There are few words that are thrown around so loosely and frivolously as the word “love”. I think the word has been so misused and misunderstood, so polluted and corrupted that perhaps we need a new word, a better word. “Love” is one of those words that means so many different things to different people … Continue reading What Does it Mean to Say, “I Love You”?
Falling In Love
Illusions of Love
As a teenager I experienced a fair amount of heartbreak. Sometime after falling in love my partner would gradually lose interest, becoming distant and indifferent, and eventually deciding to call it off. The breakup would leave me with a sense of despair and sometimes anger. But I wanted to understand why. I wanted to know … Continue reading Illusions of Love
Casual Romance
We have such a tendency to see everything in black and white, as polar opposites, as two sides of the spectrum, while ignoring all the gray area in between. And something I've observed is that many people out there in the dating scene tend to see only two possibilities for relationship. Either you're looking for … Continue reading Casual Romance
A Spiritual Perspective on Marriage
I remember as a child attending my uncle’s wedding. During the ceremony my grandfather turned to me and said, as adults often do, “One day you’ll be getting married.” I shook my head, and he laughed. He must have assumed that, being a young boy, I thought that girls were icky. But that wasn’t the … Continue reading A Spiritual Perspective on Marriage
Why Nice Guys Finish Last
There’s this idea in the dating world that “nice guys finish last”, or that women prefer jerks over nice guys. And on the surface it does often seem to be this way. But there’s a lot more going on beneath the surface than we care to realize, and I’d like to shed a little more … Continue reading Why Nice Guys Finish Last
In Search of a Soulmate.. In Search of Ourselves
There’s a lot of talk about soulmates, with definitions differing slightly from one to the next, but the conventional concept this; that for each of us there is one special person who we are destined to be with. Your soulmate is your perfect match, your ideal partner, the other half of your soul, the only … Continue reading In Search of a Soulmate.. In Search of Ourselves
Compromising Your Relationship
The word “compromise” has two meanings. The first describes compromise as a settlement between persons, in which those involved relinquish certain rights and behavior in order to appease one another. The other defines compromise as “to endanger” something. And I find both of these definitions quite fitting, because making compromises is a sure way to compromise … Continue reading Compromising Your Relationship
5 Qualities of Attractiveness
Often when we’re single it isn’t because we’ve chosen to be. We would like to find a companion, a lover or even a life partner. But it might seem difficult at times to attract the right person. Sometimes it might seem we’re unable to attract anyone at all. Attraction is only partly to do with … Continue reading 5 Qualities of Attractiveness
In Seeking the Perfect Partner
We don’t always know exactly what we want in a relationship. Sometimes we don’t even think about it. We just get so swept up in the romance that we don’t even step back to consider whether or not this other person is really suited to us, or whether they’re compatible for the long term. Sometimes … Continue reading In Seeking the Perfect Partner
