There is some first date behavior that is just unacceptable and pretty much eliminates the possibility of a second date, among them is hitting on other women and lying. I was privileged enough to experience both of these this weekend.
And There He Was?
How is it that some people wake up one day and suddenly realize that they are in love with a person they have known on a friend level for eons and others use the friend zone as a way to politely turn someone away as a romantic possibility? Is it really that these people have come to the realization that they are actually interested in their long-time pal and they suddenly see them in a brand new, romantic light? Was one party in love all along and just eventually wore the object of their affection down. Maybe an ultimatum was finally given: love me or lose me as a friend. Or is it more an act of desperation; nothing better came alone while I kept you at arm’s length so let’s do this.
Highest of Highs, Lowest of Lows and the Quest for a Middle Ground
A sermon I heard recently uncovered some ideas about the link between passion and connection that I hadn’t thought about in a long time. The pastor’s argument was that two very passionate people can have a great marriage in spite of constant fights because of the deeper connection caused by the discovery of the other person’s hidden thoughts and emotions during these intense arguments.
Voluntary Single Parenthood
Single parenthood used to be the most dreaded consequence of sex for a woman but an emerging trend in parenting seems to be voluntary single parenthood. In fact, the plot of the latest Jennifer Lopez flick revolves around a woman who chooses to get artificially inseminated after giving up hope of finding a man to naturally father her children.