantages or rights that are made available to men solely on the basis of their sex. A man's access to these benefits may also depend on other characteristics such as...