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What your dog knows about dating
Relationship Advice Columnist explains to Bethany Crouch why some dating advice ought to be left to the dogs.…
View ArticleA year in my life: Fortune favors the bold
A year ago today, I was at the airport in Sacramento picking up Paul. We were about to embark on the adventure of our lives because both of our lives were about to change drastically, but for the...
View ArticleGo figure, men and women have different views on relationship satisfaction
Kelly Abercrombie talks about her perspective on the dynamics of a male-female relationship:
View ArticleExamining the dynamics of female friendships and why it seems to constantly...
Every female has those friends that in front of their face we wish them well, congratulate them on their accomplishments and give them all the advice or help we can, but secretly we know they are our...
View ArticleDating complexities are kicked up a notch when living with a disability
People dating with a disability have to deal with all the same self-esteem, body image and sexuality issues as everyone else – just in a different package.
View ArticleYour dream guy? Hank Hill
I spent a very large portion of my life thus far as a single, unattached gal. Dating pretty much sucks. Lately, I’ve been watching King of the Hill while trying to fall asleep and it dawned on me that...
View ArticleRelationship non-advice: relationships are work
Why are so many people shocked that relationships are work? Didn’t you pay attention to your parents? Do you remember the arguments with your siblings? Seriously. Relationships OF ALL KINDS are work....
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Team Awesome Wedding, One Year Later
One year ago today, I married my partner, my best friend, and the one person in the world who knows me best. In the past year, we’ve gotten on each... Find more posts like this one at amy is the...
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Finding Your Joy => Finding Love
Note: This morning I discovered I have 24 blog post drafts in various stages of completion. I decided to start going through them and see what was still relevant and interesting enough to me to finish...
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Finding Joy => Finding Love, Part 2: Marriage
Here’s another post that originally started in July 2011. It’s undergone some heavy editing, but the core idea of joy and love remains. A few years ago I had a couple single folks tell me that a...
View ArticleThe truth about "crazy"
Taylor Swift knows that she has a reputation of coping with her relationships through song lyrics, and she is embracing it, and so am I. In her latest single, “Blank Space”, from her 1989 album, she...
View ArticleIt’s okay to hate squash, and other things I like about adulthood
I tried. Really I did.With an established dislike for squash--especially the winter types--I bought some anyway. I purchased red kuri and spaghetti squash thinking I might turn over a new leaf. Perhaps...
View ArticleWhat happened to basing a relationship on trust?
The nine-time grammy award-winning artist Mary J. Blige has revealed an essential rule about friendships outside of her marriage when she was interviewed by Stella magazine: “All females for me, all...
View ArticleRandom Thoughts on Valentine’s Day
This will be only the third time in my life that I’ve had a real actual Valentine…and I’m 40. Needless to say, I’m not very good at the romance thing. My husband, on the other hand, is a romance ninja....
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Wearing My Moxie on My Sleeve
For the past few months, I’ve been battling depression and anxiety. While I typically struggle with pre-birthday depression, this year also started off with an abrupt end to a new romantic...
View ArticleIs the hook up culture killing off dating?
This hook up culture thing is bunk. I’ve seen it coming up in the media lately, and it’s as though people have just started having casual sex. Um…no. Hooking up has been part of the culture for a long...
View ArticleLove: If you’re happy and you know it
“Aren’t you happy that I’m happy you’re home?” “Oh yeah. I’m happy,” Mr. T deadpans, without looking away from his computer screen. A few seconds go by. I watch as he then claps twice and gives me a...
View ArticleThe danger in discussing old loves
How much should you tell your spouse about love relationships you had before your marriage? Is he or she entitled to full disclosure, or do you have a right to keep intimacies of the past to yourself?...
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