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Love Is Important, but Being Money Smart Is Also

Dear Neil: I have been in a relationship with a great guy going on 10 years. I am financially set. Thanks to my late husband, we worked almost 40 years to be financially secure in our later years. The man […]

How Do I Attract a Woman Even When My Income is Low?

Dear Neil: Most women these days want rich men, since they won’t date a man that makes much less money than they do. I fear I will never be accepted by a woman. Single But Not By Choice Dear Single: […]

In Order to Trust, You Need This

Dear Neil: My boyfriend of 18 months continuously lies to me. He’s lied about going places, about sleeping with his ex-girlfriend, about smoking, about drinking and about spending verses saving money. In the beginning of our relationship I got hold […]

What Do You Do That���s Life-Giving?

Life-giving actions and efforts provide meaning to our lives. They further our long-term goals and/or relationships, they feel energizing and exciting, they���re regenerative or they���re simply fun to engage in. There���s several types of life-giving activities. First, there���s the literal: […]

What Do You Do That’s Life-Giving?

Life-giving actions and efforts provide meaning to our lives. They further our long-term goals and/or relationships, they feel energizing and exciting, they’re regenerative or they’re simply fun to engage in. There’s several types of life-giving activities. First, there’s the literal: […]

Foreplay is Awkward, but Sex is Good. Do We Have a Problem?

Dear Neil: The lady I am in a 7-year relationship with goes from a confident, opinionated, intelligent woman to an awkward, goofy, childlike girl once we’re about to have sex. She uses silly voices, won’t initiate sex or even offer […]

Why It���s So Hard To Accomplish Things

I���m sitting here on Labor Day thinking about the topic for next week���s column. A phone call from my wife temporarily requires my attention, but then I get back to my computer. A news flash from CNN pops up about […]

Why It’s So Hard To Accomplish Things

I’m sitting here on Labor Day thinking about the topic for next week’s column. A phone call from my wife temporarily requires my attention, but then I get back to my computer. A news flash from CNN pops up about […]

Quiz: Do You Argue Effectively?

Answer the following questions True (T) or False (F): When we argue or fight, I don’t just talk, I also listen to my partner’s side of the story (T/F) When we argue, I will stay on the subject and I […]

How to Create a Closer Connection

Let’s say you were interested in deepening the closeness in your relationship. How would you go about doing that? It’s a good bet that whatever you did would involve 1) talking about personal feelings, dreams, fears, concerns and emotions, and […]