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  • Equality: The Quest for the Happy Marriage Book Review

    February 19, 2009

    • ReviewBook reviewer Jacqueline Jung says the disintegration of a love affair sent relationship author Tim Kellis on a quest to figure out why-as well as how he could ultimately experience a blissful relationship.According to Jung's review published in NightsAndWeekends.com, Kellis found some answers and proceeded to write EQUALITY: The Quest for the Happy Marriage.And why not? Jung writes in her ...
  • Five Love Languages

    February 16, 2009

    • I just finished reading The Five Love Languages, the best-selling classic by Gary Chapman. and highly recommend it for couples seeking to deepen their love and communication.  The five love languages are:Words of Affirmation Quality Time Receiving Gifts Acts of Service Physical TouchThe "Big Idea" of the book is that everybody has one primary love language, and the mate needs to learn ...
  • Swingers....Why?

    February 15, 2009

    • If you are a swinger and you are offended by my blog, I guess I apologize.  The art of swinging fell into my very suburban lap about two years ago.  If you don't know what swinging is, I will tell you.  It is where a supposedly very happy, normal couple decide swapping partners with another couple for sex is a great idea.  Supposedly, these people, are secure in themselves and their life. ...
  • What is marriage, after all?

    November 8, 2008

    • Last week I was really surprised when I saw on the news that Yes had won on proposition 8 in California. By the way, I´m Brazilian, I have lived in the US, I´ve been back in Brazil for some years now, and you might be wondering why don´t I mind my own business.Well, first, if a lot of people got out of their way to interfere in other people´s lives, saying whether they could get married or ...
  • TAUGHT THAT INFIDELITY IS COOL...

    September 11, 2008

    • People who've read my book feel as though Tay was a real dog! However, I tend to believe that he turned out to be the same kind of man that he saw growing up. So my question is, if you're groomed to believe that your status as a Man is dependent upon how fat your pockets are, and how many women you sleep with, are you really at fault?
  • Enlightened and Hilarious Reading for Valentine's Day -- Complete with Attitude!

    February 9, 2008

    • Valentine’s Day is coming up. This is a time when I am especially proud of Singled Out. It is not sappy, not conventional, and it is just the right book for you and your enlightened single friends – or your coupled friends, for that matter. Here’s an excerpt about Valentine’s Day from Singled Out, plus some musings on why it is not single people who are having a hard time this ...
  • Love Language #1: Words of Affirmation

    February 7, 2008

    • Gary Chapman, author of bestselling book The Five Languages of Love, writes that "the need to feel loved by one's spouse is at the heart of all marital desires." He explains that when one person invests energy in filling his or her partner's "emotional love tank," the other person naturally reciprocates and that this sets the course for a long-lasting, loving relationship. ...
  • Spreading the Love

    January 31, 2008

    • Spreading the Loveby Kate--I frequently feel gratitude, but don’t express it often or fully enough. Surely my husband David already knows I love him, right? Complaining is easy and sometimes feels more urgent, but ultimately there is nothing more important than saying "I love you," and nothing more rewarding. I'm determined to do a better job of giving David heartfelt affirmations ...