They already do, but honesty usually pays the price.
Wedding Wonderings: Lessons From a Failed Marriage
Maybe we need a better beginning to get to a better ending.
Maybe we need a better beginning to get to a better ending.
Communication and the Habit of the Quick Fix: Lessons from a Failed Marriage
The easy solution is often the wrong one.
The easy solution is often the wrong one.
Choices Have Power: Lessons from a Failed Marriage
It would be so much easier to just call him a villain, but there is plenty of blame to go around after three decades.
It would be so much easier to just call him a villain, but there is plenty of blame to go around after three decades.
Denied Joy: Lessons From a Failed Marriage
Could our relationship have been saved by a flowering bush?
Could our relationship have been saved by a flowering bush?
Reality vs. Potential: Lessons from a Failed Marriage
No matter what possibilities you see, you have to live with what you have today.
No matter what possibilities you see, you have to live with what you have today.
The End of a Marriage
In the final gasp of the decades-long journey, I finally understood that I didn’t measure up. Turns out, neither did he.
In the final gasp of the decades-long journey, I finally understood that I didn’t measure up. Turns out, neither did he.
The Trouble With Wanting, Needing, and Desire
When I have everything I ever wanted, why do I long for more?
When I have everything I ever wanted, why do I long for more?
In a Moment
Sometimes we get transported to lovely memories in an instant.
Sometimes we get transported to lovely memories in an instant.
Honesty and Quivering
Who knew a single kiss could change your whole world?
Who knew a single kiss could change your whole world?
Is it Too Late?
When there is no longer path to healing, maybe it’s just over. Or maybe I’m just done.
When there is no longer path to healing, maybe it’s just over. Or maybe I’m just done.
Everything: What We All Want
A single-word answer to a simple question uncovers some truths about love.
A single-word answer to a simple question uncovers some truths about love.
The Call: A Year Later
Would our friendship survive the heat of passion from our afternoon tryst?
Would our friendship survive the heat of passion from our afternoon tryst?
The One Compatibility Required for a Relationship to Work
Is there really just one thing that predicts the success of your connection?
Is there really just one thing that predicts the success of your connection?
How Much Trust Is Enough?
The discovery of a single picture thrusts me down a path to find out.
The discovery of a single picture thrusts me down a path to find out.
Love Revealed in Simplicity
It is not always the grand gestures that show your love.
It is not always the grand gestures that show your love.