Ancient Wisdom + Modern Science = Awesome Advice on Love & Life for Smart People Like You
Aw man, I can feel a rant coming on. Here’s one comment/letter from a reader:
Speaking of long distance! We met on FB after many years apart, and live in different states. What about if there is loving romantic communication, and you respond in kind, in addition to calls… However, when it [...]
I was fortunate enough to come across this article by Arjuna Ardagh on the goddess on Huffington Post as I was checking up on my own article there. This is now required reading for all my boys and girls.
Men: this is the highest expression of the unarticulated longing inside your heart for the divine feminine. [...]
Here’s a great letter from a reader about a budding romance at work — a very common situation:
I’m a huge fan of the Tao of Dating, (which I’ve read 2x now), and we’ve spoken a couple of times online. I’m writing to you because I’m in a situation that’s mostly great, though a [...]
On a sunny day here in Santa Monica, I was driving down the street when I noticed a police car on the other side of the road.
Of course, this means that I came to a complete stop at the stop sign, well behind the limit line, let all pedestrians have right of way, and smiled [...]
Here’s one of the letters I got in response to the Are you muggable article:
Hmm — Dr. Alex, isn’t this just another version of “blame the victim”? How about if instead of warning nice people not to be “too” nice, we point out the true nastiness (and therefore unattractiveness) of people who prey on [...]
In 1981, Betty Grayson of Hofstra University and Morris Stein of NYU did an experiment. The researchers videotaped 60 people as they walked down the same city block in New York City. They then showed the videotape to 53 prison inmates convicted of violent assault.
What they found was fascinating: the inmates showed a strong consensus [...]
Hi Dr. Alex,
Boy, was this a timely article! I was pondering sending a scintillating email to a wuss of a guy who’s gone “poof” on me after 6 dates…but I won’t.
What’s your take on these “fadeaways”? I thought it was going fine, a girl goes away for 3 weeks…then comes back, and he’s changed. Whatever [...]
Regret-generating ambiguous email #1056: So, I’m sorry to see that we are not on the same page when it comes to the unwritten rules of engagement with the opposite sex, and apparently not even reading the same book in terms of our relationship. I did have fun though. :)
Regret-generating ambiguous text #343: Ur a self-centered bastard. [...]
How do you make good decisions in ambiguous situations? The four Axelrod Criteria will hold you in good stead in many difficult decisions.
Meet my friend Bart. As a surgeon, every day at work he’s entrusted with the lives of others, and he handles the job well. He’s a genuinely gifted fellow. He’s also fit, healthy, and well-rounded.
In other words, Bart has made a lot of great decisions in his life, and continues to do [...]
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If you don't think you're smart, fine. If you want to be resistible, fine. Otherwise, you need to get this book for yourself, you smart woman you. 'Cause it's life-changingly awesome, that's why.
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