It was everything you ever thought you needed, your best friend and confidant, romantic and lovely, he/she was your everything all wrapped into one PERFECT package. When you kissed the world seemed to stop and you’d swear that you were the only two people in existence that had ever felt this sweet ecstasy. By now[…]

In a random moment the other day, without any particular agenda or pre-determined intent, I asked a friend what he thought of ‘Love’. Naturally, there was the ever so slight guffaw and chuckle, before his response of, “oh boy.” Those two little words rolled off his tongue with the same effect as my auto mechanic[…]

How can you be missing someone that never existed? No matter how much you hoped for or pretended that things weren’t all that bad, you find that you’re alone without your partner. Seeking a rock to stand on you’ve taken all you can bear and climbed up and out of the relationship. Your memory will[…]

I’ve been away visiting with my daughter in New York City. She is a young doctor in the city and among the ranks of those “dating” in Manhattan. Over breakfast one morning, we were discussing the issues of relationship and what attracts people to one another. There seem to be some basic correlations in the[…]

Since when did we become the voice of reason? Sooner or later you play all the parts. They were a beautiful couple, his British accent made him all the more handsome; she was much younger with an exotic Latina flair. Gerard and Marta had come to therapy seeking help as the marriage was out of[…]

This particular tale of woe is told from the point of view of a woman. However, this is not a gender specific problem and just as many women make many of the unforgivable dating mistakes listed below as men do. It should have been one of those great stories that Sally could have told her grandchildren about. Mr. Clueless and Sally had[…]