The Love Lie

I want to address a topic that has been floating around in my head for years.  It is this idea that if we “love” someone, then that is it.  It means we are to marry that person and then stay- happily ever after- with them for the rest of our lives.  And we...

We Are “Those People”

The other night my partner and I decided to get dressed up and go out to dinner.  There was a new restaurant we wanted to check out.  We were seated in a lovely area at a table for four, with two seats on a bench and two at chairs across from the bench.  At first, I...

What Are We Rewarding?

I think my daughter goes to a “good” high school.  By that I mean it is a relatively safe, low-violence place where my experience has been that the majority of administrators and other staff there are engaged and enthusiastic about the work they are doing...

I’m Baaaack

I’ve been on “sabbatical” for a while. I haven’t had a desire to write. Although, recently, I realized it’s not because I truly do not have a desire to write. It’s because I was having a competing desire to hide. To hide from being...

Naked Cuddling

You know how people have “staples” in their diet?  Well, I have recently re-learned the benefits of what I highly, highly recommend as a daily staple in your relationship:  naked cuddling. First, although it may sound self-explanatory, allow me to...