Tag: Relationship Advice & Tips

I popped into Duane Reade recently and that candy isle filled with pink and red hearts has reappeared. Valentine’s Day is just around the corner. As I started to reflect on what’s in store for me this year, I’ve learned there is a growing trend to reframe Valentine’s Day from a day about romantic lovers […]

When we first meet that new “someone”, we are excited, enamored and jazzed about the possibilities of a beautiful love affair and all that it has to offer. We have our rose-colored glasses on, see the most the good in people and love blooms. Then the quirks surface and we start thinking “I wish so-and-so […]

When you’re on a date, and you’re archaically waiting for the ultimate-date question of death something is wrong. You are either avoiding something or just not ready to commit to the process of dating and to get to know someone new. The question we all hate and would like to hide under the table when […]

Becoming besties with your ex can be painful and complicated at first but the payoff can be great. Many wonder if gay men can be best friends with their ex when the relationship ends. I’m a testament that it can happen, albeit after some time and work. For roughly 10 years, I was together with […]

I’ve been thinking about the idea of love at first sight recently and whether or not it’s possible. The way gay men hook-up and meet potential love interests has dramatically changed over the years making it simpler to connect to have sex, but pursuing someone beyond chatting or a sexual encounter has become more challenging […]

Hook-up apps and websites have made it easier to find sex than love, but have they improved the quality of sex we are having? Without a doubt, we’re having more sex compared to when hook-up apps did not exist which also means our ratio of bad sexual experiences has increased. Recently a friend of mine […]

“He has potential” is a statement we’ve either said or heard when dating someone. Strangely my cousin and I were chatting the other day about relationships and how we date people who have potential. During our conversation, we both came to the conclusion that dating someone who has goals to finish school, start a business, […]