Archive for December, 2007

Prince Considerate breaks up — considerately

Sunday, December 23rd, 2007

After dinner and a nice stroll, we settled back in my house for a DVD. But before we could get started, he pulled me to his lap and put his arms around me.
“This is a very hard thing, but I need to say it. I don’t know why, but I’m not finding myself falling in [...]

When sexual electricity can scorch you

Saturday, December 22nd, 2007

His smile ignites you. His touch sends currents up your spine. His kiss jolts you like you’ve been jump-started.
We dream — nay, fantasize — about this kind of sexual energy.
You are intoxicated by the charged feelings which blow the fuses of any rational thinking. You relish the feeling of the energy coursing through your body. [...]

Does “settling down” mean “settling”?

Thursday, December 20th, 2007

“You’ve dated a lot of men now. You’ve been seeing a terrific guy. Why don’t you just decide to focus on him and settle down?” My friend was concerned with my playing the field and thought I would be better off just choosing one man on whom to focus.
“But if I know he’s not yet [...]

Inside the mind of a Casanova

Tuesday, December 18th, 2007

By now you may have heard of the story shown on the Today show last week, “Inside the Mind of Casanova.” Paul Janka, a tall, good-looking, 32-year-old Harvard-educated writer, shares his philosophies, and techniques for picking up and bedding women. He claims he is upfront that he just wants to have “fun.” We have no [...]

“What would you need to feel comfortable having sex?”

Sunday, December 16th, 2007

I never would have thought of this question, but a friend suggested it as a way of discussing the desire to step up a dating relationship, without it just happening willy nilly in the heat of the moment. I pondered what I’d say if I were asked. Answers did not pour forth, but only came [...]