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 […]
Storm Warnings
Yesterday was tense. Last night, even more so. Tornadoes and storms swept across the southern region of the US, leaving devastation and death in their wake. In my little neck of the woods, it was a day of darkening skies and flickering power surges. And waiting. And bracing. Just before dinner I inched my vehicle […]
Two Parents, One Child, No Unemployment
I was struck by it. How easy it must be. Surely, they have worries – just not the same ones that I do. Or you do. Not the concerns of the single mothers I have known – the logistical nightmares dealing with an uncooperative or unavailable ex, the fatigue that never seems to dissipate no […]
Are You Emotionally Needy?
Differences in relationship style may be perceived as “neediness.” Or, maybe they are neediness.
Web Wars (And The Road To Hell)
We know the expression. The road to Hell is paved with good intentions. What else do we know? The web can be a hotbed of hate, an open forum for letting loose all the nastiness we wouldn’t dare to inflict in person. Comments on the web provide anonymity for some, a sense of distance and […]
Data Data Everywhere, If We Hear It – Should We Care?
Ah, the delights of data. Numbers transformed into trends, figures forwarded along into carefully constructed quasi-truths, and their inaccurate or incomplete essence, affirming our opinions, substantiating our deepest fears, undermining our confidence in… oh, just about anything. Does anyone use common sense anymore? Data data everywhere, if we hear it – should we care? I […]
Pucker Up
How much do you know about your teenager’s social life? How much does he or she know about yours? I can’t remember ever catching one of my sons in a furtive lip lock. (I suspect that both are smart enough to retreat to the leafier areas of our yard, to their rooms, or to a […]
Deal Breakers
A list of non-negotiables before marriage, and maybe after.
Pacing Yourself
Why you should take your time in a relationship – if you care about it.
The Friendship Fix
Friendships often falter after serious life events.