I get many letters like this from readers (both male and female): “I met this guy, and he took me to dinner, and it was really romantic, but he did/didn’t try to kiss me, then he called/didn’t call back, then he asked/didn’t ask me out again, and what does it […]
Finally, I’m joining the 21st century and using this whole newfangled video thing. Thrilling! This is a topic that is best illustrated visually, since that’s how those pernicious little beasties called fashion magazines inflict their damage. I rant about this in The Tao of Dating for Women fairly extensively — […]
Last night, I was at a business networking mixer here in Los Angeles. As the event winded down, I was talking to these two lovely young ladies — let’s call them Ashley and Sarah — who seemed really preoccupied about a message Ashley was composing on her Blackberry. They kept […]
Last Sunday was Mother’s Day, which reminded me of the Ten Commandments. That’s because there’s only one measly commandment telling you what to do: ‘honor thy father and thy mother.’ The remaining nine are a relentless barrage of ‘thou shalt nots’, telling you what not to do. So if you […]
This reader brings up a great question: Hi! Alex, I have been enjoying your autoresponder updates. Thank you! I am grateful that my friend told me about you! My question is: When a man uses vulgar language (mainly the “f” word) around me (and we are just getting to know […]
I don’t think there’s any holiday on the American calendar quite so disdained and reviled as Valentine’s Day. I mean, how many times have you heard of an ‘anti-Christmas party’? “Down with this fat guy who never brings me stuff I want! It’s all commercialized kitsch, nobody knows when the […]
I’ve briefly touched upon the Odysseus protocol in the past. The name comes from Homer’s Odyssey. Odysseus and his ship are about to pass through the Siren-infested waters. On the one hand, he knows that hearing their song will spell his doom. On the other hand, he’s dying of curiosity […]
Wow! I had no idea that there would be such an outpouring of support for Holly from all of the women out there. Just to bring you up to speed if you’re not one of the subscribers to the women’s newsletter: Holly is my Harvard classmate who was recently divorced […]