partnership

In a marriage, should you really feel lonely that much of the time? And if so, then how lonely is too lonely?

Marriage isn’t a game. But playing one can actually help strengthen it. So, game on!

What if there was a way everything old could be brand new again?

This week in Love Lessons, connecting with your partner over something more exciting than laundry.

A week or so ago I started shopping for a wedding dress, and guess what? Shopping for a wedding dress sucks!

Being vulnerable, being seen (even lumpy and naked), admitting weakness, asking for help — these acts inspire and edify.

I need to know that you love me with all of my brokenness. I need to know that you can see me in my most self-destructive, fucked up place, and you won’t flinch. I need to know that you understand the darkness and that the darkness is a part of you, too.

The key to moving on came years later, having been within my reach the entire time: simply acknowledging that I am a sexual being.