As I was walking along the main drag in Monterey, California I spotted a beautiful dress thru the open door of a women’s clothing shop. It said, “Try me on.” So I did. When I walked out of the dressing room, the sales-woman said, “That dress was made for you.” “I know!” I replied back

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There’s a song by the Goo Goo Dolls with this line in it, “The end of fear is where we begin – The moment we decide to let love in.” I’ve heard it sung many times. Words, powerful words. But up until now, I hadn’t really “let love in” fully. Rumi says, “Your task is

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You feel it. This sense of knowing that you’re growing/evolving, but your partner is not. Or perhaps in a different direction. You feel it in your stomach, perhaps your heart. Perhaps it emerges as fear. Fear that all that you’ve built together may be lost. That you’re growing apart. You’ve mentioned it to them –

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Does the word sex make you feel uncomfortable? Cause a little tightness in your stomach? Yet totally grab your attention at the same time? Maybe you feel a little excitement too? We don’t talk about it, but we think about it. We don’t share about it, but we share it with someone. We might have

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The fairytale books say relationships are a fairy tale. You meet the person of your dreams, and voila, you’re in complete bliss and happiness: “happily ever after” as they say. Well, the Truth of it is, it’s not a fairytale. It takes work. It takes effort to communicate, resolve conflict, work through money issues, decide

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This article is for you if: You’re single You’re settling in a relationship that you know isn’t your true heart’s desire (or is a “maybe” that probably means no), but you stay because you’re afraid of being single You’re on the verge of divorce You’re in a healthy relationship and want some tips for self-care

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There was a time in my life when I would hang out with whoever showed an interest in spending time with me. I’m not talking cute boys (well, that happened too), but the friends that asked, “Want to go for a hike?” – after they complained about their job, boyfriend, life, etc. for the 3rd

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I’m not going to pretend that I know much about relationships, because really I don’t. I’ve been single for many years, and am grateful for the time I’ve had to get to know myself on a deeper, loving level. I’m in my 40’s, which seems to be the age of divorce or separation, (the 20’s

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