Posted by Delaine - December 30, 2010 - Between the Sheets, Dating & Sex, Grief/ Anger, Healing, Infidelity, Phases/ Stages, Surviving, Women's Sexuality
Two years into Sam’s seven-year marriage, she started hating having sex with her now-ex-husband. Sex became something she ‘got over with’ to keep the peace and keep him happy. And he wanted it a lot – every day, if not twice, even though she was oftentimes pregnant, nursing, or up at night with babies/toddlers. On [...]
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Posted by Delaine - June 22, 2010 - Dating & Sex, Longing...and Learning, Women's Sexuality
My head is off is left field this morning, pondering women’s sexuality. I know – a complicated topic. But this is what I’m trying to figure out: Does a woman’s sexuality ripple into other areas of her life? Is her sexuality, in fact, a metaphor in motion for her behaviour and conduct in her work [...]
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Posted by Delaine - May 11, 2009 - Healing, Infidelity, Social Barriers & Change, Surviving, Wisdom Gained
It happened while waiting for my son’s school performance to begin. I was sitting in a packed school auditorium amongst row after row of seemingly devoted parents. I watched couples sitting side-by-side, some not talking, some holding hands, and the odd mom or dad sitting solo. Suddenly, the questions began floating through my [...]
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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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Posted by Delaine - February 22, 2009 - Dating & Sex, From the Dating Trenches, Phases/ Stages, Support & Girlfriends
In a previous article, I wrote openly about how I’d been chatting with a man who unexpectedly, yet honorably, told me he has herpes. I was trying to decide if I should even bother to meet him in person… Early Friday evening arrived. (I was suppose to meet him later) All dressed up and feeling fabulous, I [...]
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