The Almost Virgin Experience
I tried writing fiction again after a long time. What do you think?
Relationships
Navigating Family, Friendship, Marriage, Colleagues, Companions & other social connections
Different Languages, Same Alphabet
Play a game with me. Ready? Pick any one answer: QUESTION: What do you call a guy who makes a call at 1:30AM stoned and drunk to a girl who said she was having a bad day at 11:30PM? A. A thoughtful, considerate, caring person who is taking time off…
The Work First, Fun Later 30-Something Guys
I’ve noticed a new kind of man. He opens with transformation stories of how he was XYZ and uses that to excuse his lack of effort. I call BS on these guys.
Shell Shock
I met somebody recently. Someone who has known me for nearly a decade, only I can’t remember them at all. All the references check out, the dates line up, the stories match. And yet, there’s a gaping hole in my memory where this person should be. All I can find…
Why People Cheat
The thrill of it. The validation. Why do people cheat?
The Closure Experience
Getting older has me reevaluating what it means to care and thus, how closure looks It doesn’t have to be clean.
A DIY Relationship
Friendship is a DIY kind of relationship that you can tailor to your needs, your personality and the other’s.
Coming Out Of Battery Saver Mode
I’ve returned to thinking about men and romantic relationships after a nearly two year hiatus. There was just so much going on with other things, health, work and family that my inclinations had all but dried up. I had to shore up my emotional reserves and that meant going into battery saver mode. The easiest thing to stop, the first non essential thing was seeking men to date.
Capacity For Joy
I crossed a birthday last month. Joy is getting harder and harder to know.
Surviving the Seventeenth
Soon, it will be 9yrs since I made one of the few impulsive decisions of my life. It is a decision I’ve been punished for over & over.