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This week we're starting a new, semi-regular series,  taking questions from readers, listeners and viewers. This week: He has no problem meeting women... but he's getting ghosted on the regular. The dates don't happen and everyone quits returning...

How do you make it through a party when you don’t know anyone? Since this is the last episode for 2017, I’ve decided that instead of answering one person’s questions, I’m answering several at once. After all, we’re heading straight into the...

The more conventionally attractive somebody is, the more social and cultural value we tend to ascribe to them. And the more social value we give them, the more we define our own value in our ability to “win” them. This is never more evident than...

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(Content Warning: Sexual Assault) Normally I don’t do too many episodes about current events in the news; I tend to save that for the blog. But recently I had a lot to say on Twitter about the situation with Aziz Ansari and as it turns out, I’ve...

One of the uncomfortable truths about dating is simple: you're going to get rejected. No body - not Chris Evans, not Idris Elba, not Ryan Gosling or Mahershala Ali goes 5 for 5. The simple truth of the matter is that no matter how good looking you may...

One of the biggest anxieties that can come up in a relationship - especially when in its early days is paradoxically seemingly the most simple:  What do you do when it's time get a gift for your girlfriend or wife?  This may not seem like...

This week, we’re talking about one of the most dreaded days of the year - especially if you happen to be single: Valentine’s Day. Let’s be real: Valentine’s Day is kind of bullshit, even when you’re in a relationship. But when you're...

As we all live more and more of our lives on the Internet, we spend more time communicating through text. Texting is awesome; you’ve got time to think about what to say, you can proof-read things a few times to make sure you don’t say anything...

In the wake of the recent shootings in Parkside High School, actor and comedian Michael Ian Black commented that “Deeper than the gun problem is this: boys are broken." And it’s in no small part because that all men grow up steeped in a culture...