Relationship… Problem of SEX and LOVE 30 Mar 2020 Let’s posit the following scenario: Tomas from Hamburg is on a business trip to Portland, Oregon, when he meets Jen. Both of them are 28 and in the computer industry.…
Dating… What to Eat and Drink on a Date? 26 Mar 20203 Apr 2020 Restaurants have traditionally enjoyed a crucial and privileged place in the history of dating, providing us with enough privacy to get to know one another and enough public scrutiny to…
Dating… How to Seduce Someone on a Date? 19 Mar 20203 Apr 2020 On a first date with someone we like, we really want – of course – for the evening to go well. There are many, varied bits of advice in circulation:…
Conflicts… Love and Sulking 16 Mar 2020 One of the most exciting aspects of the early days of a relationship can be the sense that a lover understands us without us needing to speak too much. With…
Friendship… How to Say ‘I Love You’ to a Friend? 14 Jan 2020 It’s one of the minor tragedies of social life that we make such rigid and unimaginative distinctions when defining the differences between ‘friends’ and ‘lovers’. When it comes to lovers,…
Breaking up and heart break… Why Did They Leave Us? 13 Jan 2020 They’ve gone – and what we need most of all to understand is why? What is striking is that, despite what friends and well-meaning acquaintances tell us, we already know.…
Compatibility… The Real Reason Why Couples Break Up 12 Jan 202012 Jan 2020 When people try to account for why couples break up, the emphasis typically falls on the idea of difference: a disorganised creative type was up against a highly managerial ordered…
Breaking up and heart break… A Guide to Breaking Up 12 Jan 2020 Normally, the message has been clear in our heads for a very long time. The difficulty isn’t so much finding the words; it’s coming to terms with the notion that…
Uncategorized Can Exes be Friends? 12 Jan 202012 Jan 2020 There are some very strong and socially-endorsed reasons why partners breaking up generally try to remain friends. To the person being – however nicely – rejected, the promise of friendship…
Conflicts… The Art of Complaining 12 Jan 202012 Jan 2020 Complaining carries such negative connotations, it can be hard to remember that there are better and worse ways of doing it – and indeed, hard to realise that an essential…