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Ask Joe: Advice on How to Stay Together, And When to Stay Away

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Ask Joe: Advice on How to Make a Connection - 07/09/10
Our advice columnist Joe Weston talks about how to make a connection, whether for friendship or romance.
Ask Joe: Advice on Being Single - 06/12/10
Our advice columnist Joe Weston talks to a couple of guys about being on their own. Want some free advice? Ask Joe!
Let's Talk About Desire, Baby: How to Find Out What You Really Want - 06/06/10
To desire is human—and yet we deny our deepest needs. Learn to identify what you want, and how to get it.
Ask Joe: Advice for Guys Who Think Too Much - 05/17/10
Our advice columnist Joe Weston helps readers get out of their heads, and into meeting the men they're looking for.
Ask Joe: Advice on Getting Out and Getting Over - 04/27/10
Our advice columnist Joe Weston helps one guy to let go of a love lost, and another to come to terms with being gay. Need advice? Joe@realjock.com
Ask Joe: Advice on Finding Motivation and Getting Promoted - 04/09/10
Our advice columnist Joe Weston helps one guy to get tough at work, and another to get serious about losing weight.
Intimacy and Erotic Touch: Get Closer to Your Man, on Every Level - 04/04/10
Joe Weston talks us through the full range of erotic touch. It's more than just sex, and it's key to keeping a relationship on track.
Ask Joe: Advice on Eye Candy and Unemployment - 03/20/10
Our advice columnist Joe Weston advises a guy who's ready for love, and another with a boyfriend in trouble.
Ask Joe: Advice on Unrequited Love—and Unrequited Obsession - 03/05/10
Our advice columnist, Joe Weston, helps one guy in love with his best friend, and another obsessed with someone he's never met.
Ask Joe: Advice for Making Friends and Meeting Advances - 02/11/10
Our advice columnist, Joe Weston, advises a guy getting scammed on at the gym, and another feeling too low to connect at all.
Ask Joe: Advice for Long-Suffering Boyfriends and the Newly Gay - 01/30/10
Our advice columnist Joe Weston introduces a new member to the tribe, and helps with handling an insecure boyfriend.
Know Your Needs: How to Create Intimacy With a Partner—And Yourself - 01/24/10
The key to intimacy is self-knowledge. Learn strategies for identifying your own needs while getting closer to your partner.
Understanding Intimacy: How to Get Closer in Six Steps - 12/13/09
In relationship, nothing inspires more desire and fear than intimacy. Joe Weston gives us six strategies for getting over the terror.
Ask Joe: Boyfriends with Girlfriends, and Finding Self-Worth - 12/04/09
Our advice columnist Joe Weston talks to a guy with too little self-love, and another whose boyfriend has too much affection—for a woman.
Ask Joe: Advice on Long-Distance Relationships and Drug Addicted Boyfriends - 10/07/09
Advice columnist Joe Weston talks relationships, from a distant boyfriend to a drug problem at home.
A Practical Approach to Finding Inner Peace - 09/12/09
In a chaotic world, how can you find within yourself and with others? Here are three strategies for ending the strife in your life.
Demystifying Meditation: How to Find Your Mental Focus - 08/09/09
Meditation has proven health benefits—but it's so hard to do! Well, not anymore, as Joe Weston takes the mystery out of meditation.
Ask Joe: Advice on Ex-Boyfriends and Drug Use (or Abuse?) - 07/17/09
RJ advice columnist Joe Weston advises on the return of the boyfriend's ex, and the limits of recreational drug use.
The Paradox of Happiness: How to Find Contentment In Less - 06/06/09
We often think that having more will make us happy. Learn how an inventory of your needs and assets lets you use less to give more joy.
The Power of Contentment: Take a Life Inventory to Find Your Wants and Needs - 04/26/09
We all want to be happy—but how to get there? Here is a strategy for learning your wants and needs, and becoming content.
Conscious Stretching: Learn to Live Life On The Edge - 03/01/09
If you want to make big changes in life, you need to start small—by learning to stretch your limits. Here's how it works.
Breathing A New You: Use Your Breath To Reach Your Goals - 01/24/09
Sure, everybody breathes—but with a bit of practice, you can use breathing to help keep your life on track. Find out how.
Waiting to Inhale: The Subtle Power of Breath - 11/01/08
You know how to breathe, right? Well, maybe not. With a little practice, breathing can reduce stress and increase your power.
Finding Your True Power - 09/29/08
Can an athlete rely solely on physical strength? No. Learn how to find your true power by developing focus, grounding, and flexibility.
Stress and Gay Men: Beating Back the Beast
Stress: It does a body no good. Walter Armstrong looks at the causes, effects, and "cures" for this not-so-modern phenomena.
Perfect Bodies? Gay Men, Athletics and Anorexia
A shocking number of gay men have anorexia, and closeted gay men and athletes are at particular risk. Get the skinny on anorexia.
Lessons from a Life Coach
A life coach, model and actor (and RealJock member) talks about the biggest thing that holds gay men back from reaching their potential.
Ask Billy: What do your regret?
I made many bad decisions, but, for me, I think most of them were when I was trying to hide a secret, while being a public figure.
Ask Billy: Am I too old to have kids?
I'm 53. My other half of 17 years is 50. We're both in good health. Are we too old to participate in a surrogacy program to have a baby or should we adopt an older child?
Coach Coop: Finding happiness in the every day
As athletes, we often focus on a goal, such as winning a race, a game or making it to the top of a mountain. While the goal is a peak experience, it is rarely attained in that one moment.
Head games: How elite athletes keep their focus
Why is it that you never made it to the games? What sets elite athletes apart mentally from the rest of us? How are they able to go past the limits that stop us mere mortals?
Five ways to make more 'me' time
Thank you for all of your messages and encouragement over the past few weeks. Some of you shared some of the struggles you have with working out, being competitive, body image and staying healthy—mentally, emotionally and physically.
Take charge of your life
I'm Coop, the new life coach for RealJock.com. For the past five years, I've been helping people get focused, reinvent themselves, dream big and have a better lives.
Skin care fundamentals
Let’s face it. The first thing he usually sees is your face. And whether you’re 18 or 80, a simple skin care regimen can make sure you’re putting your best face forward.
Align your mind: Improve your results with mental performance training
Whether you are an elite, masters, or recreational athlete—or even someone who works out to achieve fitness or lifestyle goals—mental performance training can maximize the benefits of your physical training. Learn about this emerging technique.
Introductory meditation with Deepak Chopra
Meditation is an equipment-free, take-anywhere exercise that can do wonders for your mind, body, and spirit. Celebrated author Deepak Chopra, M.D., provides this introductory meditation program that takes 15 minutes a day and will change your life.
Yoga for Breakfast: 15 Minutes to Free Your Mind
Yoga guru Robert Young provided RealJock with a 15-minute morning yoga program that is guaranteed to strengthen your body while vaulting your spirit into the stratosphere.
Decompress your stress
Let's face it: stress sucks. Here, courtesy of the experts, read 10 ways to remove unhealthy stress from your life.
What you need to know about sleep
Anyone familiar with a cranky queen who's been up all night at a circuit party knows how short-circuited the brain can get without sleep. Find out how much sleep you need plus important tips for improving your sleep quality.
Pilates, it's not just for girls
It's a natural cross-training resource that provides improved coordination, balances muscle strength, and sharpens focus. Learn how to get fit to the core with Pilates.