Everyone wants to be in love, stay in love, and live a fun, passionate, fulfilling and meaningful life. We begin our relationships full of hope. We begin our marriages by vowing our best. We all feel that our relationships are special, different and unique. And they are. So says Gregory J. P. Godek in the […]
Could I be Addicted to My Ex-Husband?
Dear Neil: My second husband and I divorced four years ago. But during that four years, we have been on again, off again. We come back together (much to our family’s dismay) for about 45 days. Then things begin to unravel.. I don’t like his attitude, he doesn’t like mine. I don’t know how else […]
Reasons for Infidelity
Why Was Husband Unfaithful? Dear Neil: My husband of thirty-one years has been having an affair. He was seen by a neighbor at a society function when he was supposed to be at a business conference, so when I confronted him with the information I had, he acknowledged he was seeing another woman. This is […]
Asexual
Dear Neil: I’m a 37 year-old virgin heterosexual woman who has never had interest in sex or other genital activity. What few relationships I’ve had consisted of hugging, snuggling and kissing—all from the waist up. I don’t feel like I’m missing anything. In fact, intercourse repulses me. My doctor says I’m anatomically normal. I’ve never […]
Ways to be More Romantic
More recommendations on romance taken from the book 1001 Ways to Be Romantic by Gregory J.P. Godek. First the basics: flowers; chocolate; greeting cards (store bought); greeting cards (home-made); jewelry; teddy bears; lingerie; love poems; love songs and love coupons. Additional basics include love letters, sending flowers to the office, breakfast in bed, weekend get-aways and walks […]
Adding Romance to Your Relationship
Want to put some spice, zing, spark and pizazz back into your relationship? Try being more romantic. Romance is not about elaborate gifts or surprises, although elaborate gifts can be romantic. Romance is about doing the little sweet things for someone else, which can include unasked for and surprise gifts. Surprise gifts are cherished. The […]
Guarded Heart
Being willing to risk hurt is key to deepening a relationship Dear Neil: I am an attractive, single professional woman in my early 40’s. I have a good figure, no children. I have been divorced for ten years and have dated a lot of different men. So why am I still single? My relationships with […]
Repeating the Familiar
Parent’s Marriage Becomes The Role Model for Their Children’s Marriages Dear Neil: I am sorry to report that my marriage was as dysfunctional as any. My husband used to bad mouth me in front of the children, and after we had been married seventeen years, I started cheating on him. My daughter figured it out. […]
Too Close for Comfort
Dear Neil: The two year relationship I had with my girlfriend ended a few months ago. While at college, we were best friends and lovers. But after graduation, she decided to move back to her home town. It was then she began withdrawing emotionally and cutting herself off from me. She held all of her […]
A Sexual Guide for the Very Experienced
NOTE: THIS IS THE SECOND OF A TWO PART SERIES Especially if you have been married for a long period of time—or if you’ve been in many relationships through the years—this column is designed as a primer on how to keep the sexual spark alive and vital. Sex doesn’t stay vital in a long-range relationship […]