I Like Her. Now What?

“I want you to walk up to her, give her a compliment, then…just walk away.” Gentleman, it’s that easy. Or at least that’s what Mrs. Parker-Nichols from Drake & Josh had me believe when I was just a little Erick.  As silly as that may sound, I believed this would actually work for many of…

I like her but how do I tell her?

One of the best feelings in the world is to fall for another person—this is an objective truth, there’s almost no room to dispute this. Whether it’s her smile, or her laugh, or her personality, or the virtue she radiates, the truth is that you’re smitten! She’s wonderful and you want to tell her how…

That’s What Makes You Beau.Ti.Ful. (The One Direction to Beauty)

Have you ever met someone who lights up the world like nobody else? What was it about them? Is it about the exterior or the interior? What even is beauty in the first place? Is beauty just in the eyes of the beholder? Or is it objective? And why do some of us struggle to…

Thank You, Next… But How?

The moment has arrived; it’s time to break up. Regardless of how long you’ve been dating someone, ending a relationship can be difficult. Saying, “Adios!” to your current boo can be a source of distress and cause a variety of escape options to develop.  Maybe you’re planning to break up over text to avoid the…

Combating Peer Pressure in College

I’ll never forget the day my freshman year of college friend, Jessica, found out I was planning to save sex for marriage. “So you’re telling me you would never test drive a car before buying it?”  Looking back on that encounter now, I think of all the ways I could have responded. Back then, however,…

Are All Men Destined to be Cheaters?

On February fifteenth, Hannah and I set off to speak internationally in the beautiful and far off land of Tecate, Mexico. Okay, it wasn’t a very far off place and hardly felt international (I am quite familiar with the area of Baja California), nonetheless it was beautiful and the adventure was unforgettable! As we crossed…

Chastity makes relationships boring?

“But won’t chastity make a relationship boring?” You should have seen the look of surprise on my face when a student asked me this during a Q&A session. I smiled, looked at him and said,”Thank you for asking that. I can say from personal experience that chastity will not make a relationship boring. It will…

Committed to Being Noncommittal

Imagine this: You’ve just met someone incredible. Slowly, you grow closer; you text, tag each other in memes, and hang out all the time. Things seem to be going pretty well until one day you are hit with this line: “Hey, this is great and all, but I’m not looking to commit to anything right…