Absence really can make the heart grow fonder, even when the [man's] feet wander..

If nothing changes, you will have to put your disappointment in perspective..

You need to start behaving like the person you want to attract..

Climb aboard life's elevator, hit the "up" button, and see where it takes you..

A threat is a promise followed by a consequence..

In life, you don't get instant satisfaction. In life, you get to slog. You work. You grow. You take the long view. You fill the void with self-actual….

If you miss one moment of enjoying your own life and relationships because you're trying to punish someone else, the bad guy wins..

He sounds like someone who might best be loved from a distance..

If you feel guilty about not "playing nice," then you could easily alleviate your guilt by playing nice..

People who are combative in one relationship tend to be combative in other relationships..

Mature people must find their own ways to cope with their own temptations..

[from a reader] Whenever I feel myself resenting someone, I reach out. I have made good friends that way..

Life is both short and complicated. People sometimes make baffling choices..

The ability to break a loved one's heart is the essential contradiction in human relationships..

Almost any group of three is going to form a triangle, with two points closer to one another..

Unsolicited advice is always self-serving..

Groveling for connection from someone who compares you to Hitler is not good for a person's self-esteem..

Single parenthood is hard, but it's simple too. You just do everything yourself..

Being alone is almost always preferable to being with the wrong person..

Needy and boring parents tend to have needy and bored children..

Weddings and funerals are when you figure out who your real friends are..