Posted by Delaine - March 21, 2011 - Between the Sheets, Dating & Sex, Women's Sexuality
So today I want to talk about casual sex. Not to promote it, but to get real around it – cause oftentimes after divorce, we know we aren’t ready for a serious relationship BUT…the bod screams, “I want some action, damnit!’ I know first-hand that being pent-up can lead us to feel irritable, unable to concentrate, and just plain [...]
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Posted by Delaine - July 2, 2009 - Between the Sheets, Dating & Sex
Since separating from my ex-husband two years ago, I haven’t slept with many men; in fact, less than a handful. Oh – let me clarify: I mean actually sleeping with men. This has been the case for two reasons. One, I haven’t wanted to sleep beside most of them. And two, I usually have my kids at home and [...]
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Posted by Delaine - May 8, 2009 - Dating & Sex, Healing, Longing...and Learning, Wisdom Gained
Laughing. Making love. Holding. Pillow talking… No, I’m not fantasizing about falling in love again. I’m imagining what it would be like to experience a weekend of ‘love without attachment.’
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Posted by Delaine - April 6, 2009 - Between the Sheets, Dating & Sex, From the Dating Trenches
Recently I wrote an article about the concept of ‘friends with benefits,” and how, even though it sounded good in theory, I was skeptical if could translate into real life for most people. This past weekend, however, I think I got a few steps closer to having such a relationship. How? It was simple actually: I just came right out [...]
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Posted by Delaine - March 18, 2009 - Dating & Sex, From the Dating Trenches
When my best friend Hali and I found ourselves newly separated and back out in the dating trenches, we kept hearing the term “Friends With Benefits.” We both liked the sound of it and decided it was something we wanted. After all, we weren’t ready for serious, but we wanted to have sex. Thus a sexual ‘friendship’ verses a love [...]
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