While the romantics in us would like to believe that love and matrimony are synonymous concepts, I beg to differ. Never mind my jaded exposure to relationships, referring back to basic human nature... Read more >>

Wedding season approaches and with it, a slew of brides and grooms looking for last minute honeymoon ideas, destinations, good prices, and places to book their trips—including me. As a... Read more >>

One day you came in the house and you smelled the aroma of dinner that was already cooked still sitting in the warm oven. It was meatloaf, green beans, mashed potatoes, and corn on the cob. I had... Read more >>

Most women that I know tend to handle each breakup in very specific ways. That’s not to say that there isn’t the occasional breakup that takes longer to get over depending on how long the... Read more >>

Most of my friends told me that I am a romantic person. I was just wondering in my mind either to take it as a compliment or that as bad news, dear. It seems that most men that I dated turn to... Read more >>

There’s not much to do in Port Ludlow in the wintertime. The town is little more than a crossroads with a gas station and a mini mart. Port Townsend has more to offer, if you like twee little... Read more >>

Have you ever found yourself in a relationship where you like a lazy Sunday spent in bed exploring all the facets your new lover has to offer when he is fixated on one sport to the exclusion of the... Read more >>

In recent conversations the topic of settling has come up quite a bit. When a friend of ours emailed this article with a nudge, saying, “See? This is what I want. A partnership. A man who will... Read more >>

Part 1: Shit, it’s a stick! We rented an Alamo car through Priceline. Ten dollars a day and what’s better than that? Well, turns out I didn’t notice that boldly written,... Read more >>

After I had a brutal month of work stress and had taken a dozen airplane flights to speak at conferences around the country, my husband and I decided it was time for a weekend of quiet relaxation and... Read more >>