Women are frequently more comfortable than men when it comes to expressing emotions, and discussing our inner lives and evolving roles. For some time I’ve been trying to find male voices – those who write beautifully, lucidly, and openly about their discoveries, their doubts, their relationships. I’ve stumbled upon a few (you know who you […]
Argyles
The clothes make the teen (man) There was the suspender phase. And the bow-tie phase. And the tie-dye phase (which has yet to end). Ripped jeans? Ever in fashion. Likewise, the torn and worn leather jacket. Apparently, one has moved on to a taste for preppy classics: neat sweaters (to my relief) and strangely, argyle […]
Gender Roles: Virile Verbs, Apathetic Adverbs, Nouns in the Nunnery
Musing on gender stereotypes, parts of speech, and love.
What Do You REALLY Want in a Relationship?
Knowing what you want is key to getting it. Especially in love.
The Feminist Factor: Do Men Fear Women?
This question has been rolling around in my mind for days: On some level, do men fear women? I’m not trying to be provocative. But I was reading a discussion on contemporary feminism recently, and the implications around gender-based control keep bringing me back to the issue of fear. Don’t we all try to combat […]
Are You Selfish In Your Relationships?
There’s selfish, and self-interested. Do you know the difference?
Marriage Minded Men!
It works every time. Ten tips for this. Ten things you don’t know. It gets your attention, doesn’t it? Yesterday I came across 10 Things a Man Should Know About Marriage. The fact that this series of snippets was directed at men? That made it even more irresistible – advice offered to guide the guys […]
Chemistry
Can’t keep my hands off. Can’t stop thinking about being together. Closing my eyes, and reliving. . . everything. Chemistry. That elusive element of sexual attraction – all the moments and threads, the knowing and not knowing, the words, the whispers, the silences. The piercing gaze you cannot turn away from. So many sensory experiences. […]
Is Romance Dead?
Defining and understanding… romance.
Who do you trust?
When I wrote about the film, Closer, I was intrigued by the fine line between honesty and dishonesty, genuine connection and its simulation, and the ways in which we deceive ourselves when we love. There is nothing more fascinating – to me – than adults dealing with each other. Men and women, interacting. The issue […]