“Marriage is a mistake every man should make.” -George Jessel Making mistakes is a regular part of married life. Why else would patience, forgiveness, and understanding be such popular wedding vow themes? I’ll be the first to admit that I make mistakes in my marriage. Yet, I vowed to myself when I walked down the [...]
A few years ago, I said goodbye to a trio of girlfriends headed to Europe for a summer abroad. When they left, all three were married or in serious relationships. When they returned, all three were either single or seriously confused. I kept in contact with them through email and Skype and, as the summer [...]
Thanks to famous cheaters like Tiger Woods, Bill Clinton, Richard Burton, and JFK, torrid tales of scams and scandals have sold both hard newspapers and gossip mags alike for decades. Familiar story lines full of ardent affairs keep soap stars employed and, in the last few years, Oprah Winfrey has repeatedly received sky high ratings [...]
You say potato and I say potahto, You say tomato and I say tomahto Potato, potahto, Tomato, tomahto, Let’s call the whole thing off ~ George and Ira Gershwin I was riding the subway last week when I had to turn up my iPod to drown out the couple bickering in the seats next to [...]
“It’s normal to get lost midway along the marital journey. Successful couples are those who can renegotiate a new direction when they hit such critical relationship junctures.” -Steve and Cathy Brody, Renew Your Marriage at Midlife: A Guide to Growing Together in Love Marriage is frequently compared to a journey and I think the comparison [...]
A while back, my client Kari introduced me to “love lists.” I still use Kari’s love list idea (with a few tweaks) in my practice as a dating / life coach and I have to thank her for inspiring me! Along the way, I discovered that Kari wasn’t the only one making love lists. Countless [...]
The sparkling lights of Broadway are a big part of the Big Apple’s luster. (And a live show often makes for a great date!) A few years back, I remember reading review after review of the musical, “I Love You, You’re Perfect, Now Change” and laughed every time I saw the hilarious title. The show [...]
“When I was younger, every year on my birthday I would blow out the candles and secretly wish that this would be the year I would find true love.” Lauryn is engaged now and she recounts her single days like folks tales: the years of false of alarms when she never received her birthday wish. [...]
In my last entry, I shared a little about my friend and former client, Shannon, a smart, spirited girl with a bit of bad luck when it came to the opposite sex. Meeting Shannon you would have thought she had everything it took to be totally irresistible to men, but her track record proved otherwise. [...]
