Tag Archives: advice
Never Marry an Unsolved Problem
That’s Rule No. 1 for preventing relationship misery. Don’t proceed even one more step toward marriage until you’ve addressed your doubts. Rule No. 2: Don’t rely solely on your own explanations for other people’s behavior when they are available to … Continue reading
Reflections on Relationships
“Love never dies a natural death. It dies because we don’t know how to replenish its source. It dies of blindness and errors and betrayals. It dies of illness and wounds; it dies of weariness, of withering’s, of tarnishing’s.” ― Anais … Continue reading
Lifestyle Choice
I was in a vintage shop with my friend Max and saw a sequined top. I remarked to him that I wouldn’t have anywhere to wear such a sparkly top in my current life but that I would love to. … Continue reading
Marriage
On Her Nearly Seven-Decade Marriage “One reason I was able to stay married to Tom for so long was that I didn’t depend on him to make me happy. We respected the fact that we were both educated; we felt … Continue reading
Aspiring Poets
Your poetry collection, The Hill We Climb and Other Poems, comes out in December. Is there any advice you’d give to aspiring poets, in terms of the creative process? Great readers make great writers. Read as much as you can, both to … Continue reading
Real Life of an MSW 