My late husband liked to collect things. He also liked to keep things. If he brought something into the house, it stayed there, particularly if…
No one knows a couple like the couple knows the couple. It just isn’t possible for anyone on the outside to fully understand the nuances…
Anyone who’s been married for a few years understands that sometimes you have to pick your battles. I recently heard tell of a friend who…
What is the first song you can remember hearing? What were the circumstances? Was someone singing to you, or was it a recording? What song…
Does public opinion have any business commenting on a marriage? For those of you who have been married a long time and consider your…
It takes a certain amount of discomfort to make changes. Last week I wrote about the frog staying in the increasingly hot pot of water….
Grocery shopping is the one regular household chore that people complete together in a common space. Everyone in the store, doing the same thing in…
Every couple is unique, and like the couple in last week’s laundry story, only the couple themselves know and understand what brings them together, what…
Decades ago, a friend who had been married for perhaps 2-3 years told me about a fight he and his wife had had. While his…
Out of all the things and ‘stuff’ that I jettisoned in my recent downsizing, I really miss none of it. Which brings me to talk…