I heard a beautiful story the other day on the radio, on a little commentary. An older man was walking, very slowly and carefully, to the mailbox, holding a letter written on monogrammed stationery, by hand, with a fountain pen. He was going out to mail the letter to his beloved.
As the story went on, […]
Relationships are a big part of what makes us who we are. We use our interpersonal relationships to define our respective roles. The main problem with this arrangement is that we are taught as children to seek approval and validation for our behavior. Then, as we grow into adults, we still tend to seek approval, […]
I recently was picking something up at an acquaintance’s house when she said, “We’re going on our first date in five years. We’re not sure what that will be like.”
Yesterday I heard a radio personality say that she and her husband have weekly dates while their children are at a church youth activity. She mentioned […]
While sitting at drinks with several girl friends this weekend I found myself counting the number of times one of them would comment about how their needs and desires are not met by their partner. Over and over they noted that while their man would try to understand, he never really “got it.” Well ladies, […]
My husband called me the other night to tell me he appreciated something I was doing, and that he was happy for me about a new situation in my life
What was odd about that was I had seen my husband just ten minutes earlier, but when he started on his way to a club meeting, […]
I was reminded the other day of a couple I used to know. I was friends with Herb, and I’m sorry I can’t remember his wife’s name. Herb and I saw each other once a week at meetings of a social group. Every Tuesday, Herb would pull out a plastic deli container with the best-looking […]
In a world where approximately 50% of new marriages will end in divorce (and yes, these figures are still rising) one has to stop and wonder what is going on? What is it about our culture that has made it okay to change mates and husbands almost as frequently as we change hairstyles? We used […]
It used to be the television was intruding into the quality time of couples but in many cases that has changed. Today it is the computer that is slipping into the relationships of many people around the world. In the event of forums, chat rooms, and online gaming there is so many social worlds to […]
When my husband and I got married, we promised each other we would say “I love you” at least once a day.
Almost 15 years later, days or weeks may go by between those little professions of love.
We’re trying to get back into the habit of saying “I love you” before we go to sleep. We’ve […]
When I ask my husband if my new jeans make my buttocks look bigger, he often looks at me with that quiz-ridden, “Oh My God please don’t ask me that look” as he tries to figure out whether or not I really want him to tell me if they do. Likewise, if he tries a new recipe and somehow […]