You can love someone even on the days when you don’t really like them. You can’t really threaten to kick your significant other out of the house. Instead, you threaten to banish them to the sofa if they fart on you one more effin’ time. You find yourself joking to your unwed cousin about the [...]
Never for granted
Just the other night, I was complaining about Ben wanting to go to Gettysburg for our anniversary, and clearly how un-romantic said trip would be . . . even if he had been looking up things he knew I’d love to do . . . like a candlelight ghost tour and a private wine tasting. [...]
Love, Equality, and Facebook
Facebook has been giving me some eye-opening experiences this week. A friend of the family recently married a lovely young Phillipino woman, who is still in the process of learning American slang, euphemisms, etc. So when I had posted a chain-status regaurding same-sex marriage, which read: “Larry King is getting his 8th divorce, Elizabeth Taylor is [...]
Happy 6 months!
As Ben and I hit one of our first “big” anniversaries - 6 months - I came across an article on Women’s Day Magazine’s website, The Secrets to Staying Married. Here’s a glimpse of their advice: “You have to respect each other and demonstrate it.” “Contrary to what people think, it is not a 50/50 [...]
Words to Live by
“Love one another and you will be happy. It’s as simple and as difficult as that.” - - Michael Leuning Happy Valentine’s Day!