The I Factor™

Dirty and Thirty – Emotional Awakenings

by Paul N. Weinberg

Several years ago at dinner, a close female friend was telling me about her boyfriend of four years, how much she liked him, what a good guy he was, how well they got along, and that they never fought. “Do you think the two of you connect emotionally,” I asked. A puzzled look, a pause, and then she said with a smile, “I’m not sure what that means, so I guess not.” Four weeks later, she called to say she had broken up with him. “But you were telling me at dinner what a great relationship you had,” I said. Her reply: “One morning I woke up and realized we were just roommates, that he didn’t have a clue who I was. So I left.”

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Dirty and Thirty – Why Women Hang in There With the Wrong Guys

by Paul N. Weinberg

Many women spend far too long trying to figure out if they should continue to date a man. And they hang in there long after it’s clear to them and everyone else that they’re with the wrong guy and in the wrong relationship.

Why is this?

They offer all sorts of reasons for staying with the guy they’re dating but mostly they want to “give him a chance” and are “waiting for him to come around.”

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Dirty and Thirty – Connection in the Age of Social Media

by Paul N. Weinberg

We live in a wired world – and a weird time. Not a day goes by that we don’t read an article about how social media and interrupt overload are having a detrimental effect on our personal relationships, rewiring our brains to look like those of cocaine addicts.

It’s an age of unprecedented 24/7 connection, in which Facebook, email, text messaging and other forms of electronic communication have us instantly connected to anyone and everyone around us. And yet, many of us are also experiencing a profound and pervasive sense of isolation and disconnectedness. We skate along the surface of our relationships, having swapped quantity for quality and frequency for depth.

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Playboy Radio – Tiffany Granath

Paul stops by Tiffany Granath’s show on Playboy Radio to talk about the difficulties with dating in Los Angeles. The conversation quickly turns personal when Tiffany brings her real-life relationship into the mix, asking Paul for his thoughts on her intimacy issues, her relationship with her husband, their relationship pattern, and ways to improve their level of intimacy.

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Miami Living – Connect More

Authors Paul N. Weinberg and Dr. Susan A. Dyer talk intimacy and connecting in their book, The I Factor.

Words by Vanessa Pascale

We live in a technologically-driven time, where our hi-tech devices play a pivotal role in our lives – navigating us to desired locations, facilitating convenient bill paying, updating us on friends’ happenings and the foods they had for brunch… you know, the important stuff. Though our smartphones and tablets are essentially helpful tools, they can also become an obsession and distraction. How often do you see people out for dinner, who should be conversing and enjoying one another’s company, buried in their phones? Look around, it’s happening. Sadly, it’s become the norm. Texting, instagraming, tweeting, facebooking, emailing – “social interaction” is rampant. But what happened to connecting with the person in front of you? Where’d the intimacy go? Why aren’t we connecting on a deeper level?

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Lipstick Sister – We Are Not All Pillow Fights and Chick Flicks

Although we are a female based group, we never forget all the men who support our wonderful organization and are always there for their women.

We had the pleasure of having Paul Weinberg, the Co-author of The I Factor, who also happens to be married to one of our Lipstick Sisters come give a talk and sign copies of the book in our last event.

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Cupid’s Pulse – What’s Love Got to Do With It

by Paul N. Weinberg

Here’s the myth: Cupid’s arrow strikes you in the heart, you fall in love and you live happily ever after.

But we all know that real life doesn’t quite work that way. A more familiar story goes like this: You meet someone. The two of you have great chemistry, and you really hit it off. You jump into a relationship and you fall in love. This seems like “the one” … except that six months or a year later, you’re no longer together and you are once again single. Now repeat until emotionally exhausted.

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Bordeaux Matchmaking – Book Signing

There’s nothing better than wine and a good book! Paul takes The I Factor to a Bordeaux Matchmaking event at Bagatelle in Los Angeles. After trying out different wines, guests stood in line for the chance to get an autographed copy of The I Factor and pick Paul’s brain on the importance of intimacy in all relationships.

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