In my continuing effort to dredge the Internet's seedy underbelly in search of romance, I've stumbled across several hookup sites. Maybe I'm a little prudish, but these sites sound as if they're a good way to find yourself awoken from a drug-induced sleep in a bath tub full of ice, missing a kidn... Read more

This week I thought I'd regale you with a cautionary tale. Recently, a friend encountered something that I imagine is fairly common in newish relationships: The girl he was dating assumed the two were exclusive, without ever having a conversation about it. She thought it was time to change her Fa... Read more

A friend of mine who recently came to town is going through a rough time. His long-term girlfriend recently asked that the two take "time off" from their relationship. That has happened to me a couple of times, and I've never really understood it. It's like relationship limbo: You're not technica... Read more

It has been awhile since I've dipped into the mailbag, so I thought I'd roll up my sleeves and misguide a couple of readers. Read more

In this day and age, it's important to manage your online presence. Generally speaking, the first thing I do after meeting a potential date is search for her name online. I know girls do the same thing to me, and I think it's perfectly natural. Cyberstalking is not a replacement for actually gett... Read more

A couple of weeks ago I answered a reader's question about an issue he was having with his girlfriend, who caught him checking out porn on the couple's shared computer. ... Read more

I've been seeing a woman for a few months, and it's not really going all that well. She's great, and we have a good time when we're together, but I rarely see her more than once a week. When we are together, we mostly hang out, have dinner and drinks, and catch up on one another's week. She lives... Read more

I got an interesting question from a reader that I thought warranted a little more discussion than just a short answer. Jay in Euless is at odds with his live-in girlfriend about him watching Internet pornography. Read more

Ac·ci·Date, noun: An unfortunate incident when one party believes they are on a date and the other party believes they are just hanging out or having a work meeting or being buddies. Read more

I'm the first to admit that I have a brooding side. It doesn't surface that often or last very long, but, yeah, I can get a little moody. Read more