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The enemies of love, part 5: Stereotypical thinking

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Stereotypical thinking is so easy to adopt. It’s almost like breathing. There are so many influences in our lives that cause us to adopt stereotypes. The American Heritage Dictionary defines “stereotype” as a “conventional, formulaic, and oversimplified conception, opinion, or image.” More simply put, it’s an opinion or image you hold without thinking about it. Read More

The Enemies Of Love, Part Four: Immaturity

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Immaturity is a hard one to discuss, since it’s hard to define. But it can still screw up your relationship with your lady. The American Heritage Dictionary defines “immaturity” as: marked by or suggesting a lack of normal maturity: silly, immature behavior. But by whose standards do we evaluate maturity? That same dictionary defines “maturity” Read More

Enemies Of Love: Apathy

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I’ve always heard people say that the opposite of love is hate. But that’s wrong. Love and hate are both filled with emotion. The opposite of love is apathy. The American Heritage Dictionary defines “apathy” as a “lack of emotion or feeling; impassiveness.” Men who are not emotionally available and cold are seldom attractive to Read More

Old school vs. online dating: The good, the bad and the ugly

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The old concept of mami and abuela hooking you up with a “buena muchacha” or “buen muchacho” may seem old fashioned, but is the strategy tried and true? When it comes to finding your soul mate in the digital age, is online dating ideal or is old fashioned matchmaking still the way to go? I Read More

The enemies of love, part two: Being cynical

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Are you cynical? Cynicism can destroy a relationship if not unchecked. Cynicism is defined as an attitude of scornful or jaded negativity, especially a general distrust of the integrity or professed motives of others. I have a friend who is very cynical and says “if you’re not a cynic in today’s world, you’re not paying Read More

Enemies of love part one: Six steps to resolve resentment

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It takes a lot of effort to create loving relationships. There are enemies of love that will kill your loving relationship with your lady. Any one of these can kill your love. If you pile a few together, you can be sure you’ll either be miserable…or single again. Today’s enemy of love is unresolved resentment. Read More

Enjoying each other in the bath

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Let The Master show you how to enjoy each other in the bath. Almost everyone enjoys a good soak in a hot bathtub, or a long, steamy shower. Baths and showers can be therapeutic and relaxing, as well as getting you clean. But along the way toward being squeaky clean, a lot of fun can Read More

“Just friends”- can it be real?

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Can men and women just be friends?  Of course they can!  That would probably always be my first response to that question.  However,  if I’m given time to really think about the question, subtitles come to mind – shades of grey, if you will.  In theory, yes – of course a man and a woman Read More

Would you use technology to spy on your girl or your guy?

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Remember the old days, when spying was something only the government, private investigators or James Bond were experts at? Well, those days are over. Any one of us – even those who aren’t technologically proficient – can pretend to be a CIA agent. Spying has become quite simple thanks to the many technological advances now Read More

Great Lovers are not puppets

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I was at my favorite bar with friends, and one of them went to the restroom. Another guy in the bar bumped into my friend, and then got somewhat aggressive with him with that old “watch where you’re going” line. He came back to the table and was actually thinking about challenging this guy. I Read More