Relationships

Steve at Dunkin Donuts smiled at me.  It wasn’t that pleasant, “Happy Sunday, enjoy your run!” kind of neighborly smile. It was that little bit toothy, little bit creepy, [...]

 Well, what did you expect? And now, you’re disappointed. Again. Unmet expectations are the silent relationship killer. You know you have them.  We all do.  We all assume that our partner should [...]

“No one has ever broken your heart.  They broke your expectations.”   When I came across this quote about heartbreak in an ad for Kyle Cease’s new book, immediately, I loved it. [...]

“It looks like Shrek.” He says this with the snarky, disapproving expression common to the teenage male.  And then he adds the final judgement: he shrugs, “Whatever.” I am [...]

Men are wired to connect through sex. And then they are able to delve into emotional intimacy. Women are wired to connect through emotional and mental interactions. And then open themselves up to [...]

Safe. Maybe it’s not a word that comes to mind immediately when you think of what you want in your intimate relationships. Maybe you just assume it’s already there.  Maybe it seems [...]

From Alison Armstrong, an educator and advocate of communication between men and women.  This is a great read – designed for men but powerful and helpful for women too.   This may be the [...]

I’m just going to say it:  I like to win. Put me in a situation where there’s another team to beat, a medal to be won or a bit of bragging rights to own, and I am all in. I will strategize, plot, [...]

When things are not ok, we are told to reach out to our friends, our family, to get the help and support that we need. When things are not ok, we are told to breathe deep, take a step back, try [...]

I stared at my floor for days. 14. There were 14 of them and I was feeling overwhelmed. Indecisive. Irritated. I had 14 different floor tiles, of varying sizes and in varying shades of grey and [...]