Category: Relationships
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These Men Are Gifts
Photo by Abhi Ryan; creative commons license. “In your search for love, you’ve helped a lot of people,” my daughter says as we walk along the fields of the farm in Georgia where we’ve evacuated for Hurricane Gustav. She’s been away at college for several weeks, so I fill her in on my suddenly very…
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Pushing Buttons: When Other People Assign Motives to You that Aren’t Yours
Photo by wonker; creative commons license Some days, like today, I seem to have a knack for pushing people’s buttons. Ever have one of those days where no matter what you say, someone’s going to get their proverbial panties in a wad and launch into telling you what your intentions are, when they’ve never before…
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My Generation Is from Another Country
“So,” he whispers over the phone in a voice like melted chocolate, “how long have you lived here?” I can imagine his eyes glinting in the starlight, darker than sin and even fuller, and…he has no idea that I used to write romance novels. He’s the epitome of the heroes I used to write about,…
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When Relationships "Jump the Shark"
Photo by egarc2; creative commons license. The next time I’m in a “serious” relationship, I’ll take my cues from TV. It’ll either stay true to its uniqueness and sense of adventure and thus become a long-running show or it’ll fizzle after a season, or even just the pilot. But I don’t plan to have my…