Sex + Love

As the relationship ends, when divorcing a narcissist, you are no longer useful to them, and they no longer feel any obligation to treat you civilly.

Dirty talk takes practice, but practice makes perfect. And watching your partner orgasm over video is almost as satisfying as it is in real life. I promise.

I am nine months into marriage and already have regrets. I do not regret my choice of partner, or our choice to get married, but do regret who I was prior to marriage and what I did (or didn’t do) when I was single.

All across America, in sleepy suburbs just like yours, moms are hiding secrets.

Old friends make it possible to conduct entire conversations in inside jokes, like a secret code you’ve taken 15 years to hone.

We’ve made love at the movies, while eating ice cream in public, while walking on the beach or enjoying a concert together. One time we made profound love just by sitting across from each other while staring into each other’s eyes and synchronizing our breathing.

As a society we often confuse sex and love; however, being great at love is much more than being great at sex. The fact is that relationships based solely on physical beauty and sex rarely last, because the relationship isn’t rooted in anything that endures.

Children of single parents grow up seeing a very different example of romantic love than those who grew up in a "normal" household. Namely, none at all.