Why you should take your time in a relationship – if you care about it.
Romance Fitness
Spring, with its indefinable je ne sais quoi. And it has me thinking about taking risk, about lifestyle change, about romance. Let’s be honest. Sex is accessible to most of us, if we really want it. But romance is a different story. It’s a matter of the heart, whatever your marital or parental status. It […]
Be Mine? Be Yours
Those lovely little candy hearts. I can still remember sorting through them, seeking exactly the right sentiment and the perfect pastel color, ready to glue onto construction paper. Red, naturally. Then it was time for crayons, scissors, and Elmer’s. A bit of lace or velvet for a bow. A sprinkle of glitter and that would […]
Play Nice
What do we say to our kids when they’re bickering over nothing, but seemingly unable to stop? What do we say when they are stubborn, squawking, and convinced they are right, endlessly fuming at each other? What do we say on the playground, in the classroom, around the kitchen table, in the back seat of […]
Give Marital Advice? Who – ME?
How marital advice from a divorcée may be just what the doctor ordered.
“… and the women who love them”
A literary psychologist on what makes a man tick…
The Hemingway Model: A Man’s Man
A “man’s man.” When I hear that expression, I think of Ernest Hemingway. Not of his literature, but his persona: the man who lives hard, the man who loves hard, the rugged man who can live off the land, who is unafraid to fight, who womanizes without apology. That is the Hemingway myth, or perhaps […]
Bleeding Hearts
The healthy heart Those three little words aren’t always enough. We need more than “I love you,” we need less than “I love you,” we need talking and listening and actions of give and take. The more holes punched into your heart, the more it bleeds and the less you are able to share with […]
Kelsey and Kayte: Happiness at any price?
I’m harping. Can’t help it. This particular celebrity divorce (and subsequent engagement) has gotten under my skin. In part, because I feel no sympathy whatsoever for the wife, Camille Grammer, fully cognizant that the (sur)Reality lens distorts, and we really don’t know much about her. Me Generation, Part Deux? But I’m appalled at parading around […]
What Do You REALLY Want in a Relationship?
Knowing what you want is key to getting it. Especially in love.