He shows up with a dizzying armload of flowers, and behind them – his mischievous smile I’ve come to adore, the one that lightens everything that crazies me, the one that makes me want to drop whatever I’m holding as I take his face in my hands and kiss him, then kiss him again, and […]
“Let The Man Be The Man”
“Let the man be the man,” says Patti Stanger from an adjoining room, as I rinse dishes and load them into the washer. It’s just one of many catch phrases she uses on the Bravo series, “Millionaire Matchmaker.” I admit I’m no stranger to Bravo in the background, which might explain my otherwise mystifying middle-of-the-night […]
Safe Crossing
I once felt safe in the deepest caverns of my body. I was strong, I was agile, I was in possession of endless stamina. I felt the immortality of youth, as do we all. I once felt safe in a place called Marriage. I was misguided in my choices and my beliefs, and now the […]
If Your Partner Says One Thing, Do You Hear Something Else?
The intricacies of communication in relationships.
Triangle
It is the low-pitched and rolling brogue that startles me, and I look up. I hadn’t heard him enter the living room. “Surprised to see me?” he asks, cocking that irrepressible eyebrow that makes a woman’s heart beat faster, like everything else about him. I’m not sure what to say. I am surprised to see […]
Seven Links With Sundry Stories
Sundry stories… picks for sharing.
Dating. Sort Of.
Dating after divorce… “older”…
The Itch
London. San Francisco. Paris, of course. Mentions of Melbourne, moments in Mexico, photographs of Phoenix. Even if I never leave my little burg (of several million), I’m inclined to play the part of an armchair voyager, bound for locales that I’d like to visit, and others where I’ve lived and I dream of returning. And […]
The Code
Some codes should not be broken.
Is There Such a Thing as Too Much Togetherness?
“Quality” time with your partner?