Tag Archives: marriage

Unfazed, Even in Early Days

The year my boyfriend and I started dating, my parents moved from Canada to Brazil, making it my first Christmas without them. I never told my boyfriend how devastated I felt spending the holidays without family. Out at dinner, I … Continue reading

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Love

This is true love: freedom to be my full, authentic self. Safety in each other, so we can evolve to the highest versions of ourselves. Strengthen our union to withstand , the creation of a New World. – Imani Nunez … Continue reading

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His Magic Toiletry Kit

Harry and I celebrated seven years of marriage in a beautiful Grand Canyon cabin. Dressing for dinner, I asked him if he had scissors to snip a thread from my sweater. He quickly pulled a pair from his toiletry kit. … Continue reading

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I Kept Saying Yes

He asked me to marry him twice. The first time I said “Yes” was on a summer day in Central Park with friends hiding nearby. The following Valentine’s Day, he asked me again, after an emergency procedure revealed cancer in … Continue reading

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Blurred Lines

What this issue really boils down to is polarity. Opposites attract. Manly men and feminine women. But today we have blurred all the lines. Women try to look and act like men and poorly so. Men are portrayed as dumb … Continue reading

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