Posted by Delaine - February 26, 2013 - Fears & Challenges, Longing...and Learning, Relationships
There’s a natural progression to relationships and it usually looks something like this: we date, we sleep over at each other’s houses more and more frequently, we move in together, we get married. Oftentimes, we look at moving in together/getting married stage as the ultimate ideal – lives are completely integrated. And we often assume that the quicker we get there, the […]
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Posted by Delaine - January 2, 2012 - Dating & Sex, Fears & Challenges, Grief/ Anger, Relationships, Understanding Men/Women
Though I don’t know my friend Tim really well, I’ve always held him in high regard. He’s smart, he’s personable and he’s also very kind: he’s rescued me numerous times when I was faced with household and car repairs! The other day, however, I got to thinking that it seemed strange that he was still single. I mean, I knew he was […]
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Posted by Delaine - July 30, 2011 - Deciding to Stay or Go, Making It Work, Relationships, slideshow, Social Barriers & Change, Surviving
Unexpected change is sweeping through the lives of some of my dearest girlfriends these days. It has arrived wearing the face of divorce or break-up. As a result, deep and complex conversations around the nature of love, secrecy, and commitment have ensued. And now, for the first time in my life, I find myself seriously […]
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Posted by Delaine - March 2, 2010 - Dealing with the ex, Legal Matters, Surviving
Sometimes dealing with an ex can feel like you’re dealing with a child: you give and give and give….you kindly explain the same thing over and over and over again …yet still they don’t ‘get it.’ And though it’s sad to say - and painful to have to do - sometimes we have to take legal action to […]
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