Monthly Archives: February 2009

Avoiding safe & unoriginal, …or something else

“I’m looking for something different” This seemed to be the central thought of his trip. Escaping from the humdrum and perhaps confusion of a life without goals, he decided to play roulette and choose a travel destination for a one-week … Continue reading

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The D-word

“But, who wants to date someone who just got divorced? I’m not too worried about guys that I think like me, but I don’t like them. I mean, all I have to do is drop the D-bomb casually in discussion, … Continue reading

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Open your eyes

From Robert Masters’ March 09 newsletter, The Crucible of Awakening, an article entitled, “No Longer Using Sex To Distract Us From Our Suffering”: “As we awaken we realize, more than just intellectually, that what we do to another we do … Continue reading

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Undone

“Let’s face it. We’re undone by each other. And if we’re not, we’re missing something. If this seems so clearly the case with grief, it is only because it was already the case with desire. One does not always stay … Continue reading

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The art & ritual of courtship

“It’s not just about having sex with her” “What other European men don’t realize,” he explained, “is that women want to be courted. You must conquer a woman, in every way. You have to create a spark in her eye. … Continue reading

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Especially, with a raised brow

“…So there I was, swimming after the run away canoe that he tipped over in the freezing May lake, while he’s standing there, waist deep in the water holding one paddle, just watching me,” she shared in disbelief while recounting … Continue reading

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Once upon a time

As they walked along the grounds of the fairy tale castle, one of them wistfully wondered: “Can you imagine being a princess and walking around this place?” The other one, busy keeping an eye on her child, offered this question: … Continue reading

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The question of the hour

She was telling her friends husband about the latest little dramas of relationship with the on-and-off-and-now-on man in her life. How she was debating moving across the globe for him. But the little red flag issues crept into the discussion. … Continue reading

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Young, smart & sexy

While they were waiting for the train, they were talking about how they were late bloomers in the sexually active arena, the hush surrounding those important talks when they were younger and the downside of that for their future generations. … Continue reading

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Spritzer

“I went on a date with this older guy once,” she began. “Before we went out, he went in the back room, brought out some perfume and sprayed me with it. It’s like he was marking his territory! ‘I like … Continue reading

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