For a Lifetime

You do everything you can to move on from past relationships. To some extent, we have all done it. We keep ourselves busy by spending time with friends, working, even meeting new people. It becomes more work to get over a relationship then it was being in the relationship, but what happens when time goes…

Feeling Fragile

Sometimes I think about my own life and realize as I’m getting older in age the idea of being alone can be difficult. Let’s face it. We come into this world young and for many, we leave much older in our lives. Many questions come up. Questions as to who will care for us as…

The Right Recipe

Last night, after much of my energy just wouldn’t stop, I sat down and turned on the T.V. Flipping through the channels I came across the movie Julia & Julia, the story of a young writer who writes a blog while making every dish of Julia Child’s recipes. It’s been a lot time, but I…

A Box of Tissues

I watch movies where two people break up and in the end, rekindle their relationships. I wish it were that easy. In reality, there is pain and hurt involved. Getting over someone isn’t all roses and lilies. Break-ups can turn a person’s world upside down. Think about in your life how many times that you…

Finding Answers

About four years ago, Rebecca had met someone, Jack. He seemed liked a nice person. Not one of those weird ones that you have to question them right down to their social security numbers. They had met through a mutual acquaintance. Over the next few years, she had limited contact with me because of their…

Free to Be Me

I have to admit it that I’m one of those people who whatever I eat will put on the pounds. I don’t even remember what it feels like to eat whatever I want and not suffer the consequences later. But I was fortunate in one regard. The media wasn’t putting the emphasis so much to…

Getting Love

In the amount of time that it has taken me to write, I’ve seen a total of fifteen commercials for online dating. All of these “free communication weekends” and “find your love today” can actually push people away from love. With another Valentine’s Day over, the one thing that I do like about this day…

A Single Person’s Guide to Valentine’s Day

The pressure to find a relationship before Valentine’s Day, but the truth is that it can be so much better being single. Too many people worry about dateless. It’s not about having a date it’s instead just as good to surround yourself with a group of friends. Valentine’s Day has been symbolic for love. However,…

Love or Loving?

There are single women and men are hearing much of the same line “Why are you still single?” We don’t just hear it once, but rather over and over again. There are just some people out there that are single for a reason. The truth is that they are just not in love with anyone….

How-To Guide

It seems that no matter how equal women have fought to be equal, when it comes to relationships, it may feel best that they had no degrees or career at all. Perhaps it’s not masculine for a guy to date a person who has more degrees than they do. More accomplishments and maybe it reach…