Published by admin on April 29, 2016

The 5 Keys to Finding Mr. Extraordinary

I had lunch with a woman today at my place. Err–my brother’s place. She came over so I could help set-up her blog on WordPress. I made a nice salad–complete with fennel. Now, you know I’m out to impress if I spring for fennel. That’s a luxury item in my budget. Anyway, we had a nice…

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Published by admin on April 27, 2016

Shaken or Stirred: How Do You Like Your LOVE Served?

Coffee. Some people like it black. Others with loads of sugar. Then, there are the Starbucks people. Grande, Iced, Sugar-Free, Vanilla Latte With Soy Milk, please. My point: people have very specific ways they like their coffee. And once they find the way they like it, they usually stick with it. You rarely hear a Starbucks…

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Published by admin on March 16, 2016

Why We See Women as Weak

  My epiphany struck in Publix. I was shopping with a friend and just slightly ahead of him. I found myself keeping tabs on whether he was coming with me or not. I started to feel a tinge of insecurity. Was I going to assert my independence, or was I going to have to follow…

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Published by admin on March 4, 2016

So… You Think You’re Ready for a Poly/Open Relationship? 10 Questions to Find Out!

Are you ready for a Poly/Open relationship? Many of you might be thinking, Hey, it could be fun to expand my relationship! It definitely could be. But more likely than not, you’re not ready. Not even close to ready. Not the same ballpark as ready. I mean, why add more people to the mix when…

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Published by admin on March 2, 2016

A Girlfriend on Each Continent

If I could truly have the life that I wanted, this is what I’d create: a girlfriend on each continent. Obviously, that means I’d live the life of a traveler. Ok, maybe not Antarctica. Well, if Antarctica, then I’d probably only see her once every two to three years (which, if she lives in Antartica,…

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Published by admin on January 5, 2016

My Freshly-Sewn Stitches: HEALED

  It wasn’t long ago that I wrote another blog post entitled, My Freshly-Sewn Stitches. You can read it here: https://alexobedblog.wordpress.com/2015/12/20/coping-is-doping/ It’s about an unrequited love story between myself and a woman that I had met online. I ended the post talking about how getting back in touch with her was akin to reliving the past pain of having…

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Published by admin on January 4, 2016

Why Broke Men Shouldn’t Date

  This post is for the guys–the broke guys. (You know who you are.) I confess.  I’ve been guilty, myself. As a “creative” type who grew up believing that society should support ME to support IT, I was never very motivated by money. Give me time. Give me freedom. Those were my mantras. Well, that was…

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