I believe each person, whether they admit it to themselves or not, desires a deeply loving and lasting relationship with another person. Someone with whom they can completely be themselves without any restrictions, knowing the other person will always accept them and be there for them through thick and thin. That kind of love is a piece of heaven ( Read more... )

My elderly Aunty and Uncle (Dad's sister & husband) live with my cousins in Pune. My cousin regularly sends pictures of moments with them, supplemented with the story behind the picture. This is what he sent today. He refers to my Uncle and Aunty as Daddy and Mummy.

"I was making chammandi (chutney) for the idli (for breakfast). In the ( Read more... )

(stolen from bencess. I'd like to find out who actually wrote this ( Read more... )

Everyone dreams of one day experiencing that “storybook” romance with that special person we are meant to share our lives with ( Read more... )

On various occasions, I've been attacked by the aggressive goose - as recently as yesterday! I tend to see geese and get my feathers ruffled ( Read more... )

"Few major American stars have chosen to play so many imperfect men."  -New York Times ( Read more... )

 

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We see couples that have been married for 25+ years and ask "What's your secret?"  The most common response we hear?

"Compromise.  It's all about compromise."

In essense, each person makes concessions to settle a difference.  (At least, that's one way of saying it.)

But if you go to the divorce courts, you hear people saying, "I've given so much ( Read more... )

"The supreme happiness of life is the conviction that we are loved;  loved for ourselves - say rather, loved in spite of ourselves."  -Victor Hugo

Funny - I had similar thoughts on Saturday.

Do you love someone because they make you feel happy?
Or...
Do you feel happy because you know someone loves you?

Are these two questions the same, or are they ( Read more... )

The slightest suspicion is the downfall of any relationship.

You can't assume that every person you meet is manipulative, selfish and back-stabbing.  By doing that, you've let love lose.  And what kind of world is it when there's no love?

Believe in your relationship.  If you believe in your relationship, you need to stand up and fight for it.  But ( Read more... )