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Nowadays, everybody’s waiting for the boomers to die and transfer their wealth to the other generations. “The Greatest Wealth Transfer in History Is Here,” wrote the New York Times in May 2023. “Boomers have more wealth than any other generation,” said CNBC in December last year. Boomers, I feel sorry for you Having your kids, grandkids…

Signs of being mindful in life and love. — Emotional maturity is displayed through the ways that we respond to the world around us, and even more importantly, the people around us. It’s shown through our responses, our mindfulness, our habits, and the expectations we hold for ourselves and those we allow into our lives. Below, we’ll discuss a…

My previous post attracted colorful conclusions from many. I’d imagine why. But I can’t help but stress more about what it means to be selfish and self-centered. There’s a reality that many people ignore. Someone could be considered selfless and gracious, but they could also harbor many selfish thoughts and…

There are similarities between now and then, but the biggest difference is me — As a psychologist who spent hundreds and hundreds of hours listening to stories of the gradual unspooling or the explosions of relationships, I should have known better. As a spectator in the front row in the coliseum of betrayal. Of cruelty, of fighting to the death, or limping away from…

Monogamy can be the biggest issue for those of us who continue mating in captivity… By Dr T J Jordan In a world where hookup sex and casual encounters have become our fast-food diet of lovelessness, we don’t know what to hold precious or how to protect it. We’re trying…

The idea of perfection is more real than actual perfection — Perfect as a word baffles me. I have spent much of my life trying to pursue the idea of perfection, but I know that true perfection is rare and doesn’t exist in human nature. The weird thing about the word, though, is that it is an adjective, noun, and verb…

46 year old male reader writes: Why are we all so hung up on the concept of marriage? As opposed to “relationship”? I’m perfectly fine referring to my girlfriend (age 52) as my partner, for instance. Neither of us has any intention of getting married, but we are exclusive and…

Remembering your birthday? Bare minimum. Making plans for your anniversary? Bare minimum. — By Molly Burford The bare minimum consists of behaviors and traits that should be expected from your partner. Because without these things, your relationship would be dysfunctional at best or toxic at worst. But in case you needed a reminder of what you deserve at baseline, here are things that…