How accepting is your family of your partner?…

My boyfriend and I will celebrate 6 months of being together tomorrow. During these months we have found out a lot about each other. One thing that I saw early on, partly because I dealt with it in the past, is that he has bouts of depression and anxiety. What I found out is that it fits us, but possibly in damaging way. I feel like we're both a bit co-dependent on each other, so the attention that we had been paying to each other was great. Well, lately he has been going through an extreme amount of situations that seem to test his sanity to no end.

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My 15 year old son has moved in with my partner and I for the summer. While we are both thrilled, it is a big transition for us to have another person in our daily lives and to consider his needs as well as maintaining ours. We are going to have regular "pow wow" time for the 2 of us and also a seperate one as a family with him.

“Getting Down & Dirty With Your Dating Values”
by Brian Rzepczynski, The Gay Love Coach
www.thegaylovecoach.com

Introduction

Are you single and frustrated with your dating efforts? Tired of spending all your hard-earned cash at the local coffee shop for what seems like the millionth blind date? Or maybe things have been going smashingly with your new guy until he pulls the rug out from under you just as you’ve started to open your heart to him.

“Sexual Dysfunction & The Gay Man”
by Brian Rzepczynski, The Gay Love Coach
http://www.thegaylovecoach.com

Introduction

Sex is all the craze nowadays! Everybody wants to be having it and they want it to be out of this world with eyes rolling into the back of their heads and throats sore from all the unbridled shrieking of ecstasy. While sexual bliss seems to be glamorized in our society, what if you and your partner are experiencing troubles in the bedroom behind closed doors?

“Watch Out! The Dude’s A Player!” (For Gay Daters)
by Brian Rzepczynski, The Gay Love Coach
www.thegaylovecoach.com

Introduction

I was recently interviewed by freelance writer Caroline Stanley from MSN.com for a cover story she was writing about dating “player-types”. This article includes the content that I contributed for her research into this topic.

“The Insecure Partner”
by Brian Rzepczynski, The Gay Love Coach
www.thegaylovecoach.com

INTRODUCTION---A PICTURE OF INSECURITY

Insecurity is no fun. It’s that nagging feeling of angst and anxiety, of being unsettled and worried. You feel helpless and that you don’t measure up to a person or situation, lacking a sense direction or confidence in how to approach things.

“Shy Guys Make Good Boyfriends Too!”
by Brian Rzepczynski, The Gay Love Coach
www.thegaylovecoach.com

Introduction

You look up from your book at the coffee shop and become paralyzed with nervous anticipation as you see the hot guy you’ve been smitten with from afar sit down at the table across the room. He’s alone today and what a great opportunity it would be to finally approach him and introduce yourself. But the anxiety is mounting as you visualize yourself doing this and you bury yourself back in your book.

“It’s All About Us: Running Your Own Personal Gay Relationship Pow-Wow”
by Brian Rzepczynski
www.thegaylovecoach.com

Introduction

Let’s face it--life can be pretty darn hectic sometimes! Juggling all those commitments and trying to balance the roles and responsibilities you have can be quite challenging, and the one area of your life that can take the biggest hit is your relationship. It can be so easy to take your partner for granted as you try to tackle all those work demands, return your friends’ phone calls, and meet those family obligations.

STINKING THINKING OF THE GAY SINGLE (AND HOW TO OVERCOME IT)
by Brian Rzepczynski
www.thegaylovecoach.com

INTRODUCTION
“Guys suck! I’m never going to find a decent one who wants more than a one-night stand!”
“All the good ones are taken!”
“I’m not attractive enough to land myself a boyfriend”
“Gay men and relationships just don’t mix. Why even bother?!”

Do you ever think such thoughts? If you’re single and on the market for a boyfriend, it certainly can be easy to get jaded and develop these and many more pessimistic thoughts about the gay dating scene.