We preempt the previously scheduled sex talk to bring you the following set of semi-random thoughts brought about by a very full weekend filled with good times, good friends, and a surprising number of relationship discussions. (Also, sleep deprivation, I’m sure.) We all make choices. Sometimes, we don’t quite think them through all the way.… Continue reading Brief Thoughts Inspired by a Full Weekend
A Spring in Your Step
May is right around the corner. The weather looks like it might finally make up its mind and stay at least spring-like (though we’re looking at temps in the 80s here this weekend, so maybe we’ve skipped spring and gone straight to summer, after a brief stopover in late fall for the past week). Around… Continue reading A Spring in Your Step
Forward or Sideways?
Last year, I mused a bit about the usual need for an endgame in the initial stages of a relationship. That spawned some interesting discussion and, in the past twelve months, has been a near constant point of wonder in my own interactions. Every time I have one of those metro crushes or other passing… Continue reading Forward or Sideways?
Out and About
Getting some good answers about your time lines for dating->relationship definitions via the various places these posts show up. Next week, I’ll aggregate all the answers… so keep ’em coming. Today, since I’m still far from my normal stomping grounds and just subjected myself to a couple of hours in a more or less typical… Continue reading Out and About
What’s Your Time Line?
I’m off on a business trip this week, so long posts are going to have to wait. Of course, that doesn’t mean that things don’t come up in conversation. It was one of those things raised in a conversation today that made me want to know: How long do you wait between interest/crush and asking… Continue reading What’s Your Time Line?
Death, Taxes, and Love
It is commonly accepted that there are two certainties in life: death and taxes. While I greatly respect Mr. Franklin for the sentiment, I respectfully submit that there is one more certainty: Love. Much like death, Love can be a very scary thing to talk about. Much like taxes, the general population rules for Love… Continue reading Death, Taxes, and Love
Balanced Views
While I’m still collecting some feedback and shuffling around my own ideas about how (or if) I should rearrange my seven types of crushes, I dug back through my archives of bookmarked articles and found a neat one from Psychology Today. The basic idea of this article by Pepper Schwartz, is that there’s a lot… Continue reading Balanced Views