You’re a really great person. Let’s just be friends.” I hate that line. I hear those words and immediately regret all the things I did to impress the guy saying them. The new haircut and highlights. The pedicures. The makeup. The cute dress. The matching shoes. I wish I’d never done any of it…and I…
Before my husband and I got engaged we sought counseling. We read books. We asked each other numerous questions. We set the tone by taking the time to test our relationship emergency broadcast system, and how well we communicated. I seriously feel as a newlywed asking the tough questions before getting engaged saved our marriage…
Waking up from my turkey-induced coma on Black Friday, something that I wasn’t expecting crept into my soul. Loneliness. I haven’t felt that sort of longing since I was single. Not that I’ve been married long—not even a Kim Kardashian yet. But I remember how much I used to complain around the holidays because I have…
