Pathways to Intimacy

Laurie Gardner Love & relationships Leave a Comment

Only a few days after New Year’s, stores are already displaying gifts for Valentine’s Day.  Meanwhile, several people are still “recovering” from the holidays, whether spent with loved ones or alone.  Perhaps that’s why I’m having so many conversations lately about intimacy.  Most of the discussions have centered on the best way to connect with others.   “How can I develop …

If Adam and Eve Online Dated

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Imagine if there was online dating back in Biblical times:   Adam’s first email to Eve:   Dear tempting1: I really like your profile.  Is it true you have a pet snake?   Eve’s response to Adam: Dear onemanonly: Sure is!  I love that apples are one of your favorite things…mine too!   Adam to Eve: Wanna meet me under …

Drawing – and Moving – the Line

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As I’ve been constantly accosted by Italian men on this trip, one of the major lessons I’ve been experimenting with is personal boundaries. On the one hand, arriving to this passionate country as a typical uptight American, product of the Puritan heritage, I knew that I had to lighten up and relax. On the other hand, I know that I …