Is Beauty Only Skin Deep?

A young doctoral candidate defending her dissertation on how preschool children make friendships was asked whether attractiveness was a factor. She wanted to say, "Of course not!" But instead she had a flashback to the first question that she and… Read More

Holiday Squabbles

You have heard the old saying, "opposites attract." This is often quite true in the case of opposite temperaments. The fun-loving, people-oriented, outgoing sanguine may find himself irresistibly drawn to a deeply introspective, highly organized, and thoughtful melancholic. A dynamic,… Read More

Trust Your Gut

What goes through our minds when we need to make a split-second decision–in the blink of an eye? How do police officers and emergency responders make life-and-death decisions in mere moments? What is that feeling we get in the pit… Read More

The Secret Sin

Andy is a young, committed Catholic, a graduate of a strong Catholic university where he met his future wife. They courted, married, and within two years had a baby on the way. Despite his youth, Andy landed a mid-level management… Read More

Do Women Want Too Much?

There are two sides to everything.
Quite a few men who read my article "What Women Want" graciously accepted the criticism I presented on behalf of single women. However, a few were more trenchant (one fellow was downright angry) and… Read More

Where Have All the Real Men Gone?

"Andrea" told me about a recent date with a young Catholic fellow she met at Theology on Tap. "We had a great conversation over dinner. We had a lot in common, and we were getting along really well." As they… Read More

What Makes Relationships Work?

I must confess I have a weakness for Jim Carrey movies. I recently saw Fun with Dick and Jane, which actually contains an interesting insight into relationships and marriage.
Respect, Affection and Humor
Dick had recently lost his job because… Read More

God and The List

Death Cab for Cutie, Dane Cook, and ranch hands in love are all “in” for 2006. Kirsten Dunst, Red Bull, and Xbox 360 are all “out” — at least, according to the “The List” in the Washington Post.
Do you… Read More

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