Too “busy” to voice your opinions?
Picking Your (Relationship) Battles
What’s worth fighting over and what isn’t.
Authority Problems? Nah. But Don’t Tell Me What to Do!
Is it odd to rebel… or only to rebel late?
Why Is Straight Talk in Relationships so Damn Hard?
Tone, body language, and straight talk.
On Love, On Silence, On Speaking Our Minds
When tragedy strikes, we retreat to silence. When tragedy strikes, we speak more plainly. Tragedy struck our nation in recent days. It isn’t the first time; more tragic still, most of us fear it won’t be the last. So perhaps it is time for us to talk about love, plainly. To talk about loss, plainly. […]
The Splinter
It was an accident. A dropped vase. Broken, mostly in large pieces, but glass shards covered one corner of the kitchen floor. I picked up what I could by hand, careful not to cut myself, then fetched the vacuum. We’re a household that goes barefoot, so I was thorough in cleaning every inch of floor […]
Open Your Mouth and Speak
I don’t think I learned to talk – to really talk – until I hit 50. That’s a difficult admission coming from a woman who spent most of her career in communications. But I’m not referring to a professional context. I’m referring to a personal one – talking to our partners, to our friends, to […]
Not Talking
When NOT talking is the right thing to do.
Feeling Foolish
There are times I want to reach out to someone, but I hesitate. I don’t want to embarrass them. I don’t want to make assumptions. I don’t want to embarrass myself. There are times I’m skeptical when someone praises me, though that happens less as I get older. These days? Offer me a kind word, […]
If Your Partner Says One Thing, Do You Hear Something Else?
The intricacies of communication in relationships.