When is it ‘okay’ to have sex? You decide, not the fake rules and shoulds

When is it ‘okay’ to have sex? You decide, not the fake rules and shoulds

When is it okay to have sex? What’s the ideal number of dates (or months of a relationship) to have sex? Should I have sex on the third date? Does having sex on the first date write off any prospects of a relationship [with that person]? If they’re willing to wait to...

Podcast Ep. 255: Sharing Core ‘Directional’ Values Matters for Compatibility

Since I talked about ‘directional’ values in episode 209, The Compatibility Factor, I’ve received lots of requests to dive deeper into this topic. And it makes sense because, as I explain in this week’s episode of The Baggage Reclaim Sessions...

Podcast Ep. 206: Let’s Wait Awhile

This week’s episode of The Baggage Reclaim Sessions is about waiting to have sex. When I said that I would do a series of episodes on sex in episode 202, by far the most requested topic was about abstaining. From waiting to have sex until, for example, a few months...

Podcast Ep. 202: Let’s Talk About Sex

In this week’s episode of The Baggage Reclaim Sessions, I talk about why we need to evaluate our relationship with sex, especially when it’s a factor in how we perceive and value ourselves as well as others, or we use it to try and control our relationship...
Does Chemistry Matter When You First Meet Someone?

Does Chemistry Matter When You First Meet Someone?

When we’ve been involved with someone who was at best, narcissistically inclined and at worst, a narcissist or we’ve felt utterly flummoxed by the change we experienced with someone who appeared to have great potential, we might become very gun-shy about...