“In our lives, we owe it to ourselves to follow what we feel is right for us. Put singularly, you owe it to yourself to follow your true gut feelings and instincts. You know what’s right, you know what’s wrong. Don’t ever follow preconceived notions that others may lead you to believe. If the actions in everyday life feel uncomfortable or forced, maybe you should step back and reevaluate your decisions. Do what you would do, not someone else. Live for you, live to be happy and good to your family and friends. If you have gotten away from instinct and logic, get back to things that make sense. Do the right thing; it makes life so much better and so much easier.“

- Matt Hardy

“One must think like a hero to behave like a merely decent human being.”

- May Sarton

The following is an article by Dr. Alex Benzer, a man who’s work in social dynamics I respect and read consistently. I’ll be posting more of his articles in the future as I find them particularly interesting. This one is targeted toward you women out there, and posted because I agree with just about everything written in the article:

Hello there.  Dr Alex here, your friendly neighborhood provider of insight into the single male’s mind.

I attended a pretty interesting relationship workshop this weekend where people shared their experiences very frankly. About 1/3 of the people were couples, and the rest were singles.

Several of the single women stood up and asked questions, and, the seminar leader being a direct kind of guy, he asked questions back. Now these were really lovely women — attractive, stylish, well-educated. Probably a lot like you. Which raises the question:

Why were they still single — even when they were clearly looking for a relationship? Read more »