#StartAConversation, Blogging & Online

Why I Still Love Social Media

I've not had anything to say here for a long time. Or, that's not true. I've had about as much to say as usual, but often I've barely had the executive function to write it down. Too many health issues. And when I have I've kinda been writing a book. So, I've been hanging out on… Continue reading Why I Still Love Social Media

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Relationships, Sex, Dating & Relationships

If You Need Relationship Advice You’re Probably In the Wrong Relationship

(Image Credit) “They slipped briskly into an intimacy from which they never recovered.” ~ F. Scott Fitzgerald If you really need relationship advice I tend to think that's probably a sign that you're in the wrong relationship. Says the woman who spends about a third of her blog pontificating about ways to have better relationships. But… Continue reading If You Need Relationship Advice You’re Probably In the Wrong Relationship

hapily married couple holding hands
Relationships, Sex, Dating & Relationships

Let Me Tell You A Secret About Relationships…

(Image Credit) "A person isn't who they are during the last conversation you had with them - they're who they've been throughout your whole relationship." ~ Ranier Maria Rilke Having spent most of the last year watching some of my closest friends mercilessly flogging the dead horses of relationships they should never have been in… Continue reading Let Me Tell You A Secret About Relationships…

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Blogging & Online, Mental health, Mental Health & Wellbeing

Social Media And Mirtazapine

"Loneliness is proof that your innate search for connection is intact." ~ Martha Beck I've been away for the past few days cat-sitting Natalie Portman for the person who's looking after her me. Which is fine, and it was lovely to spend some time with her; I do really miss her. The only thing was… Continue reading Social Media And Mirtazapine

tell me your secrets
Relationships, Sex, Dating & Relationships

Nobody Tells Anybody Everything

Image Source "The best way to find out if you can trust somebody is to trust them." ~ Ernest Hemingway I've really not been as lax at blogging as it looks lately. I've actually written a few things but can't post them just yet in case it somehow messes up something for me. I've just… Continue reading Nobody Tells Anybody Everything

Life, Relationships, Sex, Dating & Relationships

Alien Language

"Assumptions are the termites of relationships. ~ Henry Winkler Often when we speak to each other we make so many assumptions about shared understandings and experiences that we're basically speaking in code. This became clear to me some years ago, while working as an office manager, when I supervised a young woman with a learning… Continue reading Alien Language

#StartAConversation, Mental health, Mental Health & Wellbeing, Physical health, Relationships

Just Say Something

"Lots of people want to ride with you in the limo, but what you want is someone who will take the bus with you when the limo breaks down." ~ Oprah Winfrey It has occurred to me recently that I haven't heard from a number of people who I used to be very close to… Continue reading Just Say Something