Neil Rosenthal's Blog, page 22
June 13, 2015
How to Raise a Boy to Be a Good Man
How do you raise a boy to be a good man? Here are my suggestions about how especially dads can teach their boys about how to become fine men. A mother may teach and model the same things, but boys […]
June 8, 2015
Running Away From a Loving Relationship
Dear Neil: I’ve been going out with my boyfriend for 6 months. He is everything I want in a man, but I keep pushing him away. I’m wondering if it’s because of my past. I was physically and sexually abused […]
May 27, 2015
Rules to Live By: Lessons That Life Teaches Us
Note: This is the second of a two-part series. Here are some of the lessons that life has taught me: Have something to look forward to. Always have some goal, challenge or adventure in front of you that interests or […]
May 26, 2015
Silver Linings: Lessons That life Teaches Us
Note: This is the first of a two-part series. If you were given the opportunity to return to your 15-year old self, would you? Most of us wouldn’t, even if we would love to replay certain choices or experiences with […]
May 25, 2015
Reader Asks: Why Are We No Longer Having Sex?
Dear Neil: What would cause my husband and I to quit having sex with each other? We haven’t had sex for years, but we’re young and vital enough, so why would we quit? Neither of us are having sex with […]
May 13, 2015
Husband Fed Up With Wife’s Cell Phone Addiction
Dear Neil: My wife is beyond obsessed with her iPhone. It is 24/7 with Facebook, video games and messaging apps, and she clearly prefers her phone to spending time with me and the kids. I assume she is downstairs with […]
April 22, 2015
Sabotaging the Relationship You Want
Note: This is the second of a two-part series. Do you have a pattern of choosing an emotionally unavailable intimate partner—a person exceedingly difficult to get close to, someone who is emotionally protected, insulated or standoffish—while rejecting the people who […]
April 20, 2015
A Promising Relationship Deserves a Chance
Note: This is the first of a two-part series. Dear Neil: Recently I ended a promising relationship with a man. He was solicitous of me: What did I want? How was I feeling? No man has ever been so attentive […]
April 9, 2015
How Well is Your Life Going? Staying Focused on the Big Picture
It is easy to lose perspective of the big picture of our lives, because we tend to get caught up in the day to day roller coaster of events, emotions, challenges and problems that have to be dealt with. Therefore, […]
March 25, 2015
That Lovin’ Feeling Requires These Behaviors
Most of us want to believe the fairy tale we grew up with: that two people can fall in love, get married and live happily ever after—or some variation of that. Some of us do live that fairy tale, but […]
