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And the award goes to….oh, forget it.

In advance of this Sunday’s Academy Awards, I decided to focus on my favorite topic: men. Namely, the men nominated for ‘Best Actor.’ Though these guys are clearly all great thespians (Daniel Day-Lewis, I’m specifically talking to you) I had to wonder: are they as great in love as they are on the big screen? Should my fantasies exist solely on celluloid (now I’m talking to you Bradley Cooper) or should I truly be envious of their wives/girlfriends/pieces on the side? more…

A guy’s perspective by guest columnist Barry Cooke

The line “Summer fling, don’t mean a thing” from the immortal musical Grease leaves little room for doubt that even our parents and grandparents were well aware of how a steaming holiday romance could switch faster than a sunny day in Seattle. Summer love is, in fact, timeless. However, summer being the season of short-shorts and long bronzed legs, it seems all too easy to blame the guy if the bubble finally bursts. But is it really that simple? more…

How one man made his marriage work for almost 30 years

Love doesn’t always have to suck. Not all men cheat. Some, in fact, are true romantics. Take Scott Means, for example. This Your Tango writer celebrates 30 years of marriage this week. Here’s how he made it work, and why he’s more in love with his wife than ever. Can we all collectively say: ‘Awwww’ right now? Thanks. I needed that. more…

A single guy rant from DJ/General Contractor Eric Day

*Caution – Single guy rant.*

So I’m working on a theory that there is a direct correlation between being an awesome guy, and being a chicken-shit (sorry for the scientific term) about approaching beautiful women. In part, I think that its not that were are really scared per-se,  its more that we care too much about the outcome, and about being respectful to all involved. more…

It’s the end (of the year): here are some words of wisdom to reflect on

This will be my last post of the year, LoveTrekkers, and so it had better be a good one. This is why I’m leaving it to Paulo Coelho, a man who could draw emotion from a stone to do the job for me. If you’re unfamiliar with his name, perhaps you’ve heard of the Brazilian author’s best-selling, prolific novels like The Alchemist, or The Valkyries or even Veronika Decides To Die. I credit him with getting me through a tough period in my life with realizing that words really do have the power to set us free. On that note, here’s some food for thought as 2011 draws to a close: give love and seek no reward. If you need more of an explanation, here it is: to love someone without expecting anything return, to love selflessly, is the true meaning of love. more…

A guy’s point of view by LoveTrekker guest columnist, Love, Lust and Relationships author Eric J. Leech

In a world of single’s bars and dating websites, sex is like fries, and a relationship is like the extra pickles. When he’s at a drive-thru, and the attendant asks, would you like fries with that, he’ll say, hell yeah. However, the extra pickle is something that he may need to develop a taste for. The problem with today’s man, is a woman can’t even ask him if he would like extra pickles, because she knows he’ll probably say no. Women have to slip the pickles in his bag when he’s not looking. Then, before he knows it, he’ll be eating pickles every night, and living happily ever after. more…

Is it true that you can tell what a guy will be like based on what pooch he possesses?

I have to admit that I know less to nothing about dogs. I have fantasies about stealing a little black French bulldog named Lionel from these two stoner dudes I met in Pacific Palisades last year, but that’s about as far as I get. Plus, given that Lionel has inhaled so much marijuana, I’m not sure he would be much good to me anymore, given that I like to exercise and try to avoid snacking. That said, I can’t tell you if this article is truly correct — but I can tell you that I immensely enjoyed reading it. Some guys are dogs, some men look like dogs, but can you actually tell what his personality is like from his dog of choice? That remains to be seen. You be the judge. more…

Having problems deciding what to be this Halloween? We’re here to help

We all know that Halloween isn’t just a holiday for children anymore. Kids may get candy when they go door-to-door, but we females have an entirely different method to trick-or-treating. We become the (eye) candy. This makes choosing your H-ween garb very important, given that October 31 and the weekend leading up to it gives us the potential to be someone else entirely…and allows us the opportunity to dress as racily as we want without comment or complaint. As Lindsay Lohan says in Mean Girls: “In the regular world, Halloween is when children dress up in costumes and beg for candy. In Girl World, Halloween is the one night a year when a girl can dress like a total slut and no other girls can say anything about it. The hard-core girls just wear lingerie and some form of animal ears.” That said, LoveTrekker has enlisted the help of stylist Lindsay Albanese to let you know what the wear in order to bewitch the best. Whatever you decide on, wear it proudly and confidently. Don’t hold back. Just remember, you don’t always have to act the part to look it. more…

Technically, Phil Mitsch, I think that’s illegal

I will never date a politician. This isn’t because they’d never be attracted to the hippy, beach-girl thing I’ve got going on, but because, for the most part, they seem like stuffy, buttoned-up slime puppies. But maybe that’s just the ones from the Tri-State area (and Arkansas, can’t forget good ol’ Bill and the classy flavor-saving ‘lady’ he picked up). The latest assclown to offer horrible advice is New Jersey Republican Senate candidate Phil Mitsch, who has some classy advice to offer women to prevent their men from cheating. Via Twitter, of course, because I do so love to take my love advice from men without necks who wear really bad toupees…
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Take a piece of advice from the recently deceased trailblazer

Steve Jobs created Apple. He created Pixar. He was an entrepreneur, an innovator and a brilliant creative mind. He fell in love, had four kids and had a full, passionate, happy life before his death at the age of 56 yesterday. But his life didn’t come without its share of hard knocks, either. Read his well-known 2005 Stanford University commencement address and try to reflect on your own life, career and mortality. You’ll be glad you did. more…