Just about half a century ago, The Kinsey Report, the runaway primer “Everything You’ve Always Wanted to Know about Sex but Were Afraid to Ask,” and the Free Love movement all brought sex from its hiding place in the bedroom out into the open.  Ricky and Lucy slept in separate beds, but the Brady Bunch [...]

Dating is the process by which one person gets to know another better.  It begins with physical attraction, for if the parties are not attracted to each other, what is the point of dating?   Because it is often hard to hard to judge a book by its cover, and because even the prettiest and most [...]

Recently, I observed a wild bird that had accidentally gotten trapped inside a storage room at work.  As it sought frantically for a way out, it emitted a high-pitched chirp that seemed eerily like a scream emanating from deep within its soul.  The bird’s eyes darted about the room, seeking an escape route.  Its little heart was surely [...]

Down through the ages, men have forsaken their possessions, ideals, and nobility for lust.  The David who slew the mighty giant was felled by Bathsheba; Antony’s heart was enslaved to Cleopatra.  The long list of horny toads continues until the present day.  It includes such clods as former New York Governor Spitzer, actor Charlie Sheen, [...]

The choice between entering into marriage and remaining unfettered is one of the most serious decisions we will ever make.  While both the heart and the intellect play a role in such decisions, so does another physiological component: hormones.

At the mercy of testosterone, from time immemorial, men have embraced the sport of bed hopping as [...]

Letting each other have a little space is an important ingredient in the recipe of any successful relationship, particularly those of the romantic and/or spousal variety.  Some people just don’t grasp this simple concept, so eloquently phrased as the old adage, “Familiarity breeds contempt.”   Technology has now made familiarity a lot more widespread, in the [...]

On Valentine’s Day, love is in the air.  Those of us with spouses or significant others mark the date with gifts, dinners, and romance.

But, what of those who do not have loves in their lives?  For those finding themselves in this position, Valentine’s Day can be a lonely day indeed (isn’t “one the loneliest number?).

Well, [...]

The decision to place a wedding band on your finger is a very personal choice.  Although the wedding band is a universal symbol, the meaning behind that symbol varies from individual to individual and from couple to couple.  Down through the ages, wedding rings have been symbols of commitment and undying love.  Worn on the third [...]

When the person of your dreams strolls into your life and the feeling is mutual, you decide to “jump the broom,” as they say in Africa.  In the U.S., we call it taking wedding vows and pull out all the stops to create a day of storybook nuptials.  In order to ensure that all boded [...]

As women enter middle age, we like to think that we mature with at least some modicum of grace and dignity.  All hope dies aborning!  Growing old brings more things to worry about, but worrying does not halt the aging process. 
 
It’s more than just adding another year onto our chronological histories.  We spend small fortunes on [...]