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The Positive Side of Arguing
Frequently in my counseling, I hear people say something like, "I think it is time for us to end this. We have begun arguing all the time." Our Oprahized society believes that arguing is wrong. In fact, a man arguing with a woman (though, interestingly enough, NOT a......Read More

Posted on: 2009-05-01 07:57:58 | Rating:

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Change Your Thinking, Change Your Life
Imagine, if you will, a man who was reared in a jungle village in the deepest parts of Africa or the Amazon. Imagine that he has grown up in a small village of hunter-gatherers in which mud huts or basic lean-tos are the structure in which he and his immediate ancestors have lived, and......Read More

Posted on: 2009-03-26 10:15:17 | Rating:

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Reading List for Troubled Times
Every day it is more. As I sit here typing, a commentator on CNBC is talking about how President Obama's speech last night failed to quell the fears of the market, and indeed, just moments after the opening of the market, the market is down 50 points. Every day it is more: financial......Read More

Posted on: 2009-02-25 10:05:36 | Rating:

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Two Basic Errors Women Make
I received the following question from a friend asking for dating advice. I secured her permission to reprint her (modified) email and my response in full. It demonstrates a couple of basic errors that women make in their dating lives, which they pick up from our Oprahized culture.......Read More

Posted on: 2009-02-24 09:06:05 | Rating:

| Views: 205 | Comments: 2 | Tags: feminism dating women counseling men culture Oprah self-absorption self esteem self-esteem love marriage relationships