Be Supportive. Act like a man… as in don’t be overly dramatic, be extremely candid and demand sex often. Never compare your man to your father. Keep that to yourself! Have a life (and friends) of your own. Don’t give up the sex too fast – until we’ve had sex, then give it up often. Be upfront and not passive aggressive. Express yourself, we aren’t mind readers and we lack your “intuition”. Have a sense of humor. Don’t pretend to like everything we like. Have a passion – something besides the man: career, cooking, flying jets… anything! Let a man be a man. Accept that a man isn’t into the same things that you are (shows, food, shoes, etc.) Have a positive and refreshing outlook on life. Never vent without want of a solution. This is irritating and worthless to a man. Don’t dictate a man’s entire dress code. Improve us, don’t reinvent us. Don’t… [Read more]

As one who considers himself a master of new/unique music, I was interested when a friend linked me to Cherry Tigris. I’m a Tampa man, so hearing something fresh out of Seattle is usually a treat. After listening to a couple tracks, it’s obvious that they deserve some special treatment. My only real regret is that I’m listening with earbuds instead of large speakers with some godly bass. “…It has that sort of dark, sexy flavor…” My favorite track of hers right now is All Over Me. It starts off with a very dance/club style intro with a hint of goth, so my imagination immediately took me back to the local goth club I enjoy. It has that sort of dark, sexy flavor that makes you want to do something dangerous with someone you just met. After a bit they switch it up completely with a heavier industrial rock sound for the chorus. They bring… [Read more]

Are you a great listener to friends and coworkers as they unburden their problems on you? Do you find yourself the one who always know the right thing to say, full of nuggets of wisdom and advice? Be careful, this will fast become your part-time job. Often times it boils down to a single individual complaining about a boss, a partner, or some other personal matter, and it is not uncommon to find your posture changed from listening passively, to participating actively by literally being the shoulder to cry on, and the arms to provide comfort. But it never stops there, and eventually, sex – the great pacifier and purported healer is added to the mix. Unfortunately, this is the modus operandi of most cheaters. Biggest in the game is the married person who puts it up front that “yes I am married, but….” Once you step over this line willingly, there are no holds… [Read more]

A long time ago in the land of ignorance and naiveté, I was a young, starving artist in school trying to figure out what I wanted to be when I grew up. Having bypassed my aspirations of ace fighter pilot and medical doctor (I know I was all over the place), I decided on what came easily to me… drawing. “Graphic Design Students… Please Stop Selling Out” One day after having the last Little Debbie Snack Cake in my cupboard for breakfast and trolling through classes pondering when my Financial Aid check would finally come in, I decided to try my hand at hustling. Promptly gathering up some paper from the printer in our computer lab and a couple pencils, I went to the center of the school (the most social area) and set up shop, drawing people for $5 a pic. An hour later I was $60 richer and able to buy groceries to… [Read more]

Let’s face it, a lot of our social eating has to do with sitting and listening to someone prattle on about the drama of their day while we listen and force conversation in between, playing the role as it were. While I love social eating, mixing it up with friends, girlfriend and others; there are times when the best therapy is alone time with a plate of food and nothing but restaurant noise in the background. The therapy of “alone time” is not restricted to eating either; some of us find a nice long drive to be the best and then there is that visit to the theater, the long walk home or sitting on the shores of a beach just closing our eyes and listening. There are times when people are just stressful, and if you aren’t a social butterfly whose entire life is bent on the approval of others… alone time is golden…. [Read more]

As of recent, I’m finding myself in a new relationship. It’s in that early phase where you’re still getting to know each other, but you’re fairly confident it will last a while. You don’t call each other boyfriend/girlfriend etc, but you act like it. While I’m going to try and leave out some of the personal details, I figured I’d set the pretext for this article by letting you know where I’m at in the scheme of things. Most people who are still single are wondering when they’ll find that special someone. What the general populace is waiting for is someone to come along and “sweep them off their feet”. Obviously we’re talking about having that “special” feeling. You want to feel all tingly and sparkly and magically head-over-heels in love. Many people have experienced that before, but somehow it didn’t last. This is where everyone needs to realize there are different types of love…. [Read more]

When we meet someone we accept them on one level and tolerate them on another. Basically it is rare that you meet a friend or lover that doesn’t have some trait that we have to look past in order to accept them. It is for this reason that change in a relationship has to be gradual in order to ease the other person into it or they will run for the hills at the sight of what you have become. In our society I believe that weight and religion are the main 2 offenders of the change rule for people. Now some of you may say “no Greg, it’s gotta be money and the pressure of marriage that puts strain on relationships” but I would counter that someone being bad with money doesn’t happen overnight and marriage pressure happens to everybody in one way or another. No, we like for our lovers to remain the… [Read more]

If you aren’t keeping a solid bit of savings, keeping up with your bills and minding your life and business then you are a burden on those who know you, one way or another. There is a reason why you see millionaire athletes crying broke after being released from their team and it is no different from your sister with the high income job who somehow ends up begging you for $100 every other month to pay her light bill. The reason is a lack of knowledge, or a lack of caring to learn the birds and the bees of financial education. It is one thing to not know what you’re doing but this article is for those of you who have access to the knowledge but choose instead to live recklessly. Money – It’s All about Our Outlook I think that the deciding factor in how people handle money is in their general outlook…… [Read more]