Film offers models of love and marriage, some with life-long impacts.
At Loose Ends
Perhaps it’s the same for marathoners. For recent college graduates. For prize winners of any sort. I distinctly remember feeling this way twenty years ago, in the days and weeks following my wedding. Months of planning and effort had yielded the desired outcome and after the excitement, the commotion, and the relief of having gotten […]
Peccadilloes
Some words are oddly likable. Their meaning may not stick, but the sound rolls around your mouth amiably. Last night I was reaching for a word that escaped me. I pictured Spanish food, with meat and olives. But no, that wasn’t it. Then I visualized thin paper bands in gold and red – the kind […]
Going for “Good”
We shouldn’t “settle” for a “good” relationship; we should celebrate it.
Turning a Blind Eye
So what do Arnold Schwarzenegger and Dominique Strauss-Kahn have in common? Both have made headlines this week, though the circumstances are dramatically different; Schwarzenegger has admitted to a love child, and Strauss-Kahn has allegedly committed assault. But they are public figures, and I think we can agree, powerful men. With the current media swirl around […]
One Picture’s Worth A Thousand Words (Maybe)
We all know the expression “a picture is worth a thousand words.” And we use it to mean that seeing is often far superior to any written or oral communication. But is it – really? Aren’t some people capable of hiding their emotions behind an otherwise calm exterior? And what about photographs? Do they genuinely […]
Report Card
It’s approaching the end of the school year, and as my son prepares for a variety of exams and final papers, I think about the report card. Not his. Mine. As he continues his last push toward graduation, I find myself wondering what sort of marks I would receive as his parent. Of course, I […]
Seduce Me
Seduction as an art, seduction as a game… Which way you do “play?”
Sleeping Together
Sex is one thing. Sleeping together – well? Quite another.
Vulnerable
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 […]