What is the hardest thing about being in a relationship? That was my very informal market research question for my next book. I was hoping for a handful of responses but you blew me away - 54 of you answered my poll! In fact, we hit the Facebook maximum so I copied the survey on another site and merged the results below. Thank you for your help in researching for my new book. I am looking … [Read more...]
Why are we drawn to dating drama?
Drama. I would swear that I hated dating drama, that I wasn’t down with it, that I didn’t want it. For years the line from that Mary J. Blige song was my jam, “No more drama in my life.” And yet, somehow, despite my words, I seemed to always find myself smack dab in the middle of some dramatic, painful dating situation with some girl. Once it was avoiding a girl who I slept with one … [Read more...]
Breakup Makeover
Article originally published in Miracle Makeover in the Lavender Lens July 2010. For the past hour, I have been sitting on my wood living room floor, legs splayed about to make room for the bookcase pieces I’m attempting to combine. I stare numbly at the half-put together jumble of particleboard and Swedish instructions in front of me, realizing that half the shelves are facing forward, and … [Read more...]