Friendships often falter after serious life events.
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 […]
Take a Chance
When risk-taking takes a powder, what you’re risking may be a fulfilling life.
What Knocks You Down? What Picks You Up?
Oh, that real world stress. Oh, the physical toll!
Chivalry is NOT dead
Bump in the road? Who doesn’t encounter a bump in the road from time to time – or a string of bumps in the road? But here’s the good news: Chivalry is not dead. Oh, I didn’t think it was, mind you. But now I know that it isn’t. I have proof. At least, I […]
The Truth, And Nothing But The Truth
I’m on record, so to speak – against denial. At least, against the sort of positive denial that keeps men and women in dreadful relationships, or teetering on the edge of making necessary decisions about their future, rather than taking the plunge. That plunge may be in or out – but it’s approached with due […]
Therapy
It has been months since I’ve been in a store. For girl stuff. To buy a lipstick. To try on shoes. Therapeutic shopping, if you will. I need to run my fingers through a clothing rack. I need to slip my tootsies into Calvin Klein, Miu Miu, and oooo. . . Jimmy Choo. I need […]
Bien dans sa peau, bien dans sa tête. . .
The French approach to amour, or at least the dating scene? Feel good about yourself first.
Do You Need to Be Liked?
He is certainly an example of an adult who does not need to be liked. Ah… my heart throb, Hugh Laurie, as the brilliant but irascible Dr. House. What a delicious Saturday night I had. The doctor was in! I got a fabulous fix of one of my favorite fictional characters in all his cutting, […]
The See-Saw or the Tug-of-War?
Have you ever tried the see-saw? Do you remember the pleasure of riding up and down, up and down – but only enjoying it if your friend on the other side was of similar size and weight? When the balance is a mismatch, you are more likely to pop up in a jerky fashion (and […]