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A part of me gets it. If you’ve never had any mental illness, who wants to date a crazy person? Many people think of mental illness in extremes and stereotypes, i.e., depressed people never get out of bed or those with OCD will never leave the bathroom.

I am a recovering serial dater who is now single and actually enjoying it.

Being emotionally available is not that easy for any of us. And for a man in a society where we give our such mixed messages, it’s no surprise that both the people asking men to be emotionally available and the men who are trying to achieve it, are confused.

We often do not see silence as being hurtful. We see the one in the partnership who is leaning back as the one who is keeping his or her cool, when in all reality this escalates things equally.

Older men hooking up with younger women get a bad rap.

Here are five reasons why I didn’t want to get married that mirror what some guys feel.

You obviously shouldn’t go too crazy, but playing the field never hurt anyone ... and remember, "Monogamy isn't realistic."

I recently returned to the online dating arena and was immediately reminded of why I left. As a man interested in the arts I find myself at odds with that acme of the stereotypical alpha male, bare chested post-gym workout selfie. Ladies, here are my notes on what you should expect from a manly man vs. a hipster dude on OkCupid.