I am exhausted. Not just sleepy, or tired to the bone, but exhausted on every level: physically, mentally and emotionally. Okay, that last part is an exaggeration. Emotionally I’m doing okay, though sometimes I wonder how that’s possible, considering everything’s that’s going on in my life lately.
It’s made me a little impatient on some levels [...]
Archive for the ‘RELATIONSHIPS’ Category
MARRIAGE INFIDELITY: INTRINSIC TO HUMAN NATURE… OR NOT?
Posted in MARRIAGE ADVICE, RELATIONSHIPS, tagged commitment in marriage, Fidelty in marriage, humans and monogamy, is monogamy natural in himans?, man and chimps, marriage preparation, wrong reasons to get married on April 5, 2009 | 5 Comments »
THE TAG TEAM
Posted in MARRIAGE ADVICE, RELATIONSHIPS, tagged allowing your partner downtime, being sensitive to your partner's needs, partner support in a marriage, tag team marriage on February 26, 2009 | 8 Comments »
I warned you that I might deviate from my original intention, which was to write about knowing “when to speak up and when to say nothing.” Circumstances this week have reminded me of something that’s likely even more important: being sensitive to your partner’s stress or fatigue level, and knowing when to step in and [...]
ACKNOWLEDGING AND RESPECTING OUR INNER CHILD
Posted in MARRIAGE ADVICE, RELATIONSHIPS, tagged discussing our needs in a marriage, making our marriage work for us, our inner child controls our actions, respecting our partner's inner child, secrets to a long marriage on February 21, 2009 | 2 Comments »
A good friend of mine, who just happens to be a successful writer, recently suggested that I aim for my own unique niche in this blog. She generously pointed out the things of value she felt I could share. One stuck out. She said that based on the success of my marriage (now in its 38th year), [...]
VALENTINE’S DAY: FANTASY VS. REALITY
Posted in LAUGHTER, MARRIAGE ADVICE, RELATIONSHIPS, tagged Home Depot date, men & romance, romance in middle-age, the difference betwewen men & woman and theire views sof romance, Valentine's day, Valentine's Day disappointments, Valentine's Day for older couples on February 14, 2009 | 2 Comments »
Valentine’s Day is the yearly event that causes more headaches and heartaches than any other. Some may disagree, saying that Christmas is more stressful, but I’d bet my best red lipstick that more psyches suffer on February 14th. than on any other day of the year.
Think of it. The idea alone is masochistic. It’s the [...]
A DAUGHTER’S VIGIL
Posted in REFLECTIONS, RELATIONSHIPS, tagged daughters losing mothers, keeping vigil at a parent's deathbed, motherloss on January 31, 2009 | 2 Comments »
Today I visited a friend who’s near death. Her husband and young adult children were in the hospital room when we arrived. For days, they have seldom left her side. They are close enough to hear her whisper her needs. They hold her hand, and she lifts theirs closer to kiss. There is overwhelming sadness. [...]
FACING A PARENT’S MORTALITY
Posted in REFLECTIONS, RELATIONSHIPS, tagged facing adversity, facing illness in an elderly parent, losing an elderly parent, the bravery of the elderly on November 27, 2008 | 2 Comments »
They say there’s no greater loss than that of a child. I know it’s true, for even though I never cradled my daughter in my arms, I held her within my womb for nine months, and she was as rooted to me as the organs which keep me alive. Losing her felt like a thief had [...]
