Published in Acid Sugar·PinnedMember-onlyAcid Sugar, the BookMy first book ever, inspired by you. — I created Acid Sugar on Medium in September 2019. I wanted it to be a home for the stories that are closest to my heart, the stories that talk about life the way I see it, both easy and complicated, sour and sweet. One year and over one hundred stories…Love2 min readLove2 min read
PinnedMember-onlyTop StoriesAccepting My Anxious Attachment Style And learning how to deal with it.psiloveyou.xyz Marriage Disproportionally Benefits Men And women are quitting it in droves.psiloveyou.xyz If You Want a Good Relationship, Be Ready to Walk Away And that’s not the same as threatening to leave.psiloveyou.xyz Things Men Shouldn’t Assume Women Already Know You need to find a balance between show and tell.psiloveyou.xyz1 min read1 min read
Published in Acid Sugar·Mar 11Member-onlyChallenges Men Face in Modern RelationshipsA conversation with Joe Duncan. — In the 5th and final part of my conversation with Joe Duncan, we discuss what makes men frustrated with recent changes in society, and some of the challenges they face in modern relationships. Duncan points out that society is still adjusting to recent changes in gender norms. …Love2 min readLove2 min read
Published in Acid Sugar·Mar 10Member-onlyMen Online Are Terrified of Female Infidelity. Here’s WhyA conversation with Joe Duncan. — Ever since I covered the Red Pill Movement and the manosphere, on Medium and on Youtube, I’ve received countless comments from men claiming that female promiscuity is at the center of every relationship issue. …Relationships2 min readRelationships2 min read
Published in Acid Sugar·Mar 9Member-onlyMasculine and Feminine EnergiesA conversation with Joe Duncan. — What makes someone a good partner? Beyond physical attraction, we tend to look at values, character, lifestyle, and more. But there’s no shortage of online content dictating that a good partner is a “high value” man or woman that possesses a very specific set of traits, and that are polarized…Love2 min readLove2 min read
Published in Acid Sugar·Mar 8Member-onlyIs Traditionalism on the Rise?A conversation with Joe Duncan. — In our quest to find answers to our modern frustrations, especially around love and relationships, it’s tempting to look at models that offer fixed rules and promise a smooth ride. …Love2 min readLove2 min read
Published in Acid Sugar·Mar 7Member-onlyDid the Sexual Revolution Ruin Dating?A conversation with Joe Duncan. — Liberating sex from shame and guilt is the biggest mistake of our times, or some would argue. It single-handedly messed up everyone’s dating lives, creating a legion of single and lonely men and women. Or did it? This week I welcomed Joe Duncan, editor-in-chief of Sexography and creator of The…Love2 min readLove2 min read
Published in Acid Sugar·Feb 17Member-onlyIn Praise of Male SilenceSome moments should be deeply felt, not talked through. — My dad is an Ent. In The Lord of the Rings canon, Ents are ancient tree-like creatures that don’t say anything unless it’s worth saying, and nothing is worth saying unless it takes a long time to say. That’s my dad. My dad is not intimidated by silence. He’d rather…Love2 min readLove2 min read
Published in Acid Sugar·Feb 8Member-onlyWe All Want To Be LovedBut we’re cultivating bitterness instead. — “You reap what you sow” is one of the oldest pieces of human wisdom, it’s in the Bible and everything. More than a promise of divine (or karmic) justice, you reap what you sow is a lesson in managing our thoughts and emotions. Jesus was arguably an early Cognitive Behavioral…Love3 min readLove3 min read
Published in Acid Sugar·Feb 7Member-onlyMen, Fear, and the Red Pill Movement“There are more things…likely to frighten us than there are to crush us; we suffer more often in imagination than in reality.” (Letters from a Stoic, Seneca) Humans are a unique species in many ways, not the least in our relationship with fear. The human limbic system is fully capable…Love4 min readLove4 min read
