Should her lips be sealed?
February 19, 2008
Dear Eve,
I recently started dating a really great guy, and like with any new relationship we’ve shared stories about growing up, college, our careers, etc. One night after we’d just finished making love, he asked me how many other men I’ve slept with. I was so caught off guard that I told him that wasn’t something I wanted to think about while I was with him. I thought he would let it go, but he keeps asking me and I keep avoiding the question. I don’t want to lie and make up a number, but I don’t think he needs to know about every drunken one-night-stand. Eve, help! How do I get him to move past my past?
Signed, My lips are sealed
Why CAN’T we be friends?
February 18, 2008
“Friendless I can never be, for all mankind are my kindred…”
~Charles Dickens
Friendship to me is one of the most valuable gifts the world has bestowed upon humanity. Our friends are proud of us when we are at our best and they lift us up when we are at our worst. Friends know your flaws and shortcomings…and they love you anyway.
So what about cross-sex friendships? Are they an appealing but impossible ideal? Will the sexual tension always exist like a great wall between you? Will jealous significant others disallow friendships with the opposite sex? Or perhaps it is as straightforward as men and women simply being too different.
The Battle of Cupid
February 14, 2008
Welcome to “He said, She said”, where we take a common question or topic and see if members of the opposite sex can get on the same page, or if they’ll have to agree to disagree. Today’s topic:
Singles or couples, who reigns supreme on February 14th?
Bye-Bye Botox?
February 13, 2008
This past Friday, reports started flooding in blaming Allergan Inc., (the makers of Botox) for the deaths of 4 children who were undergoing treatment for Cerebral Palsy. Consequently, stocks plummeted nearly 5.5 percent in a matter of hours; panic struck investors were sell, sell, selling at warp speed. And a quick Google search will lead you to the money hungry attorneys who are ready, willing and able to take your case to court if “you or a loved one has suffered any side effects.” Give me a break, people!
Where My Strength Lies
February 11, 2008
“Be faithful in small things for it is in them that your strength lies.
~Mother Theresa
Since my very first days of blogging I have struggled to find a balance between being open and being discrete. It is not that I wanted to isolate myself from the people who were coming into my life via the Internet, but safety was a priority. So the challenge was finding that line between safe admission and too much information.
I have been completely honest and frank with virtual strangers about my feelings, emotions, and thoughts…that part was simple. In fact, baring my soul to strangers became a form of therapy to me. I gained and continue to gain much clarity through my writing and through my interaction with the Internet community that I have cultivated. However, I kept many of my most personal details hidden, letting only little snippets slide out on occasion. And I actually kept the biggest part of my life secret from my Internet audience for a long time:
I am a single mother.
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