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#itwasmom Who Did What NO One Else Could

by ZackMay 11, 2014May 11, 2014

It was a wet cold spring evening in Ukraine.   I was serving as a missionary for the Church of Jesus Christ

Comment from Dealbreaker Post

by ZackMay 9, 2014May 9, 2014

One of the best parts about blogging is the insight I gain from the comments. Here is a comment from my buddy Bret

5 Steps to Deal with Dealbreakers

by ZackMay 4, 2014

I got an email this last week from a good friend of mine (or at least I have 7 mutual friends with

How She Got OUT of the Friendzone – A Bitter/Sweet Ending

by ZackApril 27, 2014May 2, 2014

“And then…she just kissed me.”   We have all been there.   We like someone but aren’t sure to the extent that

A Love More than Poo – An Awkward Bathroom Dating Story

by ZackApril 20, 2014April 22, 2014

A girl comes over last year and we are chatting.   She asks to use the restroom.   It is one of

The Importance of Tender Adventure

by ZackApril 13, 2014April 14, 2014

This weekend I participated in the Cotopaxi Questival, a 24 hour scavenger hunt that was just an amazing adventure! There were around

3 Be’s to Better a Bad Break Up

by ZackApril 7, 2014April 7, 2014

It was a dark cold time in my life. Months earlier, I had fallen completely in love and told everyone about it.

The Single Sexiest Attribute

by ZackMarch 31, 2014May 13, 2014

What is the sexiest attribute to you in men or women?   In my previous post I talked about HOW the attractiveness needle is

Three Steps to Live your Billionaire Life

by ZackMarch 23, 2014March 24, 2014

What would your day look like in five years if you had a billion dollars deposited in your bank account today?  

Difference of Attractions – Why Men and Women Go to the Gym

by ZackMarch 16, 2014March 16, 2014

Men find women attractive on a point. Women find men attractive on a spectrum.   For the purposes of this post, I’m

4 Steps to Get a Guy to Ask YOU Out

by ZackMarch 10, 2014March 13, 2014

If there is nothing else that bothers me, it is girls who make themselves a martyr to their own dating life.  

The 5-Step Cure for Disappointment

by ZackMarch 3, 2014March 4, 2014

Did he never call you after that great first date? Did she never return your text? Did you lose that game? Did

Two Reasons We DON’T Want to Fall in Love

by ZackFebruary 24, 2014February 24, 2014

I have had a few people ask me, ‘Why no valentines day post?’   Well a few months ago I was interviewed

6 Lessons Learned from Disney’s Frozen

by ZackFebruary 17, 2014

WARNING: There may or may not be a spoiler alert…so if you haven’t seen Frozen, click on another link on the side.

My 28th Life Lesson – Seeing the Hand of God

by ZackFebruary 11, 2014November 11, 2014

(Check out my previous 27 Life Lessons too) I learned a lot of incredible things this year, such as:  I can’t blame

27 Life Lessons

by ZackFebruary 10, 2014

For the past few years, on my birthday (or around my bday as the hot tubbing requirements may necessitate), I contemplate on

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