There is Nothing Sexy about Presenting Yourself as a "Nice Guy"

Many times, friends of mine will ask me, "Alan, what is the primary target demographic of your books?"  My general response is always "any and all single heterosexual men."  If pressed further, I will usually say men who fall into the category of the "frustrated nice ...

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10 Lies Men Tell (And Why They Tell Them)

I met a man not too long ago who told me something interesting about his two young adult daughters. One daughter rarely complains about men — even when she was in high school. This daughter is now engaged to be married. His other daughter, however, is just the opposite. She complains about the men she Read More

4 Well-Kept Secrets About Womanizers

Confession: I have been a womanizer for a long time, so I know something about womanizers in general. With that in mind, here are my best pieces of advice for single women about identifying and interacting with men like me: 1. There's a difference between players and cheaters. There are two types of ...

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Are You Fit to be Someone's Husband or Wife?

I remember once conversing with my late mother when I was young, and she confessed that she felt "old" when she got engaged.  I was like, "Really?  You were not even thirty years of age yet!" (my late mother was 27 when my father proposed to her).  She said in her generation, ...

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Women Should Always be Initiators, Reciprocators, or Rejecters

For the last ten years or more, I tend to put the interpersonal communication style of women into five general categories . . . Initiators:  Most people in society say that it is generally expected that a single man will be the first to approach a woman, initiate a conversation with her, and invite her ...

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