manslations

reader named HunnyB has a nice, simple, and in no way embittered by the harsh world of dating question: Why is it that men have no friggin’ idea what the hell they want in relationships? Well…let’s get some more specifics before we hand down the old verdict, shall we?
HunnyB writes:
Hi Jeff,
Love, love, love your [...]

Today, we’ve got a pretty long request (full text at the bottom), but what it boils down to is this: What happens when you’re dating a guy for months, but when you start talking about “where it’s going” he suddenly is all about how you two are “friends”? When you seem to be all on [...]

Last week we talked a little about how to date a man recently out of a relationship. Well, we’ve got one such man who seems to be a wee bit gunshy about the whole “outward shows of commitment” thing. Let’s see if we can help get Ashley around the defenses here — or if there’s [...]

So, what’s the story when a guy, the ex, keeps pulling jerk-related crapola, even after the relationship has gone the way of the dodo? (Hint: it’s because he’s something that rhymes with “schmouche-schmag.”) Let’s see what we can find out about Rachel’s ex-ahole.
Lately, I’ve been having problems with my last ex-boyfriend. He was my longest [...]

Hey all,
Yes, there’s no crying in baseball (though if you had ever seen me in little league, you’d have to wonder why) and there’s no Manslating on Memorial Day. Well, I’ve got the day off today. And so I’m going to take the day OFF today. Aw yeah. I hope that you…it seems in poor [...]

A reader named Sarah wrote in because she’s having issues with her man (hm…strange…I seem to get a lot of that sort of question around here…curious, eh?) This guy says he loves her, talks about the future, etc…but he’s so freaking busy, they can’t seem to find time to get together. What gives? Let’s see [...]

A reader calling herself “Uncertain” is wondering if there’s any way to tell if her man is going to stray when he’s off at college — a notorious party school, from the sounds of it. Let’s see if her man is setting off any bells and or whistles, flags or neon signs that say, “This [...]

Ok, I think we’re going to have to call for an intervention on this one, ladies. I might need your help here. Stacy’s fiance of six years is asking for pics of another woman. Crotch-related pics. She’s wondering if it’s a phase and if it will lead to cheating. (Answer key: #1: Who cares? #2: [...]

A flurry of questions from Alicia, who wants to know…well, pretty much everything. Good for you, Alicia — get your money’s worth, here! She wrote in some general “warm-up” questions first, but once she had her manslations-request-muscles good and limber, she got into a pretty common situation — is the guy she likes interested in [...]

Longtime commenter and fellow blogger, Heather, has a question about what to do when you’re dating a man who just got out of a relationship. She’s a frequent enough reader of this website to know that I was that guy 2 and a half years ago. I had just gotten out of a very long [...]