“We’re living together,” he says. “What do you mean?” He touches my elbow. I stop and turn back to him. He slides me out of the way as an older woman eases past with her cart. His eyebrows are raised and his face is open. “Well, aren’t we? We’re together when we wake. We’re together […]
Every Girl Should Be Married
Film offers models of love and marriage, some with life-long impacts.
Slicing the Onion
You know the recipe by heart and you move through the preparations as usual. You grab the red onion and slice through its textured flesh with a practiced hand. You begin the quick business of cutting rings or dicing squares, and your eyes begin to burn, to tear uncontrollably, and you’re caught off guard. So […]
Going for “Good”
We shouldn’t “settle” for a “good” relationship; we should celebrate it.
Easy to Love
Sheepishly. Brazenly. Blushingly. That’s how I’ll fess up. In the past few months I’ve been dating. Actually dating. And strange as it is to say the words, I’ve enjoyed myself. While I was legitimately concerned about aging out of the relationship marketplace, I’ve been pleasantly surprised. I’ve experienced a few astonishingly awkward advances, blistering boredom, […]
Sleeping Together
Sex is one thing. Sleeping together – well? Quite another.
Vulnerable
Do you remember the first time you fell in love? Or perhaps, the most recent? Do you recall the complex cocktail of emotions involved – not the least of which is awareness of your vulnerability? What about the loss of appetite? The dreamy distractions? Too little sleep? We all know it’s impossible to predict the […]
The Royal Wedding – Did You Watch?
Oddly, I woke without an alarm, and much earlier than usual. Dreams of weddings were floating in and out of my consciousness. Naturally, I switched on the television to a very nice start of the day – the pomp and circumstance of the Royal Wedding. And shortly after seeing Kate descend from one of the […]
Be Careful What You Wish For
Is it love? Is it money? Is it just a day or two to yourself? Is it something harder to generalize, impossible to articulate, or too private to admit to? Do you have a foolish little dream – or a glitzy big one – something from childhood – shelved and dusted off, shelved again, only […]
If you feel it, is it real?
Men and women. We’re so different. Women and women – biologically less so, yet in terms of character, nature, personality – I believe our differences are as broad and deep as those that separate the genders. I was looking over my musing of a few months back on the topic of what makes men tick. […]