Why Don’t You Want To Go Home?
A Japanese labor bureau has ruled that one of Toyota's top car engineers – aged 45 – has died from working too many hours. In the [...]
Questions To Ask Before Marriage
This has been one of the most interesting columns I’ve ever written: I got to ask lots of happily- and formerly-married couples what questions they [...]
When You’re New In Town
Dear Michael: I am a new guy in town and feeling very lonely. Don’t give me the usual advice “get out there and mingle and get [...]
What your loneliness can teach you
Loneliness is a topic that no one wants to talk about. My clients tell me stuff like: "It's too depressing". "It's so intense." and "There's [...]
When You’re New in Town
photo by imaxtree for nymag.com Dear Michael: I am a new guy in town and feeling very lonely. Don’t give me the usual advice [...]
The Power of Humor
Perhaps only God Himself/Herself is more important than humor. Seriously. Psychological research has found that when people list the qualities they desire in a partner, a [...]
Mr. Faithful
Dear Michael: I was in a long-term relationship that recently ended. I was faithful to my boyfriend and (to my knowledge) he was faithful to me. Now [...]
Scared of the gym?
photo courtesy of buzz sugar.com First off, I’ll admit to a bias here: I have been going to gyms for over 30 years’ now [...]
Give Yourself The Gift Of Meditation
What can you give yourself that would really make your life a whole lot better? Sure, a new car or a fabulous home would be great. But, [...]
The Joys (and Sorrows) of LGBT Coupledom
Dear Michael: I am 23 years old and in my first gay relationship, I used to date girls and only recently came out. I have [...]
Stuck in a Straight Man’s Body?
photo courtesy of nymag.com Dear Michael: I feel like a gay man in a straight man’s body: I have zero fashion sense, zero sense [...]
How healthy is your relationship? Take this quiz.
I was recently at a workshop for therapists, and we talked about the differences between addictive love and healthy love. Addictive love isn’t really love [...]