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WHY YOU’RE NOT THE ONE THEY’RE COMMITTING TO (PART 2)

WHY YOU’RE NOT THE ONE THEY’RE COMMITTING TO (PART 2)

When K. told me she struggled with an attraction to men, who, like her, were fiercely independent, intelligent, adventurous, interesting, and funny, but repelled by marriage and children, and only interested in sex, I shared this was a common issue.  In my...
WHY YOU’RE NOT THE ONE THEY’RE COMMITTING TO (PART 1)

WHY YOU’RE NOT THE ONE THEY’RE COMMITTING TO (PART 1)

“I’m currently struggling with the following: the men I find myself most attracted to are, like me, fiercely independent, intelligent, adventurous, interesting, passionate, and funny. Unlike me, the only interest they seem to have in a partner (me) is sexual. These...
THINGS LEFT UNSAID

THINGS LEFT UNSAID

Being in a relationship – be it collegial, romantic, or familial – means that you’ll experience moments where words need to be expressed and you choose to remain quiet.   An impasse. Time goes by and the situation, the things left unsaid live inside you,...
DEATH OF A PARENT

DEATH OF A PARENT

How do you make sense of the stories told about your father when he’s gone?  As one of our most influential models for relationships, our parents set us on the lifelong path for the ways we engage with others– be it romantic or otherwise – a path...