Radical Thoughts of the Day

Remember the other day I recommended questioning everything?  Well, let’s question some more things.  It’s fun. How about marriage?  Apparently, more and more people are questioning marriage.  Today, thirty percent of adults in America never marry. ...

Can we Really Fall Out of Love?

As with most things in life, the answer is complicated.  It is no.  And, yes.  Let me explain. First of all, I believe we generally think we have the experience of  falling in and then falling out of love.  But, is that how it truly works?  The verb...

The Truth About Polyamory

The other day I was thinking about polyamory (something I often do), and what I landed on is that many people hold beliefs about polyamory without having much or any knowledge or experience of it.  Below, I will name a few of these beliefs, and shed some light on the...

Fifty Shades of Dysfunction

As I move through the Fifty Shades Trilogy, I am frequently frustrated by the ridiculousness of the arguments that the two main characters, Ana and Christian, have.  It’s kind of like watching one of those stupid sitcoms, when the characters do the predictable,...

A New Twist on Independence Day

Tomorrow is the 4th of July, aka Independence Day in America.  As I was reading a blog about Independence Day, I thought:  what if we also treated it as Independence Day for our relationships?  A common source of conflicts in intimate relationships is when one partner...

The Good Girl/Bad Girl Split

I know guys, you want it all.  As that rapper tune says (I’m paraphrasing)- ‘I want a lady on the streets but a freak in the bed’.  Really?  Cause according to my sources, you think she doesn’t exist.  Maybe that’s one of the reasons you (all of us really, but I’m...