Smart at Love
For the woman who wonders, "If I'm so smart...How can I be so dumb about love?" Common sense answers from Annie Dennison, Ph.D.
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- On vacation until March 21st
While I'm enjoying some time off, I wanted to leave you with a thought. In the long-run, in a serious relationship with a man, there are a lot of things about him that aren't so important. The color of his eyes. His height. Whether or... - You can’t stop thinking about him
Obsession sounds so…….extreme. Sometimes though, when you have a new man on your mind, the reality is that you are a woman obsessed: you wake up to the thought of him you keep re-playing in your mind the last contact you two had at least... - Love can be fragile, but so what
“…what I always thought was that there was this one perfect person for everybody in the world, you know, and when you found that person, uh, the rest of the world just kinda magically faded away and...and you know, the two of you would just... - If women were apples and men were grapes
Like other women with girl friends and an email account, I receive written morsels like the following almost every week: Women are like apples on trees. The best ones are at the top of the tree. Most men do not want to reach for the... - Sometimes a massage is just a massage
Sitting on the runway for 40 minutes, waiting for our plane to get the AOK signal for take-off, I learned way too much about the talkative guy sitting next to me. Amongst other things, he shared that a woman who’s on birth control pills [read:... - Size is important, so make sure his heart is big
Happy to report, I’ve been fairly successful when it comes to detecting men who have cheating or substance abuse problems. And yet…mean-spirited men have been able to fly right under my radar, undetectable until it’s almost too late. First of all, I’m a sucker for... - It's unrealistic to expect 100% unconditional love (unless you're my cat)
It’s the middle of the night, I'm exhausted, and I want to sleep. Unfortunately, getting some shut-eye is the last thing on his mind. That’s why he keeps letting me know, in subtle and not-so-subtle ways, what he wants. It starts with the gentle rubbing... - Your sexual reputation, hand-written thank you notes, and other old-fashioned things
“I don’t believe in email. I’m an old-fashioned girl. I prefer calling and hanging up.” (Sarah Jessica Parker) “It is better to be old-fashioned and right than to be up-to-date and wrong.” (Tiorio, an ethical philosopher type) According to the dictionary, an old-fashioned person favors...
