From 15 years to 1… I’d been with my previous partner for close to 15 years. This article isn’t really about that relationship. I just mention it to illustrate how out of touch I am when it comes to new relationships. I expected my current partner to just “know” that I hate mushrooms, am a [read more]
“We’ll try anything once!”
“Nothing is dirty between two people who love each other…” I heard this from a couple who were together for over 50 years. They still looked at each other with passion in their eyes even after all of that time. When asked what their secret was they replied, “SEX!” I thought, “How did they keep [read more]
3 Qualities of People Who Are Great at Relationships
What makes one person great at relationships and another experience one failed relationship after another? Are some people just “better” at relationships than others? Is it possible to take on the qualities of someone who is great at relationships? There are 3 essential qualities of people who really know how to create strong, emotionally healthy [read more]
Finding Miracles in Relationships
When miracles in relationships happen they aren’t always what we expect. Roberto Rossellini’s Voyage to Italy recently aired on TCM. Made in 1954, it stars George Sanders and Rossellini’s wife, Ingrid Bergman. The story takes a slice out of the life of a wealthy English couple traveling in Naples, Italy to take possession of a [read more]
Keeping Score: Sex – 0, Intimacy – 0, Love – 0, Relationship – 0
Final score or keeping score in sex, intimacy, love and relationships… We’re doing it. Love is a battlefield, a game, a journey, all centered around the big “R” word – RELATIONSHIP. We all, for the most part, desire to be in one. Primping, preening, finding just the right things to say, to land Mr. or [read more]
3 Easy Ways to Add More Sizzle to Your Sex Life
Do You Need to Add More Sizzle To Your Sex Life? Have you lost some of the sizzle and sexual energy in your relationship? Do you wish you could enjoy a deeper connection and feel the same sparks and energy you used to when you first got together? Creating More Intimacy Creating a deeply connected [read more]
Stepping Into Gay Intimacy Through Eye Contact
by Josh Hersh “Take ten minutes this weekend to quietly look into your partner’s eyes.” Reading through an e-mail from my boyfriend, that one sentence made my chest tighten. Stare into his eyes? For ten minutes? Living together, I see my boyfriend as he wakes up, before going to bed, and when he arrives at our [read more]