Why Guys Break Up Instead of Working on the Relationship

This is a story you might have heard before. A man meets a woman… And he falls hard. He’s never met anyone like her before. They have so much fun together. She makes him laugh. They talk about things he usually doesn’t talk about. He thinks about her all the time. He...

I Can’t Stop Thinking about My Ex

“Oh, James. I really messed it up.” Olivia was sitting in my office with her head in her hands. When she and her boyfriend broke up last month, she thought she’d handled it well. She kept her feelings under control. They had a mature conversation and parted on...

When You Can’t Stop Thinking about Him

If you can’t stop thinking about a guy… Does that mean you’re meant to be together? If this guy really didn’t matter, then surely you’d forget about him. Instead, you find yourself thinking of him at odd moments… Wondering what he’s doing now… Remembering funny...

How to Know When It’s Time to Move On

How do you feel about the idea of quitting? I mean quitting on a relationship when there is still a mix of both good and bad. Your stomach just rolled, didn’t it? Yeah, I feel the same way. I don’t like the notion of giving up, either. And we’re not alone. How many...

The Best Way to Move on After a Breakup

I’m going to start by apologizing. I’m asking you to think about something you probably don’t want to think about. Breaking up. Breakups are no fun. Even if you were the one to pull the plug on the relationship, it sucks to go from being a couple to being alone. And...