What Iz He Thinking

In this episode of the podcast, Alexander B. Stevens and his panel of guests, Rayus J, Karl, and JT, continue their captivating discussion exploring love, relationships, and dating. First, they tackle the topic of whether men want to be needed in relationships, or if only being wanted but not needed is good enough. The conversation continues with a discussion on dating based on potential versus current reality. The panel introduces...

"Sometimes it's not that two people aren't right for each other, it's more like the timing wasn't right."  (Jasmine V.)
In this ASK ALEX Q & A episode, I team up with 3 other gentlemen and we take a trip down memory lane and discuss our experiences with relationships and dating in our late teens and early 20s. We also share what advice we would give to our younger selves about dating. In the main segment of the episode...

"Great achievement is usually born of great sacrifice, and is never the result of selfishness" (Napolean Hill).  "If selfishness is the key to being miserable, then selflessness must be the key to being happy!" (Joyce Meyer). At the beginning of this season, we discussed reasons why you are single. In this episode, we close out the season by tackling another reason why you arent in the LTR you desire (or your current relations...

“‎Truly great friends are hard to find, difficult to leave, and impossible to forget.” ~ G. Randolph ~. In this episode of the podcast, we discuss what a real friend is, if men and women can truly be platonic friends, why women are more welcoming to opposite-sex friendships than men, and the ulterior motives some people secretly have when they get in opposite-sex platonic friendships.  If you ever wanted to know the answer to ...

"Attempting to get at truth means rejecting stereotypes and cliches" (Harold Evans).   There are many stereotypes and generalizations about men and how we think and act that are exaggerated, at best, or just plain untrue, at worst.  In this podcast episode, we discuss the largest misconceptions and incorrect stereotypes that women and society as a whole have about men, with over half a dozen different successful marr...

Image consultant and dating/life coach, Kevin Samuels, exploded in popularity in 2021. His dating and relationship advice shocked and polarized the dating advice world causing many people to either love him or hate him. In this episode of the podcast, we finish our examination of Mr. Samuels and his talking points, discussing the more controversial advice he gave to men and women, his thoughts on dating and how long a woman should ...

Image consultant and dating/life coach, Kevin Samuels, exploded in popularity on YouTube and Instagram in 2021. His dating and relationship advice shocked and polarized the dating advice world causing many people to either love him or hate him. In this episode of the podcast, we continue our examination of Mr. Samuels and his talking points, discussing the advice he gave to men, the viral moment that caused him to explode in popula...

Image consultant and dating/life coach, Kevin Samuels, exploded in popularity on YouTube and Instagram in 2021. His dating and relationship advice shocked and polarized the dating advice world causing many people to either love him or hate him. In this episode of the podcast, we give a brief biographical history of Mr. Samuels and begin a discussion about his top talking points. If you want to know about Kevin Samuels, what he was ...

Most women, since they were young, dream about the day they are proposed to by the love of their life.  In this podcast episode, we talk with an in-studio guest who tells us about her dating life leading up to her engagement, and what she changed when meeting her special person that lead to the relationship turning into an impending marriage. She also gives dating tips to women on how to date intentionally and what to focus on...

There are few things more heartbreaking for a single person than being put in the friend zone by someone you want more with.  In 2022, not only does this happen to men, but it happens to women as well.  In this Ask Alex Q & A podcast episode, we let women know why a man might put her in the friend zone, against her will, no matter how cool it seems like their connection is.  We also answer the question about how ...

Middle-aged men wanting to pursue and date young women is a desire (and practice) that has been around since the beginning of humanity.  As time has progressed, society as a whole, and women in particular, have grown to hate this fact of the dating world.  In this Ask Alex Q & A podcast episode, we try to answer why older men prefer dating younger women over women their same age.  We also discuss why men are not ...

The famous quote, "Women, can't live with them, can't live without them.", from the 14th-century philosopher, Desiderius Erasmus, rings just as true today, as the day he spoke those words. In this episode of the podcast, we discuss things that women wear that they think attracts men, that really repels men. We also discuss things that women do and say that have become normalized in 2022, that men privately dislike. If you want to k...

Doctor Willard F. Harley, Junior's classic relationship book His Needs Her Needs has sold over 4 million copies worldwide and has been used in countless marriage counseling groups and offices.  In this episode of the podcast, a married guest co-host and I detail the 5 most important needs most men have in marriage and serious long-term monogamous relationships, from multiple angles.  If you want to know what are the most ...

Smart people learn from their mistakes, but wise people learn from other people's mistakes (and successes).  One of the best places to find knowledge about others' mistakes and details on their successes is self-help books.  In this podcast, we discuss 3 books that all listeners of this podcast should read, in order to improve their love life.  If you are interested in learning what books to read in order to learn ho...

The current dating scene is little like it was during the latter half of the 20th century.  The dream many girls had of growing up and meeting their Mr. Right seemingly by happenstance while living her normal life, seems like it will never become reality.  In the previous two episodes of the podcast, we discussed the reasons why Pastor & Influencer RC Blakes, Jr thinks men do not approach women any more.  In this...

Many women when they were little girls daydreamed about meeting the man of their dreams, naturally, while going through their daily routine.  This dream is not becoming a reality for an increasing number of women today, due to current day societal and social changes between men and women.  In this episode of the podcast, we conclude the pastor and Youtube influencer RC Blakes, Jr.'s list (and my commentary to it) detailin...

Many women have daydreamed about meeting the man of their dreams, naturally, while going through their daily routine or spending time with their friends.  This dream can never become a reality without a man of quality, that she is interested in, romantically approaching her.  Unfortunately for women with this dream, men are approaching women, in person, less now than ever before.  In this episode of the podcast, I re...

Many people who desire a healthy long-term relationship look to reasons outside of themselves as the cause of their disappointing romantic status, not reasons within.  In this podcast, we conclude the discussion started in the previous episode where we take a different approach and discuss reasons that you have control over, which can explain why you are single (or in a shallow short-term sub-optimal relationship).  If yo...

Many people who desire a healthy long-term relationship, but are not in one, point to reasons outside of themselves as the cause for their disappointing romantic status.  In this podcast, we take a different approach and discuss reasons that you have control over, which explain why you are single (or in dead-end or shallow short-term relationships).  If you want to hear a different perspective on why you might be struggli...