Hey, Is Anybody Out There?
Hey everyone. This is just a little test to see if any of you are still connected to this blog.…
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My Story is Your Story—Even When it’s Not
Imagine this: A magical alternative universe where total strangers randomly being in your house isn’t as scary or bizarre as…
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How to Have a Good-Enough Relationship
“What *is* enough?” she asked. Fair question, I thought, since I’d just written a list of things that WERE NOT…
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Are You Paying Attention?
I think about how we treat the people and things that matter most. The way we “Maybe later, kiddo” our…
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Diagnosing Relationship Failure is Not for the Self-Assured
The white hair and calloused hands with a couple of missing fingertips darkened by sun, dirt and every type of…
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It’s Not About Us
I’ve asked myself the question a bunch of times: How does some random guy in Ohio writing first-person stories about…
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This is Where Everything Changed
It was unexpected. It really was. This is where everything changed. That’s where I met my wife. That’s my old…
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Poor Meal Planning Can End Your Marriage
“My DH (Darling Husband) makes me want to kill him over dinner. Kill him. I don’t know why 30 minutes…
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Life & Love: When Basketball is More Than a Game
Six years ago, I sat in stunned silence on the edge of my living-room sofa with my hands covering the…
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Male Dishonesty & Divorce: Choosing the Man Card Over Succeeding ‘Like a Girl’
Men lie constantly. I think maybe everyone does. Sometimes, they are classic bald-faced lies: “I didn’t do it!” Even though…
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Throwing Stones in Our Glass Houses
I hurt my son once and had to take him to the hospital afterward. When the little person I love…
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