Entries Tagged as 'love'

Monday, May 23rd, 2011

The Benefits of Non-Monogamy

1. Non-monogamy forces each partner to continue to work proactively on the relationship. Truthfully, even in monogamous situations, each partner should continue to work proactively on the relationship, but how many of us actually do? When we can put the official stamp on a relationship and say “This person is my girlfriend/boyfriend,” there is a [...]

Monday, January 3rd, 2011

Will Your Marriage Last?

First, contrary to popular belief, Huston found that many newlyweds are far from blissfully in love. Second, couples whose marriages begin in romantic bliss are particularly divorce-prone because such intensity is too hard to maintain. Believe it or not, marriages that start out with less “Hollywood romance” usually have more promising futures. Accordingly, and this [...]

Monday, December 20th, 2010

Lasting love

For unlike romance, which the stories tells us happens by chance, lasting love is something we can practice. It is an art that can be learnt. That does not leave us as victims of Cupid’s bow. If falling in love is found, the love that makes up most of your life is made. via markvernon.com

Monday, November 15th, 2010

Cee Lo Green – Forget You

via youtube.com Catchy tune. My non-Mormon readers may prefer the NSFW version.

Friday, June 11th, 2010

The Lazy Way to Stay in Love | Reuniting

Discover the Magic of Bonding Behaviors While waiting for a concert to begin at our local county fair, my husband and I checked out a reptile exhibit that included an animal trainer with a live alligator resting calmly on his lap. As we stroked the gator, I asked the trainer why it was so tame. [...]

Wednesday, January 6th, 2010

How can you love people when you need people? « An appropriate response

“The heart in love remains soft and sensitive. But when you’re hell-bent on getting this or the other thing, you become ruthless, hard, and insensitive. How can you love people when you need people? You can only use them. If I need you to make me happy, I’ve got to use you, I’ve got to [...]

Sunday, September 13th, 2009

The paradox of letting go

“When I let go of what I am, I become what I might be. When I let go of what I have, I receive what I need. When I give myself, I become more. When I feel most destroyed, I am about to grow. When I desire nothing, a great deal comes to me.” –John [...]

Tuesday, August 11th, 2009

In real estate, it’s location, location, location; in love, it’s…

…propinquity, propinquity, propinquity.

Sunday, June 28th, 2009

Star Wars Gnarls Barkley

This one’s pretty good too…(Note: not for the squeamish.)

Sunday, February 1st, 2009

Valentines for cynics

St. Valentines day is coming soon! So stock up on Ron Jeremy Valentines: Or perhaps A Softer World Valentines are more your style: