Tag: relationships

how we got over

There’s no one thing you can point to, in the end. There isn’t 1 weird trick that fixes temporary apathy in a relationship; that rekindles a connection. I know. I was certain they’d made a pill for that by now....

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the right equipment

Last Friday night I leaned across a narrow wooden arm rest and proffered my friend a Coke Zero into which I had poured white rum. I would have normally chosen whiskey, but the circumstances of a crowded theater prevailed. Once...

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bad romance

The beau just described our relationship as “friends with benefits, plus commitment,” and I was like yeah, that’s pretty spot-on. It got me thinking, though. I occasionally wonder sometimes if we’re...

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see what they see

The beau and I don’t argue very often. But lately, when we do, it’s been about photographs. Specifically, mine.  Specifically, how I hate any photograph of me ever taken. And how he’s a dick for insisting...

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in business

I saw the story about Neil Patrick Harris and David Burka in Out magazine via a link on Gawker last week, and was quickly enamored of this quote: “What defines a relationship is the work that’s involved to maintain it, and...

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an uneven match

The beau snuggled in, wrapping his arm around me tighter. He leaned forward for a kiss and held his face in front of mine, gazing tenderly into my eyes. “Get off,” I moaned, “I can’t breathe.” Okay, so it’s hard for me to be...

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oh, grow up

Last night we were watching the Redskins-Cowboys game when the Redskins quarterback made an unimpressive throw to a receiver. “That was a horrible pass,” the beau muttered to himself. “You’re a horrible...

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