When I met my husband in July 1997 I think what cemented it for me was the fact that he IMMEDIATELY gave me the key to his apartment. He immediately said, " I love you. I want to be with you." When I met him it finally clicked that Being in a Real Relationship Means YOU NEED TO LABEL IT. For me there were no games, no wondering what he was thinking; were we a couple? were we exclusive? did he … [Read more...]
Is it Possible to CHANGE a PERSON?
Although I was super excited about my mother's FORAY into the dating scene after a 51 year absence and had made grand plans ( in my head) about how this new guy would be THE ONE, my mother is not convinced. And while it is true that this guy that she met looked absolutely nothing like his photo on the dating site-- in doing a comparison it would appear that the picture might have been from … [Read more...]
What I Learned about LOVE Watching my Mother Go Out on her FIRST DATE in 51 Years
I don't think any marriage or relationship is perfect. I think I learned this watching my parents alternate between arguing with great passion and heat- and in the very same breath bearing witness to that same intensity spill over into their love for one another. I also think as an outsider looking in you can't truly comprehend the magnitude of what it means to live and breathe in the same air … [Read more...]