Category: Rob Reads
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The Cruelest Way to Say It’s Over: The “Alpine Divorce”
I recently stumbled upon the “Alpine Divorce”—a breakup trend so cruel it sounds like a horror movie plot. Why are people luring their partners into the wilderness just to abandon them? Today, I’m looking at the sheer illogic of premeditated malice and why I’ll always choose the “Option C” of…
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The “Crying Word” Effect
NPR’s recent look at the word “gaslighting” highlights a growing problem in our lexicon: the watering down of heavy-hitting language. As an English teacher, I explore the “Crying Word” effect—how misusing terms like “gaslighting,” “bullying,” and “narcissism” minimizes the impact of genuine trauma and devalues the precision of our speech.
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Rob Reads: The Dignity of the Private Practice
Growth is often messy, and we’re usually terrified of being seen in the ‘unpolished’ stage. Today’s post explores a profound perspective on the ‘private dignity’ of practice and why we have to break free from the fishbowl effect to truly rebuild with intention.
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Rob Reads: “How dating apps ‘ruined dating’ for some”
As something of a dating app junkie, I can relate to much of this article.
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Rob reads: seven toxic phrases parents need to stop saying to their sons
Thankfully, I’ve never uttered any of these phrases to either of my sons.
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Rob reads: 15 Ways A Man’s Brain Changes When He’s In Love
And here’s another one. This time, this one is about what happens to a man’s brain when he falls in love. Think most of these are fairly accurate; although I can’t speak to the one about smoking, as I’ve never smoked before.
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Wither monogamy?
on a deeper dive, this story talks about people finding happiness later in life; people changing as they grow older, and people deciding they wanted something different. I think these are possibilities that all divorcees must consider.
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Rob Reads: The biggest threat facing middle-age men isn’t smoking or obesity. It’s loneliness.
This is a topic that seems to hit home as much as any I write about here.
