Allowing the True Self to Emerge

Healthy boundaries create healthy relationships. Unhealthy boundaries create dysfunctional ones. By establishing clear boundaries, we define ourselves in relation to others. To do this, however, we must be able to identify and respect our needs, feelings, opinions,...

Tonight’s the Night: Schedule a Sex Date for Sex

Scheduling a date for sex seems like it would kill all the spontaneity that you imagine goes along with an erotic life, right?  But think about it.  When you were dating, didn’t you know when those hot dates would end in something other than a hot cup of Joe at the...

GUIDELINES FOR EVALUATING A MATE OR RELATIONSHIP

A singles group once asked me to give a talk on how to know if a potential partner is a good one.  I developed this list with the help of Clarrisa Pinkolas Estes’ book “How To Love A Woman”. 1. In the relationship you feel free to be fully yourself...

Bring Romance Back Into Your Relationship

If you’re in a longer-term relationship, you likely have longed for the feelings that were present in the beginning, when it was new, intriguing, exciting. You may wonder if you’re with the right person, since you no longer light up at the sight of your partner. You...

Love Addiction

I would dial the numbers Just to listen to your breath I would stand inside my hell And hold the hand of death You don’t know how far I’d go To ease this precious ache You don’t know how much I’d give Or how much I can take Just to reach you “Come to my Window”...