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I Can’t Forgive Their Sexual Past

I recently heard from a man struggling with the sexual past of a new love in his life. As a widower, his only sexual partner had been his wife. But his new friend had many, including a couple husbands and several boyfriends. According to him everything about her was perfect except this one thing. He wanted to move the relationship forward, but didn’t... >Full Story

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Do You Trust Him?

It's easy to fall in love with a man you don't trust, but it's hard to live with him. Real, lasting relationships are built on trust. Trust is foundational because it creates a safe environment for intimacy to grow. If your relationship is going to work you need to be able to trust your partner with your past, your... >Read More



Stale Cakes

A few days ago I told a friend of mine a story about a past relationship I had many years ago. I referenced the story to a conversation we were having about dating and relationships. After the phone conversation I thought about that relationship and how I got to a place where I accepted a stale cake. Just like... >Read More



Navigating the Friend Zone

Friendship often ends in love; but love in friendship – never. ~ Charles Caleb Colton Your heart is my piñata. ~ Chuck Palahniuk Let’s just be friends A man looking for love dreads no four words in the English language more. The thing that drives me crazy is that a lot of people don’t understand why. It’s almost like there’s an obligation...... >Read More



First date dilemmas. Mind your manners!

Would your recent dating life be more likely rated as a "fizzle" than a "sizzle"? Do you seem to continually attract the type of women - you are not attracted to? Does it seem that when you do meet the type of woman you would like to spend more time with they don't seem to stick around long enough... >Read More



The Beginning of the End

Is it possible to heal when your spouse moves on with their affair partner? Many people take the time to share their stories with us through this website. Some are able to heal their marriages and some are not (and some choose not to) yet somehow we must slowly heal from the pain and move on with our lives. Ruth Ritchie... >Read More



A Good Dinka Girl

"Gigi again. She is there again." I knew that was what the Sudanese Embassy would say. I had been the coordinator of the Sudanese Women Voice for Peace, and we had just presented papers to the 1994 International Conference on Population and Development in Cairo. The Sudanese delegation was not too happy with us and there was a confrontation. We...... >Read More



Beyond Expectations

I would like to tell you about my spiritual journey. I came from a good family, but somehow that didn't seem to be enough I grew up poor in a rural area of the U.S. My parents were moral, good-living people but did not attend church. My only sister and I did go with other relatives and I was even baptized... >Read More


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