Your Unconscious — Look whose driving your car!
How many times have you asked yourself, “Why did I do that?” I should have learned that doesn’t work. I have a favorite metaphor to explain how unconscious processes drive our behavior. Imagine that...
View ArticleFOR WOMEN: Ariel Castro’s Mind: What Can We Learn
Recently, I sat in the London bureau of CNN watching the conclusion of the horrifying case of a man who held three women captive for more than a decade. The heart-wrenching statements of victim,...
View ArticleFOR SINGLES: Are you in RelationSHAPE?
I wish I could tell you that love didn’t suck, that finding a great partner is as easy as it appears in romantic comedies and that all relationships live happily ever after. That, of course, is what...
View ArticleHappy Holidays Even When They Aren’t
As I write this, I am sitting in a bright sun room surrounded by thigh deep snow and loving family. We are having such a peaceful, happy Christmas that my teenaged daughter asked my brother why all...
View ArticleFOR COUPLES: Expressing the “F” word: Feelings
While some people seem to express emotions easily, most people have to learn. Having emotional language skills is crucial to not only the relationships we have with others, but also the relationship we...
View ArticleFOR MEN: The New Equality, Male Infertility
The much maligned egg of a woman over 35. It’s been the target of criticism for so many years that most women can easily rattle off their chances of a having a down syndrome baby in relationship to...
View ArticleFOR WOMEN: Six Sexuality Facts That May Surprise MEN
The study of women’s sexuality is relatively new in the grand scale of research history, but now science is finding statistics about women’s sexuality that make most women say, “Duh.” Here are a few...
View ArticleFOR WOMEN: Is Your Spouse Being Financially Unfaithful?
Does your spouse keep a separate safe deposit box? Do the family’s financial statements get mailed to an office address, not the home? Is he or she an ATM junkie? If so, there’s a chance your spouse...
View ArticleFOR WOMEN: Why Men Stray And How to Prevent Cheating
It is estimated that 65% of divorces occur because of an extra martial affair. And, despite the sexual revolution and the reduction of the “double standard,” more men still cheat than women. Now...
View ArticleMating Matters “The God Who Clubs”
In this week’s podcast episode of Mating Matters, “The God Who Clubs,” how religions have impacted dating, mating, marriage and reproduction. Dr. Wendy Walsh explains how the sex rules created by...
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