What could the latest celebrity breakup have to do with you – or me? Or our children, for that matter? You’d have to be living under a rock not to have heard about socialite-reality TV star Kim Kardashian’s mega-watt wedding, and just 72 days later, her filing for divorce. 72 days, as of yesterday, when […]
Exuding
Trusting your gut when it comes to first impressions… or not.
Body Politic: How Our Bodies Look Vs. How We Use Them
A UK study suggests that women prefer food to sex. Maybe we shouldn’t be surprised.
Do You Fight Fair?
You’re dying to let loose and say what you really think but the words aren’t pretty so you’re biting your tongue. Whatever it is – you don’t say it. Because if you do – you can’t take it back. And you know that fighting fair is a sort of winning, in and of itself. Fighting […]
The Plague
From The Plague, by Albert Camus: I see no need to dwell on the manner of loving in our town. The men and women consume each other rapidly in what is called ‘the act of love’, or else settle down to a mild habit of conjugality… for lack of time and thinking, people have to […]
Friction
Oh, those little differences that grate…
The Nature of Obligation to Yourself (And Your Spouse)
I have marriage on my mind this week. Or more specifically – what makes it work, what causes it to crumble, and what increases the likelihood that any committed relationship will thrive. I have the nature of obligation on my mind as well: what we owe ourselves when it comes to who we are and […]
The FAT Issue
In 1978, a book hit the market that continues to be discussed from time to time, and I wish we were discussing it more often. “Fat Is a Feminist Issue” was written by Susie Orbach, and it’s still relevant today. Possibly, more than ever. My mother was obese, which is defined as 20% over normal […]
Missing the Marital Mark
Success, failure, and musing on marriage.
Trusting What You Hear
Do you trust what you hear from your loved ones?